MB 7210 - Evaluating Educational Interventions

• Assess own knowledge and skills against those needed to conduct meaningful scholarship in teaching and learning in their classrooms.
• Describe the action research model, appropriate use of collaborative research techniques, and elements of sound classroom research design.
• Define a focal point and refine it to formulate a research question appropriate for implementation using the action research model in the classroom.
• 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.
• Communicate positive findings to peers and school leaders in a compelling and persuasive manner.

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• Introduction to Education Research
• Action Research Overview
• Ethical Frameworks for Education Research
• Understanding the Problem or Focus Area
• Defining a Research Topic/Project
• Connecting Research, Theory, and Prior Practice
• Conducting a Literature Review - Part 1
• Exploring MSOE Online Library Resources
• Conducting a Literature Review - Part 2
• Revising the Research Topic/Focus Area
• Developing an Educational Intervention
• Planning the Action Research Study
• Aligning Data Collection Strategies with Research Questions
• Sources of Data and Data Collection
• Enhancing Credibility, Reliability, and Validity of Data and the Study
• Analyzing Data to Produce Insights/Results
• Communicating Research Proposals and Results
• Persuasive Presentations
• Anticipating and Responding to Risks
• Peer Evaluation of Planned Research Projects
• Course Evaluations
• Project Final Revisions and Wrap Up