Week 4 (Feb.15,06)

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Week 4 (Feb.15,06)

• Frame Research Questions

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Agenda for Today

• Sharing life (5-10 minu).
• Frame and refine you research questions (60minu).
• Steps of doing research Format of a research
  proposal Draft1 (30mini).
• Article types (30).

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Sharing life

• The worst moment
• Weirdness of life - an idea, a feeling, an
  incident that you feel is hard to understand
• Someone or something that made you sad or mad
• One moment of your classroom
• Anything else

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Agenda I

• Frame and Refine
• Your Research Questions

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Frame your Research Question

• Form a group of 4/5 people
• Share with the group your observation what Ive
  learned last week about teaching?
• Frame your question by completing the 3-step
  research question sheet (10)
• Report to the whole class (20)

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A Research Question Whats Wrong? (5.2)

• Do LD/ADHD students engage in meaningful
  discussions during literature circles?
• How to fix this?
• What are the core principles of framing a
  research question?

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How to Refine the Research Question?

• Do LD/ADHD students engage in meaningful
  discussions during literature circles?
• Four core principles
• Ask only real questions
• Avoid yes/no questions
• Eliminate jargon
• Avoid value-laden words or phrases

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Research Questions Researchable? (5.1)

• Should philosophy be included in the high school
  curriculum?
• What is the meaning of life?
• Is God good?
• Are children happier when taught by a teacher of
  the same gender?
• Does high school achievement influent the
  academic achievement of university students?
• What would schools be like today if World War II
  had not occurred?

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Characteristics of good research questions

• Group work guidelines
• What does your guideline mean (researchable,
  feasible, clear, significant, ethical)?
• Give one bad example and then tell the class how
  you are going to fix that?

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Characteristics of good research questions

• Group1 Research questions should be
  researchable
• Group2 Research questions should be feasible
• Group3 Research questions should be clear
• Group4 Research questions should be significant
• Research questions should be ethical (later)

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10 Qualities of a good research purpose and/or
research question

1. It is grounded in a theoretical framework.
2. It is builds on, but also offers something new
   to, previous research.
3. It has the potential to suggest directions for
   future research.
4. It is a purpose or question that the researcher
   is sincerely interested and/or invested in.
5. It addresses directly or indirectly some real
   problem in the world.

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10 Qualities of a good research purpose and/or
research question

1. It takes ethical issues into consideration.
2. It clearly states the variables or constructs to
   be examined.
3. It is not biased in terminology or position.
4. It has multiple possible answers.
5. It is simple, or at least manageable.

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Refine your research questions
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Agenda II

• Research Process
• Research Proposal/Report Format

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Steps of in doing a research study (2.3)

• Preparing a proposal describing the study to be
  done and its significance (Course Project).
• Collecting and analyzing data.
• Writing a report of the completed study.
• p.18

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Components of a Research Proposal

• Jigsaw

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Format of a Research Report/Proposal (3.4)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Review of the literature
• Methodology
• Findings (Research Report)
• Discussion
• (Text/body 15-20 pages double spaced)
• References
• Bibliography
• Appendices

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Introduction Components (Draft 1)

• Background Information
• Problem Statement
• Study Purpose
• Research questions
• Rationale/Importance of the study
• Definition of terms
• 10 annotated bibliography
• (http//web.cortland.edu/shis/education.html)

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Article Types

• Qualitative research study
• Quantitative research study
• Mixed method research study
• Case study
• (Hard research/empirical study through
  observation or experiment)
• Commentary
• Book review
• Review of the literature/research synthesis
• Definition article
• How-to (Solution Set-up) article

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The articles you have found (group work)

• The article youve found what type?
• Hard/empirical research?
• Find one empirical research in your group and
  recognize the following components
• What is the purpose of the study?
• What are the research questions

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For Next Week Library Time

• Get a good mastery of literature search skills so
  that you are able to do search for your proposal
  writing.
• Prepare 10 entries of annotated bibliography
  (which will also be the bases of your literature
  review draft2 (105)).
• Out of the 10, at least 5 needs to be empirical
  research at least 3 needs to be action research.