Upon completion of the course the student is able to:
a) demonstrate, orally and in writing, the competence to integrate theoretical and methodological -statistical arguments, decisions and interpretations on an advanced level;
b) critically and imaginatively discuss ideas and possibilities for integrating different theoretical strands;
c) formulate meaningful and innovative research questions and hypotheses.
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This integrative practical is scheduled in the second semester of the first year, parallel to other EDSCI courses. In this practical, students complete three assignments. The first assignment concerns the application of multilevel modeling and the second assignment of structural equation modeling to data of researchers that participate in the EDSCI master. Students are provided with original data and research questions, they specify multilevel and SEM models, run the analyses, report the results, and formulate conclusions. In the third assignment students prepare a NWO-format research proposal, preferably related to the subject of their master’s thesis. Students also provide comprehensive feedback on a fellow student’s research proposal. Assignments integrate theoretical Edsci courses (01, 02, 05, 06) and the course on multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling (EdSci07). During the meetings, students are supposed to get actively involved in discussing their assignments with the other students and to provide feedback on their fellow students’ work.
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