About the learning resource:
This video has been developed by Dr James Davis, to help pre-service and in-service teachers develop understanding of perturbation research design.
About the scientist:
Dr James Davis is a science educator with prior experience as a clinical researcher in the stroke unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. He there managed research projects as independent hospital studies and in collaboration with local universities, including randomised controlled drug trials working with with pharmaceutical companies, and multidisciplinary clinical health research. James’ practice of clinical science inquiry has involved a range of qualitative and quantitative research designs, particular to the research questions and ethical constraints of each project.
Professional Learning Resources – Research Design Explained
We encourage educators to also engage with these science inquiry resources:
| COMPARATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN | CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH DESIGN | DESCRIPTIVE / OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH DESIGN |
| Overview video Classroom learning activities (pdf) |
Videos about correlational inquiry and its application in medical research Classroom learning activities (pdf) |
Videos about descriptive / observational inquiry and its application in astrophysics Descriptive Inquiry – classroom learning activities (pdf) |
| MANIPULATIVE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGN | PERTURBATION RESEARCH DESIGN AND OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES | RESEARCH LITERATURE AND LINKS |
| Videos focusing on experimental inquiry in ecology and chemistry | Overview video Perturbation Studies – classroom learning activities (pdf) |
Summary document (pdf) |
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