Curriculum Investigation Technology

Week of Prog. Date Week Beginning ContentNotes/Room 1727 April 9.00 amIntroduction Developing an area of interest Reviewing literature 184 May 9.00 amReviewing literature continued Preparing for writing the annotated bibliographies 1911 May 9.00 amDeveloping and refining research question 2018 May 9.00 amSelecting methods for gathering information4 Annotations due 22nd May 2125 May 9.00 amEthical Issues, Developing a Proposal 22-25Practicum preparation and practice 1st June – 26 June 2629 June – 1 July 11.00am Proposals finalised for the Ethics Committee. Writing methodology 29 June class starts at am Proposals due 1 st July

27-28Inter-semester Break July 2920July 9.00 amReturn proposals4 Annotations due 24 th July 3027 July 9.00 amWriting the introductionData gathering Tuesday 313 Aug 9.00 amDraft introductions presented in classData gathering Tuesday 3210 AugustData gathering no scheduled classData gathering Tuesday 3317 August 9.00 amAnalysing, interpretation and presentation of results. Posters August 9.00 amScheduled individual interviews 35 Inter semester Break 31st August- 4 Sept 367 September 9.00 am Scheduled individual interviews 3714 SeptemberReport Due Wed 9th September, noon Poster Due Friday 11 th Sept, noon Poster Presentation Thursday 17 th Sept 1pm

AssessmentDue Date % Contribution to Final Grade 4 Annotations22 May 12 noon 20% 4 Annotations24 July12 noon Project Report9 Sept12 noon70% Poster due11 Sept12 noon10% Poster presentation17 Sept Assessment - see page 7 of coursebook for detailed description Students will be required to maintain attendance (tutorials and practicum) of not less than 80% to pass the paper. NOTE: All assignments are due at noon on or before the due date.

The report will include the following: Abstract Introduction Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Critical review Referencing in APA style An ethics committee approved proposal

Research is a systematic investigation to find answers to a problem (Burns, 2000, p3) [Research is] seeking through methodological processes to add to one’s own body of knowledge (Howard & Sharp, cited in Bell, 1999, p2)

Research is a dynamic activity that travels a long and winding trail from start to finish. It is not a single event rather the act of doing research is a process. Research can involve asking people questions, listening and observing and evaluating resources, programmes and teaching methods To be a successful researcher you need knowledge of your topic, knowledge of the craft of the research to enable you to make sound decisions, understanding of the ethical responsibilities of the researcher. A research question is a way of explaining as sharply and pithily as possible to yourself exactly what you are going to research and what you might wish to find out. Carol Mutch (2005)Doing Educational Research: A Practitioner’s Guide to Getting Started, NZCER Press

A qualitative research question requires you to gather data in order to describe a situation in detail from which you could formulate a theory. Qualitative researchers gather rich description of the phenomenon of interest. This detail may come from careful observation, open-ended interviews with participants or detailed examination of documents or artefacts. The aim is to illuminate the experience for others. Your research question What kind of data will you gather?-qualitative stories, perceptions, to answer the research question How will you gather these data?-observations, interviews, document analysis From whom will you gather these data? How might you analyse these data? How might you display these data? Carol Mutch (2005)Doing Educational Research: A Practitioner’s Guide to Getting Started, NZCER Press

Yourself as a teacher Children’s knowledge, skills or concepts Methods of teaching Technology Not assessing associates teaching

I would like to know more about…. Record ideas which could later be shaped into a question All ideas will be placed on blackboard/wiki

How I question in Technology lessons How children find information on the internet E-learning and…

Technology exemplars LITE Aspects of your own teaching E-fellow examples

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