%0 Journal Article %1 Sloane03 %A Sloane, Finbarr C. %A Gorard, Stephen %D 2003 %J Educational Researcher %K aera design designapproaches designresearch education issue mathgamespatterns methodology research special %N 1 %P 29–31 %T Exploring Modeling Aspects of Design Experiments %U http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3201/3201_Sloane.pdf %V 32 %X In this article the authors use the process of model building (model formulation, fit, and validation) in applied settings to raise pertinent questions about design experiment (DE) methodology. We argue that the DE work presented in this issue highlights features of model formulation and local validation, but does not discuss model fitting or broader models of validation. This article marks out key areas for the DE community to address and concludes by positing that the concept of artifact failure in design research may be a more appropriate area of concern when designing an artifact (whether the artifact is a learning process or a software product). DE research is relatively new as an educational research method (Brown, 1992; Collins, 1992). We believe that DE researchers and the more general research methodology communities must work together to fully evaluate and reap the potential rewards of this developing research method.

@article{Sloane03, abstract = {In this article the authors use the process of model building (model formulation, fit, and validation) in applied settings to raise pertinent questions about design experiment (DE) methodology. We argue that the DE work presented in this issue highlights features of model formulation and local validation, but does not discuss model fitting or broader models of validation. This article marks out key areas for the DE community to address and concludes by positing that the concept of artifact failure in design research may be a more appropriate area of concern when designing an artifact (whether the artifact is a learning process or a software product). DE research is relatively new as an educational research method (Brown, 1992; Collins, 1992). We believe that DE researchers and the more general research methodology communities must work together to fully evaluate and reap the potential rewards of this developing research method.}, added-at = {2010-08-05T11:58:04.000+0200}, author = {Sloane, Finbarr C. and Gorard, Stephen}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c4f4d928408bb6d26976942c4d851605/yish}, citeulike-article-id = {478127}, comment = {"All research methods share dilemmas and choices associated with model formulation, model fitting, and model validation. These difficulties subsume others, for example, operational bias, “experimenter” effects, measurement error, and so forth. We posit that, by contrast, the central feature of design is to obviate failure. This feature is not shared or even framed in the same way by social scientists. Resolving the role and place of error versus that of failure will be central in bringing social scientists and design researchers together in ways that foster conversation, debate, and we believe agreement—to the benefit of all concerned."}, interhash = {58c1d660da3e4c589e20b89f52afa31a}, intrahash = {c4f4d928408bb6d26976942c4d851605}, journal = {Educational Researcher}, keywords = {aera design designapproaches designresearch education issue mathgamespatterns methodology research special}, number = 1, pages = {29–31}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2010-08-05T11:58:04.000+0200}, title = {Exploring Modeling Aspects of Design Experiments}, url = {http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3201/3201_Sloane.pdf}, volume = 32, year = 2003 }