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Welcome to EDF 5481-01 in the Department
of Educational Research! And, if you are new to Florida State University,
welcome to FSU as well.
On this site are topics, readings, and dates for assignments and exams for EDF 5481-01 Fall 2001. Watch this website over the semester for more information about each assignment. Need more information? Contact me via email: |
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EDF 5481-01
FALL 2001
METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
Department of Educational Research
Florida State University
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| MY OFFICE: 307L Stone Building
850-644-8778 OFFICE HOURS: 1-3 P.M. Monday & Wednesday |
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Susan
Carol Losh
Fall 2001 126 Stone Building Wednesdays 3:35-6:00 P.M. CLICK HERE to find the Stone Building |
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McMILLAN: James H. McMillan (2000) Educational Research: Fundamentals for the Consumer, THIRD EDITION. New York: Longman. Paper. ISBN = 0-321-02337
WIERSMA: William Wiersma (2000). Research Methods in Education: An Introduction, SEVENTH EDITION. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Cloth. ISBN = 0-205-28492-2
COURSE LECTURES will be placed on the Internet and linked with each course topic.
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| As you examine the syllabus you will see that Assignments 1 and 2 are due two days after a unit ends on a Friday BY NOON in my mailbox in 307L Stone Building. Assignments 3, 4 and 5 are due by our class period. We are on a tight schedule so please observe these deadlines. No extensions. |
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| 1: Research Problem Statement | September 14 | 5 percent |
| 2. Dual
Assignment:
Research Hypotheses & Experimental Critique |
September 21 | 5 percent |
| EXAM ONE GUIDE | October 3 | 25 percent |
| 3. Dual
Assignment:
Question/Procedures Design & Survey Research Critique |
October 24 | 5 percent |
| EXAM TWO GUIDE | November 7 | 25 percent |
| 4. Qualitative Design Critique | November 28 | 5 percent |
| 5. Database Search | December 5 | 5 percent |
| Scheduled EXAM THREE at 5:30 P.M | December 12 | 25 percent |
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| DATES | TOPICS | READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS |
| August 29-
September 5 |
Introduction
Developing a Research Question Types of Variables |
Navigating our course WEB
site
Wiersma, Chapters 1,2, 3 McMillan, Chapters 1,2,3 SPECIAL FEATURE IN McMILLAN, #1:
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| SEPTEMBER 3 | LABOR DAY. University closed. | |
| September 12-
September 19 |
Causality
and Internal Validity
Randomized treatment groups Experiments Quasi-Experiments
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Wiersma, Chapters 4,5,6
McMillan: Chapters 6, 8 (pp. 180-186 ONLY), 9 SPECIAL FEATURES IN WIERSMA: Two separate
chapters (#5 and #6) on experiments and quasi-experiments
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| FRIDAY
NOON
SEPTEMBER 14 MY MAILBOX |
ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE |
RESEARCH
PROBLEM STATEMENT DUE BY NOON
NO EXCEPTIONS |
| SEPTEMBER 19 | Feedback
on Assignment 1
THE "MILGRAM VIDEO" OBEDIENCE |
An Experimental Example |
| FRIDAY
NOON
SEPTEMBER 21 MY MAILBOX |
ASSIGNMENT
2 DUE |
DUE
IN MY MAILBOX BY NOON
NO EXCEPTIONS (A) RESEARCH HYPOTHESES EXERCISE (B) BRIEF EXPERIMENT CRITIQUE EXERCISE |
| September 26 | External
Validity and Generalizing
Introduction to Survey Research Feedback
on Assignment 2
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Wiersma, Chapter 7, 157-164
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McMillan, Chapter 5, 8 (pp. 195-197 ONLY) |
| OCTOBER 3 |
"Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW EXAM ONE |
EXAM ONE COVERS MATERIAL THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26 |
| October 10-
October 17 |
Exam One Feedback
More on Survey Research Probability and Non-Probability Samples Questionnaire Design Interviewing |
Wiersma, Chapters 7 (pp.
164-197), 11, 12
McMillan, Chapter 7 (pp. 148-161 and 165-173) |
| WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 24 |
ASSIGNMENT
3 DUE BY CLASS |
(A)
ADDITIONS TO THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
(B) BRIEF SURVEY RESEARCH CRITIQUE EXERCISE |
| October 24-
October 31 |
Generic differences
between more
and less structured research A "Whirlwind tour" of less structured studies: Ethnographies, Historical Research,Content Analysis, "Gleaning" |
Wiersma, Chapter 8, 9 and 10
McMillan, Chapter 7: OBSERVATIONS (pp. 161-165 ONLY) McMillan has a nice critique of a "qualitative" article TIMMS video: Observing school math and science instruction in three cultures |
| OCTOBER 28 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS. | Set your clocks back one hour. Get some sleep! |
| OCTOBER 31 | "Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW | |
| NOVEMBER 7 |
"Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW EXAM TWO |
EXAM COVERS THROUGH SURVEY RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUPS |
| NOVEMBER 12 | VETERAN'S DAY. University closed. | |
| NOVEMBER 14 | Exam 2 Feedback | |
| NOVEMBER 21 | NO CLASS. | HAPPY THANKSGIVING |
| November 28 | Research Resources on the Internet: Searching, Accessing, On-line analysis | McMillan, Chapters 4 |
| NOVEMBER 28 | ASSIGNMENT
4 DUE BY CLASS |
QUALITATIVE DESIGN CRITIQUE |
| December 5 | Feedback
on Assignment 4
Last day of class. "Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW |
(We probably won't have time for this unit) |
| DECEMBER 12 | Scheduled
Final Exam 5:30-7:30 PM
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EXAM
THREE
EXAM COVERS LESS STRUCTURED RESEARCH AND ARCHIVES & DATABASES ONLINE DATABASE ASSIGNMENT |
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