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Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Classroom Classroom Research Research

TechniquesTechniquesFor

Career and Technology Educators

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

My ObjectivesMy Objectives

To Discuss

Generating research problems

Reliable and valid research Confidentiality DisseminationTo Get You Interested in Research

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Your Expectations?Your Expectations?

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

What is a Theory?What is a Theory?

A theory is like a road map...

It shows you the basics,

but your really need to ask the locals.

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Types of ResearchTypes of ResearchRevelations start here!

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Types of ResearchTypes of Research

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Types of ResearchTypes of Research

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Research ProblemsResearch Problems

Are you interested!? Is it important? Will it help future efforts? Why should your school

support it? How do you ask the

question?

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Reliability and Reliability and ValidityValidity Reliability

Do you get the same results each time?

Could you get the same results again?

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Reliability and Reliability and ValidityValidity Validity

Are you measuring what you should be measuring?

What do the results mean for the consumer?

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Subjects Subjects (Good (Good Practices)Practices)

Confidentiality Risk are Minimize Provided Informed Consent Maintain Rights and Welfare

Subjects under 18 must have parental consent.

Represent the Population

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

But I don’t Know . . .But I don’t Know . . .

Partner with someone who’s done research before: colleagues, researchers industrial partner Others?

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

What’s in it for me?What’s in it for me?

The ability to: Generate your own

questions answer your questions support your answers obtain funding from

State/Federal Agencies

Dr. Jeff M. AllenDepartment of Technology and Cognition

Present your Present your ResultsResults ACTE needs presenters! Your state and regional

Associations need Presenters.

THE FIELD GROWS THROUGH RESEARCH!

Dr. Jeff M. Allen

University of North TexasUniversity of North Texas

Department of Technologyand Cognition

P.O. Box 311337Denton, Texas 76203-1337

Email: Jallen@unt.eduPhone: (940)565-4918

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(Available until February 2000)