Session 4: Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Educational Research

Facilitated by: Dr. Jill Atkinson, Associate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology and Dr. Rylan Egan, Director, Office of Health Sciences Education, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing 

The aim of the session is to explore quantitative research methods by analyzing existing research cases and critiquing examples of questions that capture quantitative data.

Session outcomes:

• Engage with a network of colleagues focused on educational research.

• Analyze how quantitative methods could apply to sample research questions.

• Critique examples of quantitative methods for educational research based on best practices.

• Evaluate the fit between a research question and a quantitative methods approach.