Statistical Analysis for Adult Educational Sciences

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1016416BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Department

Educatiewetenschappen

Educational team

Liesbeth De Donder (course titular)
Sylvia Hoens
Toon Vercauteren

Activities and contact hours

13 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
57 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Statistical analysis, also called inferential statistics, is considered a pre-requisite for this course. Basic Mathematics as specified in the final attainment levels for secondary education (3 hours of mathematics) are necessary knowledge for the interpretation of statistical models, and therefore also necessary prior knowledge for this course.

In this course, the following topics will be discussed:
- Repeating bivariate tests
- Exploratory factor analysis (EFA)
- Simple and multiple linear regression
- Binary and multinomial logistic regression
- Statistical literacy
- Exploration of possibilities and datasets on Statbel and Eurostat
These issues will be addressed with practice in mind. Students are expected to be able to do the usual tests with the help of SPSS/PSPP. The student must be able to interpret and report the SPSS results. The course will consist of a mixture of teaching and exercises.

Additional info

Study material will be made available through Canvas during the course: ppt's, exercise bundle and additional text material.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

1. The Adult Educational Scientist is able to detect the need for (scientific) information in an international and multicultural social context, to collect, analyse and process it in order to gain more insight into the questions submitted.
2. The Adult Educational Scientist knows the scientific research instruments, is aware of both the possibilities and the limitations of (his own) scientific research, and can actively use research to tackle agogical issues.
3. The Adult Educational Scientist has the most common qualitative and quantitative research methodology and analysis possibilities within the agogic sciences.
4. The Adult Educational Scientist is able to design independent scientific research.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam, on computer with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Open book, written exam, on PC

Additional info regarding evaluation

- Written exam on the computer

- Open book examination

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context