1. Ed Psych & Research

2. Ed Psych encourages… Reflective practice Professional development Instructional strategies Self-efficacy – YOU can do it! Research

3. Is any one learning theory right all of the time?

4. What are some classroom situations in which Ed Psych might be applied?

5. Education should be changing… How do we stay current? Do we change our practices as often as we should? How do we know if changes we make are effective?

6. Types of Research Descriptive Studies Correlational Studies Experimental Studies Action Research

7. Chart it! DescriptiveCorrelationalExperimentalAction Goals Forms Findings +/- Examples

8. How do we apply this? Which types of research might be the most helpful/practical in your classroom? Why?

9. Scenario At least once an hour, Jeremy gets out of his seat. There doesn’t seem to be anything provoking it and he doesn’t seem to do anything in particular every time. He just gets up. Explain how you would conduct your assigned study, what the goals of it would be, what the expected results would be, and what the limitations of it are.

10. Case Studies 1)How would you conduct your study? What would it look like? 2)What are the goals of your study? 3)What are the expected results of your study 4)What are the limitations of this study?