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ED523 Research Analysis
Purpose:
Finding research-based instructional practices that are applicable to your unique classroom situation can
inform your practice. In this assignment you will use the ERIC database in the Kaplan Library to select an
article to analyze. In Unit 3, you will write a lesson plan using what you have learned from this article
about your chosen instructional technique.
Directions:
Choose one instructional method that is applicable to your unique classroom situation. This can be
based on what you have learned in previous courses or from your own experience. Some suggestions
can be found in the Bullmaster literature review in Unit 2.
Go to the KU Library to search the ERIC, Academic Search Premier, or Professional Development
Collection databases and select one full text article on your chosen instructional method. Examples of
possible topics might be discovery learning, scaffolding, nonlinguistic representations, cooperative
learning, etc. (This topic can also be used for your Literature Review due in Unit 6. If you find several
articles of interest, you might want to save them for your Literature Review.)
Write a 2-3 page paper analyzing and reflecting on the article you read. Use the following headers and
discussion questions to frame your research analysis assignment.
Research Problem:
What are the research questions? What is the hypothesis being tested?
iterature Review/ Theoretical Framework: (This will be a summary of the author’s literature review
included in the article. You will not need to create a new literature review.)
What general field of knowledge does this study investigate? Examples could include: Research
on Teacher Effectiveness, Research on Self-Reflective Learning, Research on Gender Differences
in Mathematics Performance, etc.
List three key points from the study’s literature review that help the reader understand what is
already known about the subject, and the purpose of this study in light of other studies.
Cite at least one study used by the author for each of the three points you list.
Research Design:
Describe the research design (experimental, correlational, descriptive, etc.).
Describe the method(s) of data collection.
Describe the method(s) of data analysis.
Experimental studies
seek to prove cause-and-effect relationships. The role of the
researcher is to introduce a change (known as a "treatment") into a situation and note
the results. Collecting data in experimental studies is accomplished through
observation, "counting," and measurement. The data is then analyzed by statistical
methods. These studies are sometimes referred to as quantitative studies.
Correlational studies
can be descriptive or experimental, and they seek to prove a
relationship between events without any manipulation of those events by the
researcher. Data from correlational studies is analyzed by statistical methods.
Descriptive or qualitative studies
report and analyze descriptions of educational
settings, events, or processes without seeking to change these settings, events, or
processes. Descriptive studies often take the form of case studies. Data in these studies
is collected through interviews, observation notes, audio and video records of activities,
and open-ended survey responses. Descriptive studies do not analyze data with
sophisticated statistical methods and do not prove cause-and-effect relationships
between events.
Findings:
Briefly describe the outcomes of the research. (Summarize the study's results in general terms;
you do not have to supply large amounts of statistical data from the study.)
Limitations:
What are the limitations of this research?
Can the outcome(s) be generalized or transferred to groups outside of this study?
Why or why not?
Implications for Practice:
Discuss ways in which you can incorporate findings from this study into your own professional
practice.
A sample Research Analysis is available in Doc Sharing.
This assignment is due at the end of Unit 2 and is worth 100 points. The rubric may be found under the
Grading Rubrics
link under
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