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Assessing Impact: Approaches and Designs
……………… Karen Swan Stukel Professor of Educational Leadership University of Illinois, Springfield
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Karen Swan Wednesday, April 13, 2011; 1:40-2:25 pm
Assessing Impact: Approaches & Designs for Answering Practical Questions About Technology Implementation Karen Swan Wednesday, April 13, 2011; 1:40-2:25 pm
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research Questions APPROACHES, METHODS
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Start with a Good Question
significant
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific outcomes processes inputs
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific can be answered through the collection & analysis of data
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific can be answered through the collection & analysis of data linked to relevant research & theory
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific can be answered through the collection & analysis of data linked to relevant research & theory provide coherent, explicit chains of reasoning to rule out counter-interpretations
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Start with a Good Question
significant specific can be answered through the collection & analysis of data linked to relevant research & theory provide coherent, explicit chains of reasoning to rule out counter-interpretations without bias
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WRITING a Good RESEARCH Question
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WRITING a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic
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WRITING a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings, . .
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sampling comprehensive sample – whole population convenience sample
random sampling – stratified random sampling purposive sampling – quota sampling – snowball sampling criterion-based sampling – maximum variation sampling – extreme case sampling – typical case sampling – critical case sampling – negative case sampling
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WRITING a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings,
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WRITING a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings, comparisons, relationships, processes, outcomes of interest,
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WRITING a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings, comparisons, relationships, processes, outcomes of interest, formulate question(s) that are as specific as possible refine your question(s) – are all the terms measurable/observable? how?
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VARIABLES categorical variables – vary in kind
quantitative variables – vary in degree independent variables – causal, can be manipulated dependent variables – change when something else (independent variable) changes extraneous variables – variables not measured mediating variables – mediate between independent & dependent variables moderating variables – change effects of independent variables confounding variables – variables that could effect outcomes
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Start with a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings, comparisons, relationships, processes, outcomes of interest, formulate question(s) that are as specific as possible refine your question(s) – are all the terms measurable/observable? how?
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Start with a Good Question
identify & explore a general topic of interest build on the research literature & your own experience to refine the topic specify populations, settings, comparisons, relationships, processes, outcomes of interest, formulate question(s) that are as specific as possible refine your question(s) – are all the terms measurable/observable? how? how will you account for alternative explanations? unanticipated findings? your own biases?
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental non-experimental
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental non-experimental causal- comparative
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental non-experimental causal- comparative correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental ethnographic non-experimental causal- comparative correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE experimental ethnographic non-experimental causal- comparative phenomenological correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE grounded theory experimental ethnographic non-experimental causal- comparative phenomenological correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE grounded theory experimental ethnographic non-experimental causal- comparative phenomenological correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE grounded theory case study experimental ethnographic non-experimental causal- comparative phenomenological correlational
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SELECT APPROACHES, RESEARCH METHODS
QUANTITATIVE MIXED QUALITATIVE grounded theory case study experimental ethnographic non-experimental content analysis causal- comparative phenomenological correlational
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OTHER ISSUES
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OTHER ISSUES validity
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OTHER ISSUES validity reliability
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OTHER ISSUES validity reliability human subjects
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Karen Swan kswan4@uis.edu Stukel Professor of Educational Leadership
University of Illinois Springfield
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