1. Week 2 (Feb.1,06) The Scientific Approach in Education - Research Categories

2. Agenda for Today Sharing life Group discussion and preparation on research categories Sharing: each group teaches the class Steps/formats in doing research Housekeeping

3. Overview

4. Spice it up – Let’s have Some Fun!  Let’s make our group discussion and presentation lively and lovely!

5. Role Play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

6. The 7 dwarfts  2S Snoopy and Sneezy  2D Dopey and Doc  3 emotions: Happy, Bashful, and Grumpy

7. Which is which?

9. Quantitative Experts (Group I)  Experimental research  Correlational research  Causal comparative research  Survey Research 1.1

10. Experimental Research  Give an example (history teacher) and through this example explain  What is experimental research?  “Buzz words” Independent variable Dependent variable Treatment/experimental group Intact/control group Extraneous variables

11. Correlational Research  An Example (math teacher)  Purpose of research  How to do this?  How to examine/interpret results?  Manipulation/intervention  Naturally occurring phenomena  Cause – effect: causal?

12. Causal-comparison Research (optional)  Example  Experimental (randomly/systematically)  Quasi-experimental  How to interpret the result?

13. Survey Research  Example  Frequencies/percentage  Difficulties  Advantages  Open-ended questions, in-depth questions, follow-up questions

14. Knowing All Quantitative vs. Qualitative (Group II)  Intro – give a general picture of quan & quali (Snowwhite/Doc) Why qualitative – give an example Roots of Quan vs. Quali – positivism & phonemenlogoy 2.1

15. Debate  Merits of Quan vs. Quali  Categories of Quan vs. Quali Using flow charts, drawing, maps … to chart the categories of both Quan vs. Quali Be creative in your presentation

16. Qualitative Experts (Group III)  What is it? Purpose?  Research process?  Characteristics?  Case study and Phenomenological study Example How does it look like? Purpose Method of data collection Method of data analysis 2.2

17. Case Study Experts (Group IV)  Case study and Phenomenological study Example How does it look like? Purpose Method of data collection Method of data analysis 2.2+

18. Ethnography Experts (Group V)  Ethnography and Grounded theory Example How does it look like? What is the difference between case study and ethnograph? Buzz words  Entire group  Cultural anthropology  “cultures”  Intact culture  Gain access to a stie, gatekeeper, insider, outsider  Informed consent  Key informants  Participant observation  Fieldwork, fieldnotes 2.2+

19. Grumpy (Group VI)  Action Research Expert Do whatever you want as long as the class can learn something from you about action research! 1.1

20. Steps in Research Study

21. About the Readings  Validity & Reliability (Methodology week)  Observation & Interview (Methodology week)  Types of writing – the research articles you’ve found (for next week) What category of research does that writing fall into? What types of writing does it belong to – (types of writing Week 3)

22. HW and ???  Reading for next week  Arrange for observation (week 3 HW)  Think about your research questions