MB 7220 - Advancing STEM in Schools

• Design an action research model to address the formulated research question.
• Address key ethical and legal issues surrounding action research in the classroom, and in the research design of own project in particular.
• Identify, adapt, and justify new STEM curriculum and/or teaching techniques as the intervention to be investigated in the research model.
• Implement the classroom research protocol defined in the model, typically including pre-measures, intervention, and post-measures.
• Apply appropriate statistical analysis methods to evaluate data gathered in research effort.
• Document and present results of research with an emphasis on findings, implications for student learning, and factors for further consideration.
• Communicate positive findings to peers and school leaders in a compelling and persuasive manner.
• Evaluate the action research of others to determine validity.

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• Introduction - Course Overview
• Review of Action Research Project & Timeline
• Role of School Leaders in School Improvement
• Developing Formal Hypotheses
• Using Research for School Improvement
• School-Level Action Research
• Instruments for Data Gathering
• Gathering Data from Staff and Other Stakeholders
• Statistical Methods - Quantitative and Qualitative
• Analyzing Cause-Effect Experiments, Correlations, Survey Research, Qualitative Studies
• School-Level Action Research Teams
• Case Study: Decreasing the Performance Gap
• Independent Action Research Project Work
• Complete and Submit Final Report