Monthly Archives: August 2010
Matching Strategy with Teacher Style (EDU 6526)
This week’s module on direction instruction and cultural literacy reinforced my belief that instructional strategies can only take a class so far – the engagement of students is often more a result of the teacher. As we moved along through … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/18) EDU 6982
Wednesday, August 18 Educational Research Vocabulary No reading due for today Reflection The final class day in Educational Inquiry provided an opportunity for all of us to share an article critique. Students in our class researched a variety … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/17) EDU 6982
Tuesday, August 17 Chapter 13 Educational Research Vocabulary 1. Population validity: (text pg. 353) generalizability to other individuals. When researchers look for the population validity of their research, the often must generalize based on characterisitics like race and … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/16) EDU 6982
Monday, August 16 Chapter 9 (241-243) Educational Research Vocabulary 1. Single-subject design: (text pg. 241) individual behavior recorded before and after an intervention. Researchers use individuals to study an intervention on behavior utilizing a single-subject design. 2. Baseline: … Continue reading
Character Education (EDU 6526)
This week’s readings and reflection in Survey of Instructional Strategies focused on character education and its place in our schools. As a teacher at a Jesuit, private school, character education exists in nearly all, if not all, aspects of Seattle … Continue reading
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Class Reflection (8/11) EDU 6982
Wednesday, August 11 Chapter 11 & 12 Educational Research Vocabulary 1. Ethnography: (text pg. 276) in-depth involvement in a culture to describe naturally occurring behavior. Anthropologists have used ethnography to investigate primitive cultures for years. 2. Emic: (text pg. … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/10) EDU 6982
Tuesday, August 10 Chapter Ten Educational Research Vocabulary 1. Level of significance: (text pg. 254) probability of being wrong in rejecting the null hypothesis. Due to the probability being .20, the level of significance proved to be only 20% … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/9) EDU 6982
Monday, August 9 Chapter Nine Educational Research Vocabulary 1. Internal validity: (text pg. 220) control of extraneous variables. Due to the fact that the plausible extraneous variables were controlled, the study had high internal validity. 2. Statistical regression: … Continue reading
The Classroom Environment (EDU 6526)
This week in Survey of Instructional Strategies the online discussion centered around uniformity versus variety. How do we get students and parents invested when as teachers we teach to one style or to the masses? This may just be the … Continue reading
Class Reflection (8/5) EDU 6982
Thursday, August 5 Vocabulary No reading due today Reflection Today’s class provided a nice summary of validity and reliability for me, as well as an explanation of the different types of non-experimental research. While yesterday I felt a bit confused … Continue reading
