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Research Methods: Program Evaluation
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Program Evaluation can take components of any or multiple of the designs discussed earlier this semester into one giant research project. Both Program and Outcome Accountability are important. 8226; You could have a program that does everything it says it’s going to do, but it doesn’t produce any outcomes. 8211; D.A.R.E. is an example of this problem. 8211; So then how do you know what the changes in outcomes are due to –the program, or some extraneous variable? 3 All assessmen...
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Research Methods: March 2008
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Functions of Quantitative Designs. 8226; Purpose of. 8211; Experimental Research. Is to draw conclusions about cause and effect. 8211; Comparative Research. Is to examine relationships between variables. 8211; Descriptive (Survey). Is to summarize characteristics of a particular sample or population. 8211;data is collected once from a variety of different groups. 8211; Trend Studies. 8226; I could sample the EDPS 6030 cohorts every year. 8211; Cohort Studies. 8211; Panel Studies.
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Research Methods: February 2008
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Random Selection/Sampling vs. Random Assignment. How do I get my sample? All people in your population have an equal chance of being selected. Once you have your sample, how do you assign them to a group? Internal Validity vs. External Validity. Control of the experiment. Generalizability of your experiment. You want to have the correct balance between the two. Independent, Dependent, and Extraneous Variables. What you are manipulating. Depends on the independent. Involve co...
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Research Methods: Final Paper & Poster
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Final Paper and Poster. Bring a hard copy of the article you reviewed. Bring a hard copy of your original review. Bring a hard copy of your new revised review. Just paper clip them together. More than 5 pages, less than 10. Come up with a question you have based on the article you read. Answer a question that might help you in your teaching practice. You do this type of thing in class anyway, this is just a little more formal. Make it on a tri-fold. View my complete profile.
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Research Methods: Observations and Interviews
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008. 8226;Who is your interviewee? 8226;Design the interview protocol. 8226;Where will the interview take place? 8226;Wording of the Questions - No leading or biasing questions; open-ended; clear and understandable, unambiguous, not double-barrelled, no two-part questions, no double negatives; ask in a respectful way. 8226;Memorize the questions. 8226;Obtain consent before starting. 8226;Demonstrate Respect. - For individual, culture, community, etc. 8226;Record comments faithfully.
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Research Methods: January 2008
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Important Characteristics of Measures. Validity vs. Reliability. Appropriateness, correctness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of inferences made about the instruments used in a study. Consistency of scores obtained, across individuals, administrators, and sets of items. Relationship Between Reliability and Validity. Suppose I have a faulty measuring tape and I use it to measure each student’s height. On the other hand, if I have a correctly printed measuring tape. B Obtain mo...
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Research Methods: April 2008
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Final Paper and Poster. Bring a hard copy of the article you reviewed. Bring a hard copy of your original review. Bring a hard copy of your new revised review. Just paper clip them together. More than 5 pages, less than 10. Come up with a question you have based on the article you read. Answer a question that might help you in your teaching practice. You do this type of thing in class anyway, this is just a little more formal. Make it on a tri-fold. Process of the Program.
