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OUTCOMES & PERFORMANCES: Teacher Action Research Project

Master of Science in Education

Sequence For Reflective Practitioner Program

Required: EDUC 671 – Integrating Research Seminar in Secondary Education OR EDUC 674 – Integrating Research Seminar in Elementary Education

Course description
A culminating research-oriented seminar that integrates professional knowledge and professional skills. Students conduct a school-based research project, based on professional literature, and write a research report. Includes a supervised field experience.

Course overview
This course involves action research. It is the culminating course in the master’s degree program. Each student completes a research project and prepares a written report. Students also present the results of their research to the class. The course includes analysis of selected research reports in terms of 1) indicators of quality in school-based research and 2) examples of research that affects elementary school curriculum. Students also show connections between their teaching practice and educational research.

Objectives
This course will enable students to:

1. Formulate and state questions that can be addressed through action research.
2. Identify procedures and information needed to answer questions related to elementary education.
3. Use professional literature to obtain information pertaining to research questions.
4. Obtain and organize information to answer a research question.
5. Describe indicators of quality in educational research.
6. Identify research studies that meet quality indicators and inform practice in elementary education.
7. Demonstrate application of research-based teaching practices in their classrooms
8. Write a research report in clear, concise language.
9. Explain results of a study to a group of peers.
10. Evaluate published research in terms of criteria for judging quality research.

Relationship of course to program model
EDUC 671/674 is the culminating course of the master’s degree program. Through emphasis on applications of educational research, evaluation of research studies, and analysis of classroom practice in terms of research-based approaches, teachers act as “reflective teacher researchers.” Through conducting their own research and analyzing results of studies, they construct knowledge. Through exploration of the controversial and inconclusive nature of selected educational research, teachers demonstrate application and understanding of multiple perspectives on research, educational practice, and current issues in education.

Textbooks (on reserve at Rice Library)
Burnaford, G., Fischer, J., & Hobson, D. (2001) Teachers Doing Research. NJ: Erlbaum.

McMillan, J. H. & Wergin, J. F. (2002). Understanding and evaluating educational research, 2nd ed. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Selected Topics for Discussion
1.     Overview of educational research (review)

1. Stating the research question
2. Designing and managing a study
3. The classroom and school as a research laboratory
4. Writing a research report
5. Identifying research that informs teaching practice
6. Understanding and evaluating research reports

Disability Rights
If any member of the class believes that s/he has a disability, please advise the instructor of the desired accommodations and provide written documentation as soon as possible. The instructor will work with you and the staff of the Disability Support Services to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform and participate in the class.
 
Course Requirements
A major course requirement is to formulate a research question, design and conduct a study to answer the question, and write a report of the study. Additionally, seminar students will attend class, contribute to the seminar sessions, and present results of their research in the seminar. This project will be 100% of your grade.

Students will begin the semester by writing a two or three-page report of some aspect of the curriculum in their classrooms that they have modified based on their learning in the Master’s degree program. They will describe the change, discuss results of the change in terms of student learning, and give a reflective evaluation of the experience. This assignment addresses the requirement of supervised field experience.

Students will read published research results and make judgments about the quality of research and the validity of conclusions and recommendations.
 
Article Format
Submit your final project—article and abstract—in paper and electronic formats. Electronic versions may be emailed or submitted on a diskette. The paper will be returned via U.S. mail. No binders, please. All articles will be written in APA format and will be prepared so that by the end of the semester they are ready to be considered for publication.

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