Gay, L.R. & Airasian, P. (2003). Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications and SPSS 11.0 Windows Student Package (Seventh Edition) Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall.

My Assignment 3 [.doc] (not done!!)

My Assignment 3 Questionnaire [.doc] (not done!!)

My Notes
Course introductions and Overview

Introduction to Educational Research Chapter 1

My Notes 2
Selecting and Defining a Research Topic Chapters 2,3

Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan

My Notes 3
Assignment 1 May 20* Selecting a Sample and Measuring Instruments Chapters 4,5

Chapter 5 Selecting Measuring Instruments

Chapter 10 Survey Research
Survey research Chapter 10

Chapter 11 Correlational Research
Correlational Research Chapters 11

Chapter 12 Causal-Comparative Research
Causal-Comparative Research Chapter 12

Chapter 13 Experimental Research
Assignment 2 Experimental Research Chapter 13

Chapter 14 Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive Statistics Chapter 14

Chapter 15 Inferential Statistics
Inferential Statistics Chapter 15

Chapter 17 Preparing Research Reports

Chapter 18 Evaluating Research Reports

June 17/22 Preparing and Evaluating Research Reports Chapters 17,18

Assignment 3

Presentation of Research Proposals

Assignment 1: Due May 20

Compare and Contrast Quantitative and Qualitative Methodologies (20%)

The task of this assignment is to compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In crafting this response please considers the elements that make each of these approaches unique and explore possibilities where the integration of these two approaches might serve to better understand the study of a topic. Please be concise in your response, focusing on the utility and appropriateness of each methodology.

Assignment 2: Due June 3

Critique of a Research Paper (30%)

Select a research article published in a peer-reviewed journal and undertake a critique taking into consideration the following questions. Please limit your response to 6 pages. Include a copy of the article, which will be returned to you along with the remainder of your assignment.

Checklist for Evaluating Research Articles (Lehmann & Mehrens. Educational Research in Focus" (2nd edition) Holt Reinhart & Winston, 1979)

1. Is the problem clearly stated?
2. Does the problem have a theoretical rationale?
3. How significant is the problem?
4. Is there a review of the literature? If so, is it relevant?
5. How clearly are the hypotheses stated?
6. Are operational definitions provided?
7. Is the procedure (or method) used to attack and answer the problem fully and completely described? Was a sample used? If so, how was it selected?
8. Are there any probable sources of error that might influence the results of the study? If so, have they been controlled?
9. Were statistical techniques used to analyze the data? If so, were they appropriate?
10. How clearly are the results presented?
11. Are the conclusions presented clearly? Do the data support the conclusions? Does the researcher over generalize their findings?
12. What are the limitations of the study? Are they stated?

Computer Games as a Part of Children's Culture (mostly bar charts)

http://www.gamestudies.org/0301/fromme/

Fromme, Johannes: "Computer Games as a Part of Children's Culture." in Game Studies, Volume 3, issue 1. URI: http://www.gamestudies.org/0301/fromme/

Effect of Gaming and Visual Metaphors on Reflective Cognition Within Computer-Based Simulations (a blended study)

http://it.coe.uga.edu/~lrieber/gaming-simulation/index.html

Paper presented at the 86th annual convention of the National Communication

Association, Seattle, WA, November 8 - 12, 2000

Computer Games as a Learning Resource (bar charts mostly)

http://www.und.ac.za/und/biology/staff/amory/edmedia98.html

Alan Amory, Kevin Naicker, Jacky Vincent and Claudia Adams, Computer Games as a Learning Resource, British Journal of Educational Technology 30(4) (1999): 311-322.

Arousal Transfer or Desensitization? A Comparison of Mechanisms Underlying Violent Video Game Effects (real stats)

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~sherryj/videogames/VGA&D.pdf

Why do Adolescents Play Video Games? Developmental Stages Predicts Video Game Uses and Gratifications, Game Preference, and Amount of Time Spent in Play (also real stats)

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~sherryj/videogames/VG&age.pdf

submitted to Journal of Adolescence

Violent Videogame Use and Hostility among High School Students and College Students (more stats)

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~sherryj/videogames/VGU&H.pdf

Chory-Assad R.M. & Mastro D.E. (2000) Violent Videogame Use and Hostility among High School Students and College Students. Presented as part of the panel "Violent Video Games and Hostility" to the Mass Communication Division of the National Communication Association at its annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Nov 2000

An assessment and evaluation of computer science education. (bar charts)

http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~becker/EdTech/60302/p115-parham.pdf

Parham, Jennifer, “Assessment and Evaluation of Computer Science Education”, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Vol. 19, No. 2, Dec. 2003, pp 115-127

Measuring the effectiveness of constructivist and behaviourist assignments in CS102 (other measures - but they're supposed to be explained in the paper)

http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~becker/Main/Papers/233asg-paper1.fm.pdf

J.R.Parker and Katrin Becker. Measuring the effectiveness of constructivist and behaviourist assignments in CS102, ITiCSE 2003, The 8th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 30-July 2, 2003

Assignment 3: Due :June 22/24

Research Proposal (50%)

For this assignment you will be asked to complete a research proposal. The proposal should include an introduction, brief literature review, a clear research question or hypothesis, a methodology section, a description of your data analysis procedure and any anticipate limitations. Each student will be asked to prepare a concise 5-minute class presentation highlighting the key components of their research project. As this assignment is viewed as an opportunity to integrate much of the content of the course greater detail regarding this assignment will be presented in class.