Course code Peda4022
Credit points 4.50
Total Hours in Course120
Number of hours for lectures21
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes27
Date of course confirmation23.04.2013
Responsible UnitInstitute of Mechanics and Design
Mg. paed.
Students acquire knowledge, skills and reflection abilities including the aspects of: ethics of research, pedagogical measurements, philosophical aspekts, research thesis design, methods of descriptive statistics for data processing, theoretical and empirical research and research methods.
After completing the course, student will have knowledge and critical insight of theoretical and empirical research in pedagogy and their basic concept; skills to formulate, critically evaluate and coordinate key issues of the study (research topic, aim etc.); to choose appropriate research and data processing techniques for a particular study and to ground their preference, to interpret the data results and formulate relevant conclusions for the results; competences in cooperation with the supervisor to do the pedagogical study for Bachelor’s Thesis, to use results of other studies practically; to conduct pupil’s research work.
1. Tomsons V. Pedagoģisko pētījumu metodoloģija: mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2009. 35 lpp. 1.daļa Pētījuma pamatjautājumi.
2. Kroplijs A., Rasčevska M. Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: RaKa, 2004. 178 lpp.
3. Geske A., Grīnfelds A. Izglītības pētniecība: mācību grāmata augstskolu izglītības un pedagoģijas profesionālo un akadēmisko studiju programmu studentiem. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006. 261 lpp.
4. Plonsky M. Nonparametric Statistics: Psychological Statistics [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 2010.gada 9.aprīlī]. Pieejams: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/stat/14/nonparm.htm
1. Paura L., Arhipova I. Neparametriskās metodes: SPSS datorprogramma: Mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLKC, 2002. 148 lpp.
2. Eko U. Kā uzrakstīt diplomdarbu. Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2006. 319 lpp.
3. Elementary Concepts in Statistics: StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 2010.gada 9.aprīlī]. Pieejams: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/esc.html
1. Skolotājs: pieredze, teorija, prakse. Rīga: RaKa, 2000. ISSN 1407-1045.