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Quantitative Research in Sport and Health Education
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:17.06.2024 11:08:11
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_198 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer; Pedagogy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Edgars Bernāns | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General secondary education knowledge in the field of social sciences and study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Physiology of Physical Activities, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Environmental Health, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Floorball, Foundations and Methodology of Handball, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Outdoor and Adventure Activities I, II, III, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Project Development, Sport Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Professional Communication and Terminology II (English, German, Russian), Professional Ethics, Teacher’s Placement I, II. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the development of the competence of students in the application of the quantitative research methodology in solving problems in sports and health education. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Research in education and sport, health education, its potential and challenges, types of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Principles, concept and planning of creating research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Research sample creation methods. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Research methods, their practical application in acquiring data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Methods for processing and interpretation of research data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Statistical credibility of research results. Ethical aspects of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Exam | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Research in education and sport, health education, its potential and challenges, types of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Principles, concept and planning of creating research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Research sample creation methods. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Research methods, their practical application in acquiring data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Methods for processing and interpretation of research data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Statistical credibility of research results. Ethical aspects of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Exam | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students’ independent learning is organised individually and/or in working groups. Students prepare independently for seminar classes; study and analyse scientific literature related to the topics of the course; develop and present independent work: 1. To carry out an evaluation of the problem of research in the selected topic in pedagogical, sports and health education. 2. To develop a quantitative research plan in the selected topic in pedagogy or sports and health education. 3. To discuss in a group the creation of a study sample and the choice of data acquisition methods. 4. To collect data, process collected data, analyse and evaluate results and draw conclusions. 5. To independently create a presentation and present and discuss the results of the research. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Assessment criteria of learning outcomes: 1. Active activity in seminars 30% 2. Independent work performed by the student 50% 3. Written test of the study course 20%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Latest research in the field of pedagogy and sports and health education; 2. Approaches and principles of quantitative research in education and sports, health education. Procedures for the application of research methods, data acquisition and analysis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 3. To select the design of the qualitative study appropriate for solving the problem to be investigated and formulate the scientific categories of the study. 4. To argument the creation of a study sample and the choice of data acquisition methods. 5. To obtain data for research. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 6. Able to independently process, analyse and evaluate the qualitative data obtained during the study, draw conclusions about them assessing their statistical credibility. Overall, able to demonstrate a scientific approach to the solution of research and practical problems. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 1. Jones, I. (2015). Research methods for sports studies. London: Routledge, 343p. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. Thomas, J. R. (2011). Research methods in physical activity. Champaign, IL, Human Kinetics, 457p. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. Gratton, C., & Jones, I. (2004). Research Methods for Sport Studies. London. Routledge, 288p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 4. Kroplijs, A., & Raščevska, M. (2010). Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga, Raka, 190lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 5. Mārtinsone, K., & Pipere A. (2018). Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumā rezultātu izplatīšana. Rīga, RSU. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Saskaņā ar patstāvīgo darbu uzdevumiem darbs datu bāzēs: PROQUEST EBRARY - Ebook Central; THOMSON REUTERS - Web of Science; SCOPUS - Bibliographic database; SCIENCE DIRECT - World's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine | ||||||||
