Educational Technology

Research
MSTU5510

Fall & Spring
2002-2003

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Educational Technology Research

Fall & Spring 2002-2003

Professor Danielle E. Kaplan

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Reading Materials
Required:	Readings/resources provided via hyperlinks and discussion · Teachers College Office of Doctoral Studies forms
Recommended:	Here are a few to start. Consider this dynamic . . . Flagg, B. N. Formative Evaluation for Educational Technologies, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, New Jersey, 1990 (ISBN 0-8058-0127-8) Marshal M. and Rossman G. B. (1999). Designing Qualitative Research (2^nd edition). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing. · Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods (2^nd edition). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing. Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of Qualitative Research (2^nd edition). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing. Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods, Robert C. Bogdan, Sari Knopp Biklen, ISBN: 0-205-27564-8, Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Copyright: 1998 The Clinical Interview of the Child Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., and Nancy Thorndike Greenspan Books can be purchased at Erlbaum Online, Borders Books Online, Barnes & Noble, etc.

Syllabus (this a dynamic document- resources will be continuously updated/modified)
Date	Topics and Readings
September 5 & January 23	Welcome and Introduction
September 12 & January 30 & February 6	Module 1: Background Search, Framing, Research Questions Participant postings/literature. Complete Activity 1
September 19 & February 13	Module 2: Pilot Study Proposal Participant postings/literature. Complete Activity 2
September 26 & February 20	Module 3: Research Methods Review- Experimental Design Dawson (1997), A Primer on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design Sanders, Chapter 4 Research Design in Quantitative Research, Educational Research and Statistics course Trochim on Hypotheses EDC's Center for Children and Technology, Honey, McMillan, Carrigg (1999), Perspectives on Technology and Education Research: Lessons from the Past and Present, The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology-1999 Lane, Hyperstat Online Textbook McNamara , Basic Business Research Methods Stephenson, Research Methods Resources on the WWW Statsoft Inc., StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook Trochim, Statistics Selector Program UCLA Statistics Department, Power Calculator Schoenfeld, Online Sample Size Calculation Program Urbaniak & Plous, Research Randomizer: Instant Random Sampling and Random Assignment American Statistical Association, Survey Research Methods Complete Activity 3
October 3 & February 27	Module 4: Experimental Research Design & Implementation Participant designs in forum Background resources from Review Complete Activity 4
October 10 & March 6	Module 5: Research Methods Review- Survey, Observation, Action, & Design Research Trochim’s Center for Social Research Methods at Cornell Chenail, The Qualitative Report Nova Southeastern University, http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/qualres.html The Focus Group: A Strategic Guide to Organizing, Conducting and Analyzing the Focus Group Interview (second edition), by Jane Farley Templeton (Probus Publishing). Hoepfl, Choosing Qualitative Research: A Primer for Technology Education Researchers Olson, QUANTITATIVE "VERSUS" QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THE WRONG QUESTION Becker, The Epistemology of Qualitative Research Market Navigation, Inc, Focus Groups and Telephone Focus Groups Pablo_M, Focus Groups Creative Research Systems, Survey Design, Questionnaire Design Tips, The Survey System's Tutorial American Statistical Association, Survey Research Methods, http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/ Unknown, Questionnaire Design Primary Market Research Techniques Johnson, ERIC Digest, Teacher-As-Researcher Padak and Padak, Research to Practice: Guidelines for Planning Action Research Projects Ryder, Action Research Haig, Grounded Theory as Scientific Method Babchuk, 1996. Glaser or Strauss?: Grounded Theory and Adult Education. · Glaser’s The Grounded Theory Institute · Educational Action Research Journal Teacher Research - Action Research Resources Case Study Method Soy, 1996, The Case Study as a Research Method Winegardner , The Case Study Method of Scholarly Research Ann Brown (1992), Design Experiments Collins, Alan, Toward a Design Science of Education Kolodner, The Design Experiment as a Research Methodology for Technology Education AERA symposium, Using Science and Design Experiments to Understand Innovative Uses of Technology in Classrooms National Design Experiments Consortium Gomez & Gordon, Project-Enhanced Classrooms Through Design Calfee, Design Experiments Complete Activity 5
October 17 & March 13	Module 6: “Qualitative” Research Design & Implementation Participant designs in forum Background resources from Review Complete Activity 6
October 24 & March 27	Module 7: Formative and Summative Evaluation · Reeves, Evaluating What Really Matters in Computer-Based Education Reeves, Evaluation Models, Evaluating Technology Innovation Projects in Georgia Schools US Dept of Ed, An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) Cradler, Far West Laboratory, Summary of Current Research and Evaluation Findings on Technology in Education Berkeley Evaluation & Assessment Research Center Complete Activity 7
October 31 & April 3	Module 8: Evaluation Design & Implementation Participant designs in forum Background resources from Review Complete Activity 8
November 14 & April 10	Module 9: Human Subjects, IRB review, and Participant Analysis · National Institutes for Health, Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams · Teachers College Institutional Review Board forms and guidelines · American Psychological Association site on testing and assessment Complete Activity 9
November 21 & April 15/17 (those who can not meet Thursday will meet on Tuesday)	Module 10: Data Analyses and Presentation · TBA Complete Activity 10
December 5 & April 24	Module 11: Outcome/Results Explanation/Discussion/Implications TBA Complete Activity 11
December 12-19 & May 1-8	Module 12: Mock Proposal Hearings and Presentation of Research Findings Proposal submissions in the forum Research results in forum Complete Activity 12

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