1st Edition

Design-based Research Clarifying the Terms. A Special Issue of the Journal of the Learning Sciences

Edited By Sasha A. Barab, Kurt Squire Copyright 2004
    128 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    128 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    Over a decade ago the concept of "design experiments" was introduced because of the belief that many of questions could not be adequately addressed by laboratory-based experiments. Since then, design-based research as a term has grown in popularity and significance. The core manuscripts of this special issue respond to the questions: What constitutes design-based research? Why is it important? What are the methods to carry it out? At the end of this issue, two strong commentaries situate this work and challenge the community with new questions and issues that must be answered if design-based research is going to help advance work in ways that others judge as worthwhile and significant.

    Volume 13, Number 1, 2003. Contents: ARTICLES: S. Barab, K. Squire, Design-Based Research: Putting a Stake in the Ground. A. Collins, D. Joseph, K. Bielaczyc, Design Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues. B. Fishman, R.W. Marx, P. Blumenfeld, J. Krajcik, E. Soloway, Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations. A.A. diSessa, P. Cobb, Ontological Innovation and the Role of Theory in Design Experiments. COMMENTARIES: C. Dede, If Design-Based Research Is the Answer, What Is the Question? A Commentary on Collins, Joseph and Bielaczyc; diSessa and Cobb; and Fishman, Marx, Blumenthal, Krajcik, and Soloway in the JLS Special Issue on Design-Based Research. A.E. Kelly, Design Research in Education: Yes, but Is It Methodological?

    Biography

    Sasha A. Barab, Kurt Squire