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Design-Based Research: An Emerging Paradigm for Educational Inquiry

. Educational Researcher, 32 (1): 5-8 (2003)

Abstract

The authors argue that design-based research, which blends empirical educational research with the theory-driven design of learning environments, is an important methodology for understanding how, when, and why educational innovations work in practice. Designbased researchers’ innovations embody specific theoretical claims about teaching and learning, and help us understand the relationships among educational theory, designed artifact, and practice. Design is central in efforts to foster learning, create usable knowledge, and advance theories of learning and teaching in complex settings. Designbased research also may contribute to the growth of human capacity for subsequent educational reform.

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