6/19 ~ Session Ten

Tonight's 6/19 Discussion:

Description:
The goal of EdPsy 505 Research Methods I is for students to explore the methodologies of educational research. The course is designed for students in master’s programs in Educational Leadership and in Teacher Education.  Both qualitative and quantitative approaches will be addressed as well as the assumptions and epistemologies of each. Upon study and reflection of how educational research is conducted, students should better be able to read research studies critically and do hands-on exercises. Key components of the course are critiques of research articles and individual student literature reviews. For those students whose EdM exit requirement is a research paper, EdPsy 505 will provide the  basics for identifying and developing a research problem and for preparing a research proposal.  Students will identify a topic of professional interest and, relevant to that topic, obtain reports of empirical research (most often available in scholarly journals). Prepare an annotated bibliography, and develop an inquiry question and design; followed by a literature review.

Course Objectives
Students should develop the knowledge and skills to: 

1. Understand and evaluate research articles in the educational and social sciences literature. 
2. Understand the fit between research problems and the appropriate research strategies and methods that can address such. 
3. Conduct a literature review on a specific topic and formulate hypotheses or research questions. This includes accessing electronic databases. 
4. Understand how researchers protect the participants in educational research (Human Subjects Process)

Sharing Night

Tell us something about someone else in our class that you had never met before this class.

Tell your partner or triad what you learned about your topic.
Tell them your problem of practice.
Tell them your most productive scholarly database.
Tell them about your biggest struggle in this class and how you've overcome it.
Tell them what you have learned about APA?
Tell them what you have learned about Annotated Bibliographies?
Tell them what you have learned about Literature Reviews?
Tell them what you have learned about Action Research?
Tell them what you have learned about Educational Research?

What's your biggest take-away from this class that you might apply to your regular day to day profession?

Homework Due Tonight:
Lit Review
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