Research Methods & DesignResearch Methods & DesignEDU 612EDU 6123 credits3 credits

Don Burwell, Ph.D.

Dennis D. Cartwright, Ph.D.

Registration MAT IRegistration MAT I

EDU 612 1 Research Methods & Design– 3 MW 9-12 Cartwright

EDU 611 Foundations Instructional Leadership - 3 T Th 9-12 Langan

EDU 613 Instruction & Technology - 2 – M W 1-3 Burwell

Who Are You? Who Are You?

NameWhere is home?What would you be doing this summer if you

were not taking research?Teaching assignmentWhat background/experience do you have in

research/statistics?Interesting facts others may not know

Cards Cards

Card #1 Contact information– Name– Address– E mail – Telephone number

SyllabusSyllabus

QuestionsText Gall, Gall, & Borg; Johnson; APAClass TimeOutside of Class

RegistrationRegistrationEDU 612 1 Research Methods & Design

– 3 units M W 8:45-12:00

EDU 504 1 Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents 3 units M W 1:00-4:15

EDU 611 1 Foundations of Instructional Leadership 3 Units T TH 9:00-12:00

EDU 613 1 Instruction & Technology 2 Units T TH 12:30-2:30

Greeks – Cooperative ArtsGreeks – Cooperative Arts

FarmingHealingTeaching

Research – What is it? Research – What is it?

“Research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information (data) in order to increase our understanding of the phenomenon about which we are interested or concerned” (Leedy & Ormrod, 2005, p.2)

Research (Purpose)Research (Purpose)

Enhance the Quality of DecisionsDocument Results Distribute Findings

Types of ResearchTypes of Research

BasicAppliedAction

– Variable -

ACTION RESEARCHACTION RESEARCH

Answering a questions within the researchers setting

Sample and population are often the same– no random selection

Uses techniques of more formal approaches– Less able to attend to extraneous variables

Less “generalizable”More formative

Criticisms of EducationCriticisms of Education

P-12ReadyFireAim

Higher EducationReadyReadyReady

VariablesVariables

Anything that can take on different values Variables may be held constantTypes

– independent– dependent– extraneous

Interaction of VariablesInteraction of Variables

– Pool Table– Extraneous Variables

Research Evaluation CriterionResearch Evaluation Criterion

“Not is it good?”“But is it good for us?

Ellis and Fouts

“No idea, no matter how well researched, is worthwhile outside a context of purpose.”

Validity of a StudyValidity of a Study

Internal– Extent to which results can be interpreted

accuratelyExternal

– Extent to which the results can be generalized to populations

(Wiersma, 2000)

Evaluating ResearchEvaluating Research

Objectivity– Free from bias

Generalizability– Sampling techniques

Replicability– Write up, documentation

Inappropriate Word for this Inappropriate Word for this ClassClass

Prove

TriangulationTriangulation

Multiple measures within a study– validity of the study

ReplicationReplication

Multiple StudiesValidity of the results

What About You? What About You?

What questions are you interested on thinking about? – Concept Map ?