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EDN 523: Educational Research. An Introduction to Theory and Research. Identify 3 facts about teaching and/or learning that you can confirm. . http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=fact What’s the source of your facts? What evidence for your points can you cite? .
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EDN 523: Educational Research An Introduction to Theory and Research
Identify 3 facts about teaching and/or learning that you can confirm. • http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=fact • What’s the source of your facts? • What evidence for your points can you cite?
Facts about teaching and/or learning • NC College rankings: • http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1129876/ • http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/02/colleges.html • NIH Science education funding : • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=60252
Identify 3 opinions about teaching and/or learning? • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion • What’s the source of your opinions? • What’s the basis for these opinions?
Opinions about teaching and/or learning • Facts & Opinions: • Herring/community colleges: • http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/NEWS/701060409/0/Business • NC State superintendency issues: • http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192527847&path=%2Fopinion • Opinion: • NC School funding • http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5711
What questions do you have about teaching and/or learning? • What has caused you to ask these questions? • How might you find information to help you answer your questions?
What educational psychology contributes toward answering questions about teaching and/or learning… • The role of Theory • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theory • The role of Research • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/research
How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities • Theory in relation to education: • FSM: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/168629 • TIP Database: http://tip.psychology.org/ • Educational Theory on the Web: • http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/Educational-Theory/journal_contents.asp • Teachers Guide resources: • http://www.theteachersguide.com/EducationalPsychology.htm • Teaching & the Web: http://tommarch.com/writings/theory.php
How Theory and Research support Instructional Decision-making and Activities • Research in Education: • Research news: Facts and Research: • http://www.emaxhealth.com/50/8917.html • Teen health and development: • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070108114438.htm • Ed Week Quality Counts site: • http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/01/05/index.html