Discuss on Parents and Online Learning Modalities.The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the knowledge and applied skills of teacher inquiry and action-oriented research acquired by the students as a result of this course. In the beginning of the term, students will explore options for their final research projects. Even though a written research project is due by the end of the term, student start working on it early in the term by developing three written assignments directly relevant to the project: initial research plan, draft of literature review, and a finalized plan with data collection instruments. Course readings, activities, and assignment are designed to assist the students in the development and implementation of the research project.
APA (current edition) style is required for the final written research project/paper. Please consult APA manual as a hard copy or website: www.apastyle.org. Please note that not all websites provide accurate information about technical components of writing. Also, not all APA information, particularly in terms of structure and content of written papers, is applicable to the requirements of this class paper. Please use sample papers as the main guide to the writing style.
Please be mindful about TurnItIn (TII) report on plagiarism:
Written research project/paper consists of the following main parts:
Introduction (5 points)
Introduction includes the description of personal interest in the topic and its relevance to one’s professional practice; research purposes and questions; research site and participants; sources of data and methods of their collection and analysis, and potential significance. Length: ~2-3 or more pages.
Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Basic (1)
Proficient (3)
Advanced (5)
Content: Main components & level of detail
Some components are included, while others are omitted. Low level of detail.
Several main components are included. Relatively detailed description.
All main components are included. Very detailed description.
Appropriateness & alignment
Research purposes and questions are not very appropriately stated. Weak alignment between research purposes and questions and data collection instruments.
Research purposes and questions are relatively appropriately stated. Relatively good alignment between research purpose and questions and data collection instruments.
Research purposes and questions are very appropriately stated. Very good alignment between research purpose and questions and data collection instruments.
Literature Review (15 points)
Students make use of previously developed draft of literature review (LR) and refine and complete it as part of the final research paper. LR is the process of analyzing and synthesizing academic sources (articles, books, official documents, etc.) pertaining to the topic of the research project. Literature review provides a broad background for the project. LR is not an annotated bibliography. It should be structured thematically. At least 7 or more academic sources should be reviewed and analyzed. Please note that LR plays a supportive role in this research project, which means that research findings do not have to corroborate the results of the existing studies (“literature”) on a similar topic. However, connections between the project findings and those found in relevant academic studies can be certainly drawn. Length: ~4-5 or more pages.
Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Basic (10)
Proficient (13)
Advanced (15)
Analytic rigor & organization
Lacks in analytic rigor. Lacks in organization: Some themes can be only tentatively detected. Lacks in connection with the research topic.
Relatively good analysis. Relatively good organization: Some themes are more pronounced, while others can be only tentatively detected. Relatively good connection with the research topic.
Very rigorous analysis. Very good organization: Themes are clearly identified. Very strong connection with the research topic.
Appropriate English & APA.
Many errors in standard English & APA.
Several errors in standard English & APA.
Very few or no errors in standard English & APA.
Data Analysis and Interpretation (15 points)
Data analysis is the most important part of the project. It consists of a detailed description and analysis of the data collected directly from the participants and at a research site. Types of data include, but are not limited to: surveys, interviews, observations, documents, artifacts, and visual materials. Students collect various types of data that fit best the purposes of their projects. Data analysis should be organized so that it represents a cohesive whole. Qualitative data should result in a thematic analysis. Data analysis can be supported by visual representations such as graphs, tables, or images. Course materials and assignments are designed to assist the students in the development of a rigorous, well organized, and creative data analysis. Length: ~5-6 or more pages.
Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Basic (10)
Proficient (13)
Advanced (15)
Analytic rigor.
Not very rigorous analysis. Findings are not well supported with explicit examples from the data.
Relatively good analysis. Some findings are better supported than others with examples from the data.
Very rigorous analysis. Findings are very well supported with many examples from the data.
Organization/ cohesiveness
The analysis does not represent a cohesive whole. Not easy to follow. No explicit thematic analysis. Some themes can be only tentatively detected. Not a very creative representation of the findings.
The analysis has most of the features of a cohesive whole. Fairly easy to follow.
Thematic analysis is partially done. Fairly creative representation of the findings.
Excellent organization; very easy to follow. Excellent thematic analysis. Creative representation of the findings.
Appropriate English & APA.
Many errors in standard English & APA.
Several errors in standard English & APA.
Very few or no errors in standard English & APA.
Conclusions and Reflections (5 points)
This section summarizes the findings and reiterates the relevance of the project to professional practice and the significance of the project. Students reflect on their overall research experience, themselves as researchers and professionals, and lessons learned as a result of the project implementation. Length: ~2-3 or more pages.
Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Basic (1)
Proficient (3)
Advanced (5)
Content
Limited summary of the findings and other components.
Fairly good summary of the findings and other components.
Excellent summary of the findings and other components.
Researcher’s self-reflection
Lacks in the depth of self-reflection.
Self-reflection is relatively deep and relatively well expressed.
Self-reflection is deep and expressed in powerful ways.
