Mills Chapter 09 from Glenn E. Malone, EdD
Tonight's 6/12 Discussion:
Guest Researcher Patrick Cummings ~ Quantitative Research
Discuss Galvan 5 & 6
Blog Check
Lit Review Check
Homework Due 6/17:
Read Mills 9
Post a Reflection on this post & Comment on someone's post
Next Class 6/17:
Mixed Methods
Directions ~ Bib Overview Form & Lit Review Assignment Description w/ Peer/Self Review by Glenn E. Malone, Ed.D.
Tonight's 6/12 Discussion:
Guest Researcher Patrick Cummings ~ Quantitative Research
Discuss Galvan 5 & 6
Blog Check
Lit Review Check
Homework Due 6/17:
Read Mills 9
Post a Reflection on this post & Comment on someone's post
Next Class 6/17:
Mixed Methods
Ground your thinking in research . . . thought from tonight.
ReplyDeletebut make sure that the research in reliable, valid, and generalizable!
DeleteWalk away tonight.... research is a cycle. You never find an answer and as soon as you do there's another research project affirming or denying the findings. I also appreciated Cummings visual information he offered online. He has an incredible ability to collect, analyze and show data. I need an Excel lesson! :o)
ReplyDeleteI agree, Solina. Just like other areas in life, patterns and trends come and go and research can help clarify these areas . . .even if it is after the fact.
DeleteMy big take-away is you need to always be skeptical of research.
DeleteI agree Jim, being skeptical is a good thing. There is a delicate balance between authentic skepticism to understand something more in depth and being a skeptic just for the sake of being skeptic.
DeleteHe brought up some great points! Time will only tell if Common Core is the new NCLB (though I think it is). If only we were able to pilot programs longer before forcing the majority of the country to jump on board...
DeleteI agree! It seems to be always evolving!
DeleteJust read the article about the Cali court case. Very interesting! Looking forward to keeping an eye on this. I am always impressed with people that can recall the authors and titles of the books they read on the spot!
ReplyDeleteMe too!!! I'm horrible at that! And recalling terms. He was awesome
DeleteMy big take away from Pat is to look at data from different angles. The one spot that really resonated with me was the connection he made between district scores and state scores. There is a general trend the whole state follows with increases/decreases. The understanding is the test plays a role in scores. I'm really interested to learn more about this. Especially with the growing amount of mandatory testing to earn a high school diploma.
ReplyDeletePat's information was really neat to see. I loved seeing how readiness and poverty level related. I can't wait to do a 3rd Article critique instead of a lit review!
ReplyDeleteApril agrees with that one!
DeleteLoved the presentation today, I could relate to it a lot. I would be interested to know Pat's thoughts on what teachers can do to help combat the effects of poverty. As far as testing results go, I've been interested in this for a long time. When I was in high school, Wenatchee High School always tested very poorly. However we had a relatively high transitional bilingual population. When you force students who don't speak English well to take a standardized test in English, obviously the results will not be spectacular. But that's a whole other topic within itself!
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely an interesting topic! How can we expect ELL students to have high scores when the test isn't in their first language. At the same time how can we expect students with parents that don't provide support at home to do well either. I like Pat's comment that we as teachers have only around 20% control on a students education.
DeleteI wish that that data would convince legislature to put more focus and money into family/early childhood education/language/community support instead of testing and teacher evaluations. :/
DeleteYes, I wish that the legislature would listen and invest in areas where it is most needed.
DeletePat was awesome. You could tell the he has a wealth of knowledge. I feel good knowing that guys like Pat are in education...educated and not afraid to speak his mind. I really enjoyed his discussion of "the average" and how it can be deceiving. For a guy that works so well with numbers I feel that his real message was to always remember to look beyond the numbers to what is really going on.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the discussion on the average and how it is much more than what meets the eye, something to think about in the future.
DeleteI really enjoyed todays presentation. I work in a Title I school where there is a high level of poverty and so this class was very interesting to me because it hit home. It was also very interesting to see these gaps in research and gave me a lot to think about while I am reading and doing my own research. I will look at things a bit differently now.
ReplyDeleteI loved listening to Dr. Cummings and I kind of felt like we were getting to meet a celebrity since his video has been on our blog for so long. He is a SMART guy!!! I learned, like all of you, that you have to beware and be AWARE of what the data is telling you. Be skeptical and look for validity, reliability and generalizability.
ReplyDeleteI also loved looking at all his data. What a wonderful tool to be able to access. Thanks Dr. Malone for inviting such great speakers to our class. I have learned so much!!
Alyssa, along with this, I LOVED all the tools he has created. It is awesome to look at data in such a visual way!
DeleteDr. Cummings did a great job with his presentation tonight. The data he showed us comparing free and reduced lunch to test scores was amazing. It seems to me that he really cares about this topic and he has worked really hard in creating these graphs to let people know what is happening. It was also interesting to see how the state vs. district passing rate follows the same path. I looked into Vancouver's scores and it also followed right along with the state.
ReplyDeleteI think that's awesome that he showed this information, especially from my k-12 friends. I am not sure how many people knew the information existed. Now you can do a little data analysis for individual school districts.
DeleteTake away - knowledge is power. You got to continue to learn research and think about the possibilities. I think it was very insightful to understand that you can't just sit on your hands and expect the information to come to you.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about that. I think that its important too for a researcher to think beyond the obvious when interpreting data.
DeleteI am looking forward to implementing these tools in my future action research plans :) It is amazing how powerful data analysis can be when done in a meaningful, transparent way.
ReplyDeleteI thought the presentation was really excellent. My take-away is that although numbers are great, they can be used to mislead. The studies that the presenter cited were heartbreaking.
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