Understanding Educational Statistics - DMX7830

Assessment 1: Other

Discussion of first drafts: face-to-face tutorials, 

Other

Assessment 2: Written draft

group discussion or submission of a partial draft assignment electronically.

Written draft

Assessment 2: Oral Assessment

An oral presentation supported with appropriate visual elements such as graphs to communicate the main points from the essay in Task 1. This presentation may be delivered asynchronously and will be equivalent to 1500 words.

Oral Assessment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

An essay of 4500 words that extensively uses statistics to critically examine an issue relevant to education. This essay will focus on the operationalisation of concepts, sampling, data collection methods as well as critical evaluation of findings and recommendations.

Written Assignment

This module is an introduction to how statistics relevant to professionals working in educational settings can be identified and analysed. It is designed for those who have not studied statistics before and it does not involve primary data collection. Your focus will be on how to examine and comprehend existing datasets such as the Youth Cohort Study, National Pupil Database or other datasets and statistical summaries produced by agencies such as the Office for National Statistics and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. You will mainly explore techniques for descriptive analysis of these secondary datasets and summaries but you will also carry out some basic statistical modelling. You will be assessed on the production of a written assignment using statistics to address a relevant issue in education which you will also present using visual aids such as PowerPoint to communicate statistically-informed analysis

School of Education and Professional Development

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DMX7830 - Understanding Educational Statistics

Understanding Educational Statistics

Analyses a secondary dataset to critically examine an issue relevant to education.

Appraises key statistical concepts and techniques in social science research.

Identifies and critically evaluates existing statistical research relevant to educational settings, including theorisation, operationalisation of concepts, sampling and data collection.

Demonstrates critical understanding of statistical information and research in education.

Coherently presents statistical analysis, including use of graphs, to communicate critical understanding of an issue relevant to education. 