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EDUC 505.44

EDUC 505.44. July 22, 2011. Agenda. Discuss Qcards Ladder of inference APA WITOR – final preparations Evaluating research questions WITOR presentations and feedback Planning the final project. Q- card discussion. What did I connect with in the text ? What was problematic ?

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EDUC 505.44

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  1. EDUC 505.44 July 22, 2011

  2. Agenda • Discuss Qcards • Ladder of inference • APA • WITOR – final preparations • Evaluating research questions • WITOR presentations and feedback • Planning the final project

  3. Q-card discussion • Whatdid I connectwith in the text? • Whatwasproblematic? • Whatdid I have difficultyunderstanding? • How do I applythis to everydayteaching / life experiences? Demonstratethatyou have read and thoughtdeeply.

  4. Collaboration in research Ladder of inference • Conclude Take action • Theorize • Evaluate • Interpret • Describe • Select Pool of available information Contexts, Assumptions Values

  5. APA style • Double-spacedtext • Levels of title • Margins • Font and font size • Single spaceafterperiod

  6. APA style – citation in text • Research suggests that “there is a link between learning to spell and writing development” (Graham & Harris, 2002, p. 681) and that students who receive explicit spelling instruction “transfer (their learning) to writing, resulting in improvements in text-production skills” (Graham & Harris, 2002, p. 681).

  7. APA style – citation in text • Theoretical studies done by Register, Darrow, Standby and Swedberg as indicated in the article “The Use of Music to Enhance Reading Skills of Second Grade Students and Students With Reading Disabilities “ show that …

  8. APA style – citation in text • Research suggests that, “Reading and spelling are both rooted in knowledge of the spelling system and its patterns.” (Graham, 2007)

  9. APA style – referencelist Author. (Date of publication). Title. Information about publication.

  10. APA style – referencelist Journal article Author. (Year). Title of article. Title of journal, Volume(Number), Page–Page. Book or Report Author. (Year). Title. City of publication: Publisher.

  11. APA style – referencelist • Graham, S., Harris, K. R., & Chorzempa, B. F. (2002). Contribution of Spelling Instruction to the Spelling, Writing and Reading of Poor Spellers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 669-686.

  12. APA style – referencelist • Newman, L.M., Doctor of Philosophy. (2007). The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Structure Incorporating Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of Third-Grade Students (Dissertation). Available from Digital Repository at the University of Maryland. Http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7579

  13. APA style – referencelist Armbruster, B.B., Anderson, T.H. & Meyer, J.L. (1991). Improving content-area reading using instructional graphics. Reading research Quarterly, 26(4), 393-416. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.stfx.ca/stable/747895

  14. APA style – referencelist Stowell, J.R. & Nelson, J.M. (2007). Benefits of electronic audience response systems on student participation, learning, and emotion. Teaching of Psychology, 34(4), 253-258. doi:10.1080/00986280701700391

  15. Key planning decisions • Research question • Design of study • Structure of data collection • Amount of data collection • Structure of data analysis • Practicalities • Collaborative processes

  16. Research design • Qualitative (descriptive) • Quantitative • Descriptive • Correlational • Quasi-experimental • Experimental • Mixed • Quantitative and qualitative • Action Research

  17. Validity • « effectiveness » vs. « accuracy »? • Reducingbias • Sampling • Confirmation • Describingaccurately • Audit trail • Triangulation • Participant feedback

  18. Ethicaldecision-making Identify the issues • Decide what the ethical problem is Prepare an initial position • Prepare to defend your position Defend a position • Present your understanding of the situation; identify the issues and what the ethical problem is; give an overview of the discussion that took place; take questions Revise position • Take a few minutes to consider the position you presented to the group and if you might reconsider your initial assessment in light of peer comments

  19. Beforenext class READ Chapters6 & 7 DO Q card4 • Chapters 6 & 7 Consider • Research design • Data collection

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