The Logic of Design Research

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Title: The Logic of Design Research
Language: English
Authors: Easterday, Matthew W., Rees Lewis, Daniel G., Gerber, Elizabeth M.
Source: Learning: Research and Practice. 2018 4(2):131-160.
Availability: Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 30
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Contract Number: IIS1320693
IIS1217225
IIS1530833
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Research, Instructional Design, Definitions, Research Problems, Program Effectiveness, Problem Solving
DOI: 10.1080/23735082.2017.1286367
ISSN: 2373-5082
Abstract: Since the first descriptions of design research (DR), there have been calls to better define it to increase its rigour. Yet five uncertainties remain: (1) the processes for conducting DR, (2) how DR differs from other forms of research, (3) how DR differs from design, (4) the products of DR, and (5) why DR can answer certain research questions more effectively than other methodologies. To resolve these uncertainties, we define educational design research as a meta-methodology conducted by education researchers to create practical interventions and theoretical design models through a design process of focusing, understanding, defining, conceiving, building, testing, and presenting, that recursively nests other research processes to iteratively search for empirical solutions to practical problems of human learning. By better articulating the logic of DR, researchers can more effectively craft, communicate, replicate, and teach DR as a useful and defensible research methodology.
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Number of References: 60
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1193996
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