the zen of writing edu 2300. knowledge check using the action research article by maureen andersen...
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The The ZENZEN of Writingof Writing
EDU 2300EDU 2300
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Entering a ConversationEntering a Conversation
• This topic is intriguing to you; convey this to your reader.
• Think of yourself as an expert!
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Action Research ProjectsAction Research Projects
• General Issues– Different from empirical study though
employing similar concepts.– Context specific; convenience sample; no
generalizability even if study is quantitative.– Don’t take on too much, try to solve the
world. Remember the KISS principle. Pick a slice.
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Substantive IssuesSubstantive Issues
• Introduction– Why is this study intriguing to you?– Explain context of your school
http://www.nces.ed.gov/globallocator/
– Research questions– Why will knowing more about this help you
and other teachers?– Multiple paragraphs – Should use 1st person
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Substantive IssuesSubstantive Issues
• Language– Consistency of Terms– Define terms.
Although many generically use the term “self-efficacy” as synonymous with perceived sense of competence (Jones, 2000; Smith, 1999; Williams, 2000), Bandura (1982) defines self-efficacy as a self-judgment of one’s ability to perform a specific task in a specific domain. When I use the term self-efficacy, I mean….
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Substantive IssuesSubstantive Issues
• Literature Review– SYNTHESIZE!!– Giving an overview of what’s been done in the
field on this project– Patterns in literature– Rationale for study– CRITIQUE the empirical studies!– Largest section of project
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Literature ReviewLiterature Review
• CRITIQUE the studies!– Research questions– Samples/participants– Validity/reliability or trustworthiness– Methods
• Data collection• Data analysis
– Results/conclusions
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Substantive IssuesSubstantive Issues
• To help reader, use– Topic Sentences– Transitions– Summarizing sentences or paragraphs
• Outline your paper!
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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues
• APA formatting– General Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
– Electronic sourceshttp://www.apastyle.org/elecmedia.html
– Power Point Guidehttp://library.villanova.edu/app/Web/userfiles/Images/apa_stylerev012009.pps
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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues
• APA citationsAlthough many generically use the term “self-
efficacy” as synonymous with perceived sense of competence (Jones, 2000; Smith, 1999; Williams, 2000), Bandura (1982) defines self-efficacy as a self-judgment of one’s ability to perform a specific task in a specific domain. When I use the term self-efficacy, I mean….
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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues
• Types of sources– Remember qualitative studies may include
numbers (descriptive data).– Quantitative studies assume generalizability if
they used a random sample.– You may use > 10 sources. If so, you may
use > 1 theoretical paper or literature review.
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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues
• Abstract of ≤150 words – Study purpose– Participants/ context– Data collection methods– Maybe data analysis methods– Results (why results will be useful)
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Data CollectionData Collection
• What will help you to answer your research question?
• Does your question lend itself to a qualitative or quantitative approach?
• What is the best way to collect this info?
• Who should your participants be? Number?
• When could you collect the data?
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Data AnalysisData Analysis
• Anticipate how and when you will analyze the data.
• What makes sense to answer the research questions?
• How are you addressing validity& reliability or trustworthiness?
• Apply concepts we’ve addressed throughout the course.
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Analyzing an Action Research Analyzing an Action Research ProjectProject
• Are the research questions appropriate?• Is the problem researchable? Important?• Is the review of literature adequate? Does the
author identify patterns, gaps, contradictions, strengths, weaknesses?
• Does the literature review provide a backdrop for the study?
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Analyzing an Action Research Analyzing an Action Research ProjectProject
• Does the researcher describe the participants?• Does the researcher adequately describe the
proposed methods? • Does the researcher adequately describe the
proposed analysis?• Do the research question, sample, methods,
analysis, and importance of the results align?
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Next WeekNext Week
• Read Orcher Ch 8, 16
• Bring in ages of 8 family members or friends and the mean of those ages
• Keep gathering sources for Action Research Proposals
• Start working on writing Intro/Literature Review