Methodologies are the overarching strategies for how we can perform research. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the learning sciences, methods originate from many different areas, such as psychometrics, NLP and discourse analysis. With the different norms and [[Research Paradigm|research paradigms]] of these disciplines, there are a vast array of methodologies that can be used to generate and refine different [[Types of Theories|types of theories]]. Also methodologies vary in the degree of prescriptiveness. [[Design-based research|Design-based research (DBR)]] is one of learning sciences homegrown methodologies. **Quantitative** **Qualitative** * [[Discourse analysis]]