INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY METHODS FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts, principles, tools, and common challenges in survey methods in education research Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically examine the causes and sources of biases in survey methods and demonstrate knowledge in approaches to address these biases Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply principles in sampling to draw and document a survey sample Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply principles of question design in developing survey questions and instruments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate survey design, instruments, and research based on survey data Audience: Graduate 6. Develop a professionally written proposal for an education research project with a survey component Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts, principles, tools, and common challenges in survey methods in education research Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically examine the causes and sources of biases in survey methods and demonstrate knowledge in approaches to address these biases Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply principles in sampling to draw and document a survey sample Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply principles of question design in developing survey questions and instruments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate survey design, instruments, and research based on survey data Audience: Graduate 6. Develop a professionally written proposal for an education research project with a survey component Audience: Graduate