EDU 601 Week 1 Lec 2 7 Feb

EDU 601
EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
Lecture 2
07 Feb 15
Ms. Jasmine Mohammed

Overview
•General Elements of a Research
Proposal.
•Referencing
•Annotated Bibliography

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Higher Education Graduate Certificate in Education/Bachelor of Education

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Recap
1. Research is________________________________. 2. List 5 characteristics of research.
3. State 3 reasons why research is important.
4. Research questions may arise from________,___________,____________ and
__________.
5. List 3 things to consider while choosing a research topic.

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Higher Education Graduate Certificate in Education/Bachelor of Education

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General Elements of a Research Proposal
• Abstract
1.Introduction-background, purpose, significance, hypothesis or guiding questions.
2. Literature Review
3. Methodology/Methods
4. Data analysis
5. Findings-relationship to literature/theory and practice (qualitative)
6. Timeline
7. Budget
8.Research outcomes
9. Reference
10. Appendixes
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Higher Education Graduate Certificate in Education/Bachelor of Education

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Abstract
• Summary of paper
• A good abstract summarizes the key points of your paper without providing unnecessary details.
Five sections or areas of focus:
• why the experiment/research was conducted;
• the problem being addressed;
• what methods were used to solve the problem;
• the major results obtained; and
• the overall conclusions from the experiment as a whole. SoE

Higher Education Graduate Certificate in Education/Bachelor of Education

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Introduction
• Background
• Purpose
• Research Questions/hypothesis
Examples:
RQ-What is the relationship between instructional approach and spelling achievement for fourth grade students?
Hypothesis1.Null Hypothesis- stated as there is no significant difference
There is no significant difference between rewards and learning spelling among fourth grade children.
2. Directional Hypothesis- indicates direction
Fourth grade students perform better in spelling when they receive rewards. SoE

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