The Analysis of Teaching Research Development Trend in Taiwan~Evidence from Theses During the Past Decade

• Main Authors: Hung-Hsie Chen, 陳鴻賢
• Other Authors: Jinny-Tsair Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69585738278645740161

碩士 === 臺南師範學院 === 教師在職進修課程與教學碩士學位班 === 91 === The purpose of this study is to analyze current teaching research situation and its trend of development in Taiwan. Investigate and analyze the contents, forms, ways of research and applications of theses related to teaching research published by graduate schools of social science from 1992 to 2001 to understand the characteristics and disparities of the theses. This study adopts the way of literature analysis, using mainly Content Analysis Method supplemented with Comparative Study Method. Through the analysis of literature, the author uses self-complied「Content Analysis Registration Table of the Master and Doctoral Theses in Taiwan」as the research tool and examines its Validity and Reliability, while completely collecting theses related to teaching research and analyzing the theses with statistical methods like Frequency、Percentage and χ2 Test. According to this study, the total number of theses published by social-related graduated schools from 1992 to 2001 is 930. The results are listed as follow: 1. In terms of the number of theses: Teacher’s Colleges and educational departments published most theses on teaching research. The total number of teaching research theses indicates a high development tendency. 2. In terms of topics of the theses: Most theses were about 「Teaching Behavior Research」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Teaching Behavior Research」 having the highest development tendency. A premium was placed on 「Teaching Behavior Research」 and there was no signs of transition. 3. In terms of the theses'' research objects and the stages they were at: Most objects of teaching research were 「Elementary School Students」. Research objects were mostly 「Students」,「Teachers」and 「Students and Teachers」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Students」 having the highest development tendency. There was a trend toward 「Students」 and there was no signs of transition. The stages most research objects were at were 「Elementary School」 and 「Junior High School」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Elementary School」having the highest development tendency. There was a tendency toward 「Elementary School」and 「Junior High School」.There was no signs of transition. 4. In terms of paradigms of theses: Most paradigms of the theses fell in the category of 「Process-Result Research」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with「Ethnography Research」having the highest development tendency and there was a gradual transition from 「Process-Result Research」to「Ethnography Research」. 5. In terms of the goals of the theses : Most of the theses focused on 「Applied Research」and 「Basic Research」; the number of these published in different years reached obvious differences with「Applied Research」having the highest development tendency and there was a gradual transition from 「Basic Research」to 「Applied Research」. 6. In terms of forms of the theses: Most theses adopted the 「Internationalization」 form. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Internationalization」having the highest development tendency. Most theses had a tendency of 「Internationalization」and there was no obvious transition. 7. In terms of the research design of the theses: The number of theses adopted 「Quantitative Research」 and 「Qualitative」and the ones adopted「Quantitative and Qualitative Research」are almost the same. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Qualitative Research」 having the highest development tendency. There was a transition from 「Quantitative Research」to「Qualitative Research」and 「Quantitative & Qualitative Research」. 8. In terms of research methods of the theses: Most of the theses adopted the way of 「Experiment Research Method」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Experiment Research Method」having the highest development tendency. A premium was placed on 「Experiment Research Method」and there was no obvious transition. 9. In terms of research tools the theses adopted: A great portion of the theses adopted 「Self-Complied Tools」. The number of theses published in different years did not reach any obvious difference with 「Self-Complied Tools」having the highest development tendency. 10. In terms of statistical methods adopted: Most theses fell in the category of 「Using No Statistical Methods」. The number of theses published in different years did not reach any obvious difference with 「Using No Statistical Methods」having the highest development tendency. There was a transition from 「Co-Varieties」 to「Using No Statistical Methods」. 11. In terms of statistical-related computer software utilized: Most theses fell in the category of 「Using No Computer Software」. The number of theses published in different years reached obvious differences with 「Using No Computer Software」having the highest development tendency. There was a continuous transition between 「Using No Computer Software」and 「SPSS」. Based on the above findings, the following suggestions are made respectively for teaching researches, teaching researchers and organizations, and future researches. 1. Suggestions for teaching researches: (1) Persistent publication of various teaching researches and theses based on different paradigms is needed so as to enrich the field of teaching research. (2) Implement the combination of teaching theories and practical situations to utilize teaching research to its full. (3) Establish local teaching research systems, which correspond to local social and cultural environment. (4) Effectively combine quality-oriented and quantity-oriented research methods and establish a mutual-supporting mechanism. (5) Strengthen the application of research methods and statistical methods to upgrade the effectiveness of research. 2. Suggestions for teaching researchers and organizations: (1) Research organizations should act as a good model of establishing a data bank of research tools. (2) More literature on teaching research should be published to fasten the spread of latest teaching research knowledge. (3) Set up curricula related to teaching research; teaching research skills should be obtained. (4) Teachers should aggressively participate in teaching researches to bridge the gap between theory and practice. 3.Suggestions for future researches: (1) Analyze theses of different fields and broaden research objects. (2) Adopt meta-analysis research toward teaching research paradigms to set up well-rounded research models. (3) Adopt multi-research methods; understand the potential intentions of teaching researchers. (4) Persistently and periodically publish domestic teaching research theses to investigate the trend of development.