Experimental & Action

This course will introduce students to the nature and norms of academic research. The
primary objective of the course is to prepare students to do experimental and action research
in fields. Topics include an analysis of collaborative and spectator forms of research, ways to
identify problems to investigate, the selection of appropriate research methods, collecting and
analyzing data, and ways to draw conclusions from the research. The major assignment for
the course will be the completion of a mini-research project undertaken in an educational
setting in which the student is engaged in professional practice.

• • Introduction to and nature of academic research
  • Qualitative research
  • Quantitative research
  • Action Research
    • Models of Action Research
  • Planning Action Research
    • Pre-Action Research Plan
    • Designing Action Research Project
    • Prerequisites to Conducting Action Research
  • Conducting Action Research
    • Data Collection
    • Data Analysis
    • Drawing Conclusions
  • Writing up Research
  • Introduction to and nature of Experimental Research
  • Models of Experimental Research
  • Planning Experimental Research
    • Pre- Experimental Research Plan
    • Designing Experimental Research Project
    • Prerequisites to Conducting Experimental Research
  • Conducting Experimental Research
    • Data Collection
    • Data Analysis
    • Drawing Conclusions
  • Writing up Research

• • 1. Banks, J.A., & Banks, C.A. (2004). Handbook of research on multicultural education (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
    2. Parsons, J. et al. (2013). Engaging in Action Research: A Practical Guide to Teacher-Conducted Research for Educators and School Leaders. Brush Education.
    3. Srinagesh, K. (2005). The Principles of Experimental Research. Butterworth-Heinemann
    4. Stringer, T. E. (2013). Action Research (4th Ed.). Sage Publications.
    5. Seltman, J. H. (2012). Experimental Design and Analysis. Carnegie Mellon University.