University of Arkansas
PCCUA-Helena Instructional Site
Measurement, Research, & Statistical Concepts for Teachers
CIED 5012
Instructor: Debby King
Office: Administrative Suite
Phone: (870) 338-6474 ext. 1210
Email:
dking@pccua.edu
Course Title: Measurement, Research, & Statistical Concepts for Teachers
CIED 5012
Course Text: Understanding
Research Methods by M.
Patten
Classroom Assessment
by Popham
Writing Literature Reviews by Galvan (optional)
Materials Required:
Notebook 1 floppy disc
Course Description:
This course is an introduction
to constructing, analyzing, and interpreting tests, types of
research, the research
process, qualitative and quantitative techniques for assessment, and
descriptive and inferential statistics (University of
Arkansas catalog description).
Course Purpose:
The Purpose of this course is to teach the application of concepts
and skills necessary for understanding, interpreting, and designing
simple research.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course students will:
1.
Understand, analyze, interpret, and construct tests
2.
Understand
action research
3.
Identify
a research problem
4. Recognize
the types of research and research processes
5. Use
qualitative and quantitative research and understand its application
to teaching
6. Identify
and understand descriptive and inferential statistics
7. Understand
and apply research design (pre-experimental, experimental, quasi-
experimental)
8. Understand
and interpret internal and external validity
9. Understand
the different types of sampling (when and how sampling is used)
10. Choose the appropriate
statistical technique and methods
11. Interpret research
results,
12. Prepare and write the
research reporting
13. Adhere to ethical
standards and considerations,
14.
Develop
the skills necessary to develop and implement a simulated action
research
project
15. Articulate an understanding
of the total research process in writing a research
project.
Learning Experiences:
The students will:
1.
Attend all classes and participate in class discussions
2.
Respond to the instructor with a three-paragraph e-mail
message.
3.
Read all assigned material.
4.
Complete all assignments.
5.
Write an analysis of 3 kinds of research articles related to
education
6.
Complete a mid-term and a final exam
7.
Create a simulated research design.
8.
Present the project to the class.
9.
Use the APA publication guidelines for all written
assignments.
10.
Complete a mid-term exam.
11.
Complete a final exam.
12.
Interact with other students in cooperative learning
activities.
Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this course will be able to perform the
following functions:
1.
Recognize instructional applications for educational
research
2. Recognize
problems in the instructional area for which research can provide
helpful information or illumination.
3.
Design and implement a simulated action research project.
4.
Construct, analyze, and interpret tests.
5.
Recognize and apply different types of research.
6.
Use the research process.
7.
Apply and interpret qualitative and quantitative techniques
for assessment.
8.
Identify, interpret, and apply descriptive and inferential
statistics
Assessment Procedures:
Grading will be determined by a
variety of assignments:
1. A simulated research project (25%)
2. Presentation of a project (10%)
3. Two article analysis (20%)
4. Cooperative Participation (5%)
5. Mid-Term Exam (20%)
6. Final Exam(20%)
Grading Scale:
90%-100 = A
80%-89 = B
70%-79%= C
60%-69%= D
59% -0 =F
Absences:
Absences from class are discouraged. If a student is absent it is
essential that the instructor be notified ahead of time so that work
missed can be completed.
Class Dates & Times:
September 12 & 13, Friday 5:00-9:00, & Saturday
9:00-5:00
October 17 & 18, Friday 5:00-9:00, & Saturday
9:00-5:00
October 6 13, 20, 27 Monday 5:00-9:00
Mid Term Exam/ October 13
Final /November 17
.November 17, Monday 5:00-9:00
(Simulated Projects Due)
MEASUREMENT, RESEARCH, & STATISTICAL CONCEPTS FOR TEACHERS
CIED 5012
COURSE CLASS SCHEDULE
#1 An Investigation of a Brief Measure of
School Membership (1998)
#2 Just Read (1998)
#3 The Effects of Internet Instruction on
Learning (1999)
#4 Instructional Grouping for Students
with LD: Implications for Practice (2001)
#5 Personal and Environmental Factors
that Influence Early Childhood Teachers Practices (2000)
#6 Student Selection (Student will select two
appropriate research articles for analysis using attached analysis
sheets)
