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Examples of Design-Based Research in Action

Additionally, here are a couple examples of research presently using design-based research:

Design-based Research Strategies for Studying Situated Learning in a Multi-user Virtual Environment , from Chris Dede, Brian Nelson, Diane Ketelhut, Jody Clarke, and Cassie Bowman of Harvard University
Design-based Research Strategies for Developing a Scientific Inquiry Curriculum in a Multi-User Virtual Environment, from Brian Nelson, Diane Ketelhut, Jody Clarke, Cassie Bowman, and Chris Dede of Harvard University
Combining design-based research and action research to test management solutions, from Daniel Andriessen of Jogeschool Utrecht
Creating context: Design-based research in creating and understanding CSCL, from Christopher Hoadley of Stanford Research Institute
Design-based research: case of a teaching sequence on mechanics, from Andree Tiberghien, Jacques Vince, and Pierre Gaidioz
An introduction to design-based research with an example from statistics education, from Arthur Bakker and Dolly van Eerde of Utrecht University
A Journey Through a Design-Based Research Project, from Wayne Cotton of the University of Sydney, and Lori Lockyer and Gwyn Brickell of the University of Wollongong
Design-Based Research in Science Education: One Step Towards Methodology, from Kalle Juuti and Jari Lavonen of the University of Helsinki
Design based research to create instructional design templates for learning objects, from Sameer Sahsasrabudhe, Sahana Murthy, and Sridhar Iyer of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay

Scholarly Resources

Design-based research is a heavily-investigated field in the scholarly community. Below are some academic sources examining the reliability and usefulness of the design-based research methodology:

Design-Based Research: Putting a Stake in the Ground, from Sasha Barab of Indiana University and Kurt Squire of the University of Wisconsin
Design-Based Research and Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments, from Feng Wang and Michael Hannafin of the University of Georgia
Design-Based Research Methods for Studying Learning in Context: Introduction, from William Sandoval of the University of California and Philip Bell of the University of Washington
On the theoretical breadth of design-based research in education, from Philip Bell of the University of Washington
Using a Design-Based Research Study to Identify Principles for Training Instructors to Teach Online, from Julie Shattuck of Frederick Community College and Terry Anderson of Athabasca University
Publishing and perishing: The critical importance of educational design research, from Thomas Reeves of the University of Georgia, Susan McKenney of the University of Twente, and Jan Herrington of Murdoch University
Design-Based Research and Educational Technology: Rethinking Technology and the Research Agenda, from Tel Amiel of the State University of Campinas and Thomas Reeves of the University of Georgia
The Practice of Design-Based Research: Uncovering the Interplay Between Design, Research, and the Real-World Context, from Diana Joseph of the University of Chicago
Research Approaches for Innovation and Change, from Methodological Choice and Design (Part II)
Design research: A socially responsible approach to instructional technology research in higher education, from Thomas Reeves of the University of Georgia, Jan Herrington of the University of Willongong, and Ron Oliver of Edith Cowan University

General Media

Before moving on to the more rigorous descriptions of design-based research from the literature, take a look at some of the more accessible primers below:

What is Design-based Research?, from the University of Georgia
Design-based research, from the EduTech Wiki
Design-Based Research Webliography, from the University of Georgia
The Design-Based Research Collective, from the Spencer Foundation
Graduate Student Resource Hub in Design Research in Education, from the London Knowledge Lab
Following a Design-based Research Cycle, from Mike Rook
Design-Based Research, from Michele Jacobsen of the University of Calgary