Proof of the truth of hypothetical means and conditions in pedagogic research

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of proving hypothetical means and the conditions for their use in pedagogic research. The problem is that a large number of authors use the ‟black box” model as an experimental model. They influence students with a complex of pedagogic means and measure the final result as an integral indicator of impact. However, a full-fledged experiment is often missing in pedagogic research. Neither control groups nor randomisation of subjects are used. Also, the systematic nature of the processes under study does not allow assessing the influence and significance of individual factors of the pedagogic environment. All those disadvantages call into question the results of the study. The proposed way out of this problem is the use of various experimental models and mathematical-statistical methods of analysis and research planning. It is proposed to use dispersion, correlation, factor and regression analysis. These methods make it possible to evaluate each variable parameter of the independent variable, as well as the external conditions for the organisation of the pedagogic process in terms of their significance and the magnitude of the influence on the dependent variable. Thus, using mathematical and statistical methods, it is possible to increase the internal and external validity of the study even in the absence of a true model of the experiment.