Name of study: A Comparative Study of Teacher Preparation and Qualifications in Six Nations.By

Richard M. Ingersoll, United StatesPurpose of study: this study show the Prospective teachers who satisfactorily meet the graduation requirements specified by the Teacher Certification Authorization Act receive a teaching certificate.Audience: elementary schools teachers (200 teacher) from Japan, China ,USA, UK, Korea and IndiaInstruments: Observation by visit school for each

country then use checklist.

Second study: non comparative:

Name of study: Comparing the Impact of Two Different

Designs for Online Discussion

Author:

Yuankun Yao

The purpose:

The purpose was to find out if requiring students to respond to one another with

little intervention from the instructor would lead to increased student participation

and more significant student learning, as compared to a design that required

students to directly respond to the original discussion topic followed by an

instructor response.

discussion topic followed by an instructor response.

The audience:

Students of University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg located 35 miles from

suburban Kansas City in USA.

Instrument:

Observation