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GUIDE 1: INTRODUCTION
GUIDE 2: VARIABLES AND HYPOTHESES
GUIDE 3: RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, CAUSALITY, AND EXPERIMENTS
GUIDE 4: EXPERIMENTS & QUASI-EXPERIMENTS
GUIDE 5: A SURVEY RESEARCH PRIMER
GUIDE 6: FOCUS GROUP BASICS
GUIDE 7: LESS STRUCTURED METHODS
GUIDE 8: ARCHIVES AND DATABASES

Welcome to EDF 5481-01 in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems! And, if you are new to Florida State University, welcome to FSU as well.
On this site will be linked topics, readings, and dates for assignments and exams for EDF 5481-01 Fall 2002. Watch this website develop over the semester for more information.
Need more information? Contact me via email:
slosh@garnet.acns. fsu.edu

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READINGS & ASSIGNMENT DATES

EDF 5481-01
FALL 2002
METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Susan Carol Losh
Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Florida State University

BASIC COURSE INFORMATION

MY OFFICE: 307L Stone Building
850-644-8778
OFFICE HOURS: 1-3 P.M. Monday & Wednesday

slosh@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

Fall 2002
126 Stone Building
Wednesdays 3:35-6:00 P.M.
CLICK HERE to find the Stone Building

The Teaching Assistant for our course is Mr. Christopher Tavani.
Chris will be available Tuesdays 2-5
Usually in Room 213M Stone Building
Chris is also available for questions prior to exams and assignments.

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTS & READINGS

McMILLAN: James H. McMillan (2000) Educational Research: Fundamentals for the Consumer, THIRD EDITION. New York: Longman. Paper. ISBN = 0-321-02337

WIERSMA: William Wiersma (2000). Research Methods in Education: An Introduction, SEVENTH EDITION. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Cloth. ISBN = 0-205-28492-2

COURSE LECTURES will be placed on the Internet and linked with each course topic.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

A NOTE ON ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES

As you examine the syllabus you will see that Assignment 2 is due two days after a unit ends on a Friday (9/20) BY NOON in my mailbox in 307L Stone Building. All other assignments are due by our class period. We are on a tight schedule so please observe these deadlines. No extensions.

ASSIGNMENT	DUE DATE	COURSE WEIGHT
1: Research Problem Statement	September 11	5 percent
2. Dual Assignment: Research Hypotheses & Experimental Critique	September 20	5 percent
EXAM ONE	October 2	25 percent
3. Dual Assignment: Question/Procedures Design & Survey Research Critique	October 23	5 percent
EXAM TWO	November 13	25 percent
4. Qualitative Design Critique	November 20	5 percent
5. Database Search	December 9 4 PM MY MAILBOX	5 percent
Scheduled EXAM THREE at 5:30 P.M	December 11	25 percent

COURSE READINGS AND ASSIGNMENT DATES

DATES	TOPICS	READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
August 28- September 4	Introduction Developing a Research Question Types of Variables Concepts and Measurement Hypotheses Levels of Measurement	Navigating our course WEB site Wiersma, Chapters 1,2, 3 McMillan, Chapters 1,2,3 SPECIAL FEATURE IN McMILLAN, #1: How to Read a Research Article
SEPTEMBER 2	LABOR DAY. University closed.
September 11- September 18	Causality and Internal Validity Randomized treatment groups Experiments Quasi-Experiments Threats to Internal Validity Experimental Objectivity	Wiersma, Chapters 4,5,6 McMillan: Chapters 6, 8 (pp. 180-186 ONLY), 9 SPECIAL FEATURES IN WIERSMA: Two separate chapters (#5 and #6) on experiments and quasi-experiments McMillan has another "article analysis" on pp. 198-203.
BY CLASS SEPTEMBER 11	ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE	RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT DUE
SEPTEMBER 18	THE "MILGRAM VIDEO" OBEDIENCE	An Experimental Example
FRIDAY NOON SEPTEMBER 20 MY MAILBOX	ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE	DUE IN MY MAILBOX BY NOON NO EXCEPTIONS (A) RESEARCH HYPOTHESES EXERCISE (B) BRIEF EXPERIMENT CRITIQUE EXERCISE
September 25	External Validity and Generalizing Introduction to Survey Research	Wiersma, Chapter 7, 157-164 ONLY McMillan, Chapter 5, 8 (pp. 195-197 ONLY)
OCTOBER 2	"Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW EXAM ONE	EXAM ONE COVERS MATERIAL THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26
October 9-16	More on Survey Research Probability and Non-Probability Samples Questionnaire Design Interviewing Focus on Focus Groups	Wiersma, Chapters 7 (pp. 164-197), 11, 12 McMillan, Chapter 7 (pp. 148-161 and 165-173) There is a special WEB site on focus groups.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23	ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE BY CLASS	(A) ADDITIONS TO THE RESEARCH PROBLEM (B) BRIEF SURVEY RESEARCH CRITIQUE EXERCISE
October 23-30	Generic differences between more and less structured research A "Whirlwind tour" of less structured studies: Ethnographies, Historical Research,Content Analysis, "Gleaning"	Wiersma, Chapter 8, 9 and 10 McMillan, Chapter 7: OBSERVATIONS (pp. 161-165 ONLY) McMillan has a nice critique of a "qualitative" article
OCTOBER 27	DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS.	Set your clocks back one hour. Get some sleep!
NOVEMBER 11	VETERAN'S DAY. University closed.
NOVEMBER 13	"Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW EXAM TWO	EXAM COVERS THROUGH SURVEY RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUPS
November 13-20	Research Resources on the Internet: Searching, Accessing, On-line analysis	Wiersma, Chapters 15, 16 McMillan, Chapters 4 and 12
NOVEMBER 20	ASSIGNMENT 4 DUE BY CLASS	QUALITATIVE DESIGN CRITIQUE
NOVEMBER 27	NO CLASS.	HAPPY THANKSGIVING
December 4	The Educated Consumer Last day of class. "Catch up" and EXAM REVIEW	McMillan, Chapter 13
DECEMBER 9 4 PM MY MAILBOX	ASSIGNMENT 5 DUE	ONLINE DATABASE ASSIGNMENT
DECEMBER 11	Scheduled Final Exam 5:30-7:30 PM	EXAM THREE EXAM COVERS LESS STRUCTURED RESEARCH AND ARCHIVES & DATABASES

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