MB 7210 - Evaluating Educational Interventions

2 lecture hours 4 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course extends the learning from knowledge gained in Project Lead The Way or Center for BioMolecular Modeling summer courses. It requires students to develop an educational intervention related to STEM teaching, then design and implement a research project to evaluate the impact of the intervention on the student achievement. (prereq: MB 6100 and completion of a Project Lead The Way or Center for BioMolecular Modeling summer course)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

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

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

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 wrapup

Coordinator
Dr. Kathleen Miezio

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