NERU Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Dr Lynn Martin Follow Up of Faculty Development Day December 2011 This session will focus on creating theme research groups in education such as portfolios, simulation, clinical teaching, PBL,PBL in large groups, use of reflection, tutorial assessment and other ideas that emerged from the December day. Charlotte Noesgaard

Discussion Process The plan is to have groups develop a description for a focused educational research theme as NERU has done in the past. The Research office is available to assist groups to apply for the $2, educational research grant due 2012 mid March. This is an opportunity for all faculty to become part of research teams valuing education.

Dec 12 Themes Clinical learning Educator Role Learning Methods Teaching Methods Evaluation Methods Student perceptions

Freq. of educational research methods METHODNumberPercentage Interview48092 Literature review47190 Case study42181 Sampling41680 Observation41580 Textual analysis40979 Qualitative general40077 Quantitative general39376 Survey39175 Triangulation37071 Gorald, S., Rushforth, K., & Taylor, C. (2004). Is there a shortage of quantitative work in educational research? Oxford Review of Education,30(3),

Grabove, V., Kustra, E., Lopes, V., Potter, M.K., Wiggers, R., & Woodhouse, R. (Jan. 31, 2012). Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

U.K. ESRC Research Program Research Assessment Exercise UK 2001 overall improvement since 1992 & 1996 review. 55% of all research active work in a dept. Graded as high quality compared to 31% in Out of 174 agencies applying for funds. 75% allocated to 24 agencies Gorald, S., Rushforth, K., & Taylor, C. (2004). Is there a shortage of quantitative work in educational research? Oxford Review of Education,30(3),

UK ESRC Teaching & Learning Research Program (TLRP) Research Capacity Building Network 1.Interview stakeholders 2.Survey education research community 3.Review best education Literature 4.Audit method, questionnaire at N = 521 – category – theory/method field used: British Educational Journal British Journal of Educational Psychology Education Management and Administration

Criticism of education research: Small scale Non cumulative Decreased quality Overgeneralizations

QualitativeMethods : Interview Literature review Case study samplings Observation Text analysis Qual general

Quantitative Methods Quantitative general Survey Triangulation 2 ⁰ data analysis ex exam scores

Trends in educational research Reported first method : think piece (18%), lit review 10%, survey 8%, case study 8%, Ratio is 2 qualitative: 1 quantitative