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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Michele wants to conduct a study in a local charter school
• Capizzano, J., Bischoff, K., Woodroffe, N., & Chaplin, D. (2007). Ingredients of a successful summer learning program: A case study of the building educated leaders for life (BELL) accelerated learning summer program. ED497332 designed to promote exposure to relevant […]
Chapter 10 Chapter 10 What is one way you might be able to limit subjectivity in administration
1 b. Various tutoring programs (e.g., peer tutoring, reciprocal tutoring, teacher tutoring, paid tutors) is another example that works well. c. Psychomotor domain examples also work well. Groups of students learning a skill, such as tennis or golf. The threats […]
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Which of the following symbolizes the treatment phase in a single-subject design
180 On the surface, this question also appears to be about groups. However, in single subject designs you can manipulate multiple independent variables. This could be done in this study Chapter 11 Single-subject experimental research Suggested Activities The Chapter 11 […]
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Generate one relationship research question that can be addressed by these data
192 The best experience comes from students collecting the data and then entering it themselves. Any potential survey would work but included in Activity 2 below is a draft of a few open-ended questions and companion activities. Activity 4 shares […]
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 At what age in the sample do boys report the most video use
232 Chapter 13 Inferential statistics Suggested Activities 1. In addition to capabilities in EXCEL and SPSS. There are online free data analysis programs 2. Use the dataset from Chapter 12, Activity 1 to have your students answer the following questions. […]
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Of the following the most common data source in a qualitative study is
regarding ‘what are you doing’ and where two extra people, taking notes, will not cause alarm. Do NOT allow students to audiotape or video record the exercise due to ethical protections. The exercise works a little better if the students […]
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 What is the primary purpose of this article as suggested by the authors
1 The authors focus on the construction of narratives as representations of research studies—they describe literary elements that will aid researchers Where else have you thought about these elements? How do these elements relate to your conceptions of ‘research’? This […]
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 One of the goals while engaging in participant observation is to
1 relatively new so your library may not have the subscription yet. However, the publisher offers sample issues. There are many interesting topics found in the existing issues and browsing a volume or having students each read a manuscript and […]
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Define or describe the bounded system that is the focus of this case study
Saracho, O. N. (2008). A literacy program for fathers: A case study. Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(4), 351-356. Woodruff, A. L., & Schallert, D. L. (2008). Studying to play, playing to study: Nine college student-athletes’ motivational sense of self. Contemporary […]
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 the identification of potential themes occurs during which processes
Some possible websites for this activity might include: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research http://researchrundowns.wordpress.com/qual/ http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/QualPage/ http://www.uncp.edu/home/marson/qualitative_research.html Chapter 18 Qualitative Research: Data Analysis and Interpretation Suggested Activities 1. A website dedicated to qualitative research, Qual page, is housed at the University of 2. One strategy […]
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Identify the quantitative data sources you would use to address this study
1 This study is likely a QUAL-quan study. The majority of the artifacts appear to be more qualitative in nature. Based upon the abstract, one might speculate that the observations and interviews likely generated qualitative data. The analyses of student […]
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Does reading-disabled students’ comprehension benefit from guided notes
30 Research Topic: Null Hypothesis: Nondirectional Hypothesis: Directional Hypothesis: Research Topic: Null Hypothesis: Nondirectional Hypothesis: Directional Hypothesis: Null Hypothesis: Chapter 2 Selecting and Defining a Research Topic Suggested Activities 1. Even after experience with Chapter 2, many students still struggle […]
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Do you feel that the approach discussed in your text addresses this critique
1 b. Type of source (e.g., handbook, textbook, journal publication) c. Focus of the source (e.g., theoretical, philosophical, epistemological, methodological, research report) d. A minimum of two connections between the source and the outcomes or content of text Chapter 20. […]
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 One benefit of Zotero over other reference management systems is that Zotero
1 Often technology support personnel or librarians at your institution are willing (and excited) to demo these programs for the students. Students appreciate the hands-on demonstration and I find our library support personnel understand the programs better than do I. […]
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 which question is relevant when critiquing a narrative study
365 they report and submit their work for review. Accessing this information can be very helpful to your students. One way is to ask editors to share their slides from such sessions. Another, that I used recently, was to have […]
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Provide two keywords that would be representative for this article
46 some others http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/kholmes/libguides/edjournals.html. For each, some detailed information is provided about the journals such as audience and limited submission procedures. This site also contains a link for full text psychology journals. There are also lists available that are comprehensive […]
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 One difference between quantitative and qualitative research plans is that
Heath, A.W. (1997). The proposal in qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 3(1). http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-1/heath.html Campbell, L. (1994). Lois Campbell’s List of Guidelines for Qualitative Research Studies. http://www.qsr.com.au/Resource/Proposal.txt 3. As part of preparing a research plan and in preparation for Task 3, […]
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Are you going to sample all representative groups or select one or two
1 Since you don’t have a full list of all potential participants, you can generate a ‘fake’ list of teachers in the hypothetical school that is about 100 members long. This will work well to walk through various sampling strategies. […]
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Are there differences between rural and urban children’s attitudes regarding diversity
1 Chapter 6 Selecting measurement instruments Suggested Activities Chapter 6 has a large amount of very diverse content and will likely take a lot of class time. In addition to quantity of content, there are several topics, such as variables, […]
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 According to your text, one particular challenge of self-report studies is that
1 Polytechnic Institute and State University, is available for download at http://www.testscoring.vt.edu/questionnaire_dev.html It provides advice on item construction, addresses issues to be considered in instrument development and in the interpretation of data, as well as general ‘don’t-forget-to–consider’ points. Some example […]
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Is there a relationship between assigned homework and standardized mathematics scores
1 together (.55), Non-twin siblings reared together (.50), non-twin siblings reared separately (.35), unrelated children reared in the same home (.20). After introducing the concept of correlation I have students estimate the correlations and then share the numbers. I draw […]
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Were any control procedures applied to equate the groups on extraneous variables
1 The text discusses two types of causal-comparative research. This is a little confusing for the students. One strategy is to illustrate the differences between the two with a couple examples. Make note, however, that the independent variable and the […]