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Graduate Study and Research Overview

Graduate Study and Research Overview. Fundamentals of Graduate Study M.Ed. 6000 Session 1. Master’s of Education Program . Classes Committee Proposal/Project NIH / IRB Portfolio. What about Bob: Chair Princess Bride: As you wish. Unintended Consequences. Educational Research.

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Graduate Study and Research Overview

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  1. Graduate Study and Research Overview Fundamentals of Graduate Study M.Ed. 6000 Session 1

  2. Master’s of Education Program • Classes • Committee • Proposal/Project • NIH / IRB • Portfolio What about Bob: Chair Princess Bride: As you wish Unintended Consequences

  3. Educational Research • What is research? • “Research is a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” Code of Federal Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects

  4. Educational Research • Why is educational research important? • Effectiveness • Money • What are the study’s conclusions? • What exactly is the evidence for those conclusions? • Have you ever tried a new idea in your classroom? Did it work? How do you know? Monty Python: Logical Argument

  5. Educational Research • Where do I find it? • Journal activity: In a group of two or three, look at three different journals. For each journal, answer the following questions: • What is the purpose of the journal? • Who is the journal audience? • What types of articles are in the journal? • Compare and contrast the three journals

  6. Type of Educational Research • Quantitative • Using some sort of numerical data to compare Reflective Exercise 1.2 Operational definitions: a characteristic is defined by the activities used to measure it. Princess Bride: Data Collection

  7. Type of Educational Research • Qualitative • In-depth exploration of an event or culture. • Investigating the event rather than looking to numerically compare the event.

  8. Types of Qualitative Research • Participant-Observation • Ethnography • Photography • Sociometry • Case Study • Unobtrusive Measures • And more . . .

  9. Parts of a Research Report • Abstract • Introduction • Previous related research • Describe the path that led to the current research question. • Purpose or research question • Method • Participants • Research design • Procedures

  10. Parts of a Research Report cont. • Results • Narrative and summary data • Discussion • Discuss results • Implications • Further needs for research

  11. APA Overview Jurassic Park: Chaos Theory

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