Educational design research

Vol.27,No.3(2017)

Abstract
The aim of this study is to frame the concept of educational design research as a research design, which puts emphasis on the development of research-based solutions to complex problems in educational practice and development or validation of theories about learning processes and learning environments. To illustrate the importance of educational design research, we discuss its open and interventionist nature and twofold yield. Next, this study traces the origins, development and current state of educational design research, which at the beginning of the 21st century launched a new stage in practical research methodology aiming to bridge the gap between research and practice in formal education. The study provides a representation of educational design research in selected countries, educational sectors and types of intervention. The core of this study is a survey of illustrative cases of design research focusing on design of learning materials and language education. Based on the analysis of empirical studies, we discuss important factors and recommendations that provide theoretical and methodological background for our design research of a textbook for English for specific purposes.

Keywords:
design research; intervention; iteration; experimental research; action research; twofold yield of design research; validation and development studies; procedural and substantive design principles; didactic reconstruction
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