EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IIESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION
Mención Inglés
Mgs. Alba Vargas Saritama
Primer Bimestre
ABRIL – AGOSTO 2011
What is the goal?Goal
Didactic materialsPrinted didactic materials
• Guide• Book
Technological didactic materials• EVA• e-mail• videoconference• telephone
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What is Research?
What is educational research?
Educational research
Systematic application of the scientific method
for addressing
Educational issues topics problems (phenomena)
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Different types of researchMertler & Charles (2008) classifies Educational Research considering: practicality, method employed and questions addressed
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Key terms
Research article – presents some research a person has performed about a particular topic
Research proposal –plan designed in order to investigate a specific topic, phenomenon or issue
study - written document that presents findings of research (research report)
Research Report – piece of academic writing which contains a detailed description of a study.
Journal – publish articles which have passed arigorous editing and review process
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Ethical issues in research in research involving subjects
Any research must guarantee human rights.
Guarantee that participants will not be harm in any way.
In research the ends do not justify the means
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
Code of ethics
Informed consent
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HOW TO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH (STUDY)
Data collectionResearch tools (instruments) = collection
measuresSurvey InterviewQuestionnaire Observation
formsFormal models for language research:
- Acceptability judgments- Elicited imitation- Magnitude Estimation- Truth-Value judgements and other interpretation tasks- Sentence matching
Elicitation measures in language research
Validity
Reliability
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• The final stage is to report the results gotten in the study
• The research report must be written based on the standard principles of research and the format set by the institution which sponsors the research
• Each institution and organization adapts its own research report format
Third Stage: Report the research
Formats for research reportREAEARCH REPORT FORMAT (TEXTBOOK) UTPL RESEARCH REPORT FORMAT
TITLE PAGEPRELIMINARY PAGESABSTRACTBODY1. IntroductionA. Statement of the topicB. Statement of general issuesC. General goal of paperD. Literature reviewII. Method• Participants• Materials• Procedures• AnalysisIII. Results Charts, tables, and /or figures
accompanied by verbal descriptions.IV. Discussion / conclusion (often two
separate sections)NOTESREFERENCESAPPENDIXES
Title Page
Preliminary Pages: – Certification– Contrato de Cesión de Derechos– Authorship– Dedication (optional)– Acknowledgment (optional) – Contents
AbstractIntroductionMethodologyDiscussion
– Literature Review– Results– Description, Analysis, and
Interpretation of Results – Conclussions
ReferencesAnnexes
RESEARCH REPORT
Introduction
A study
Abstract
Title
Methodology
Results
Discussion
References
Annexes
Literature Review
Analysis and Interpretation of results Conclusions
The Title
The title should reflect content and emphasis of the project in the report (essential key words)
Single page
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Example To illustrate a report of a study I have taken an example from ASIAN EFL JOURNAL: http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/PDF/Volume-12-Issue-4-Cheng.pdf
Example of a study
Chang. M.Ch., Jui-Chuan. Ch., Yi-Chen. Ch., & Ying-shu. L. (2010).Do They Want the Same Thing?” Learner Perspectives on Two Content- Based Course Designs in the Context of English as a Foreign Language. Asian EFL Journal 12 (4). From http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/PDF/Volume-12-Issue-4-Cheng.pdf
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Do They Want the Same Thing?” Learner Perspectives on Two Content- Based Course Designs in the Context of
English as a Foreign Language
Abstract• Presents a summary of the topic and the
major finding of the research.• They are usually 100- 150 but in the UTPL
format it is one page long.• It must contain:
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- The researched topic - The place - Population and sample
- Methods and instruments
- Major results
Abstract
(Chang. M.Ch., Jui-Chuan. Ch., Yi-Chen. Ch., & Ying-shu. L., 2010)
IntroductionThe introduction describes clearly but briefly
the background of the problem, highlights the importance of the study and the purpose of the study.
It must be well-written and be attractive to motivate the reader to continue reading.
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The introduction must contain:
MethodologyThe methodology represents the “how” of a study (research).
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History of the research done
Place and participants (characteristics)
Research design and detailed description of the procedures
How the data was tabulated, processed and analyzed
Techniques and instruments, materials
METHODOLOGY
Results The results section has relevant data
and findings summarized in qualitative and quantitative charts.
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DISCUSSION
Steps to follow in order to write the Literature review of a study:
Identify key terms
Locate different literature sources
Critically evaluate
Organize the literature
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Literature Review
Important!!!!!
Follow a standard documentation style when citing sources and writing your bibliography
Social sciences follow American Psychological Association (APA) standards
Write the references in alphabetical order
Use updated bibliography (5 years )
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Plagiarism
Is the unfair use of someone else's words or ideas.
To avoid plagiarism you must Summarize, use quotations, and paraphrase the information that you take from other authors. That is, you must properly integrate and credit all quotes and paraphrases by citing authors or sources in paragraphs. In addition, you must include a reference list at the end of your written work.
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Include all the sources reviewed
Books
Journals
Magazines
Electronic sources, etc
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Include all the sources reviewed
Order the list of books, journal articles, magazines electronic sources, etc in an alphabetical way.
Use updated bibliography (5 years )
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References
QUESTIONS?????
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