The instrumentation of the empirical methods in the potential researchers of the pedagogical studies

Abstract

The application of empirical methods for scientific research in the educational field requires instruments that guide the verification of the object under investigation and guarantee the necessary information to reach scientific conclusions. Having the right instruments, with the qualities to fulfill their purpose, becomes a problem for inexperienced researchers. This article exposes the shortcomings found in a set of instruments used in research for the Diploma Work of the students of the degree in Primary Education, a study made by working in small groups of previously prepared teachers. The instruments were analyzed on the basis of four indicators necessary for the reliability and validity of the data that are expected to be obtained: the relevance, the feasibility, the rationality and the quality of the writing of these tools. The final result includes the suggestion of methodological steps to mitigate the negative effects of the inexperience of beginner researchers when preparing guides and questionnaires on the variables to be investigated.

Keywords

• Investigación
• método
• instrumento
• guía
• cuestionario.