Functions and limitations of the experiment

  1 The role of Experimental Method

Educational experiments are the source of developing educational science theories and an important means to test the truth of educational science theories.

(1Educational experiments can systematically change the conditions and observe the differences in results to provide a basis for educational reform. Through education and teaching experiments, we can change some conditions of education to explore the psychological characteristics of children in terms of intelligence, other abilities, emotion, and Will and the age characteristics of children of different ages, find teaching content and methods suitable for children's physical and mental development, so that every child can develop in an all-round way through their own efforts.

(2Educational experiments can verify educational rules. In contrast, education and teaching experiments can repeat the experimental environment that researchers want under certain conditions, so that researchers can observe the development of educational laws well and achieve the purpose of reforming education and teaching.

 (3Educational experiments can effectively investigate education and fully prepare for accurate observation. Educational experiments allow researchers to control the experimental environment under certain conditions within a certain period of time, enable effective repetition of educational events to a certain extent, and make necessary observation and preparation before the experiment, in this way, we can inspect education events more clearly and more efficiently, identify new laws of education and teaching as soon as possible, and make education and teaching develop faster.

 

2Limitations of experimental research on Educational Research

(1) Experimental research is generally suitable for research projects with a small number of independent variables and clear definitions. The objects of educational experiments are very complex. They are not people with subjective initiative, but complex educational phenomena. They often have many variables and complex relationships, therefore, not all educational research can be solved through experiments.

(2Although educational experiments are not strictly natural science experiments, they are still experimental"Artificial"Feature. The experimenters artificially change the educational environment and control certain educational conditions cannot reach a very strict theoretical level. The experimental validity is difficult to control, and the analysis of experimental results must also be limited by the conditions.

(3) Educational research targets people. In educational experimental research, it often involves the influence of researchers on their values, attitudes, and motivations, this is often not a solution for educational experiments.

 

source : dulle Network