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Conducting Educational Design Research, 2nd Edition
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Conducting Educational Design Research, 2nd Edition

by Susan McKenney, Thomas Reeves
September 2018
Intermediate to advanced
326 pages
11h 8m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 2

Contributions to theory and practice

Concepts and examples

Educational design research produces two main contributions: one to fundamental understanding (theory), and the other to applied use (an intervention that solves a problem in practice). This chapter aims to clarify the outputs of educational design research. The first section of this chapter addresses the nature of the theoretical contributions of educational design research. These can be used to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe. Such fundamental understanding can range from being locally to more broadly applicable. The second section of this chapter discusses its contributions to practice. Attention is especially given to the main practical contribution of educational ...

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ISBN: 9781351601764