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Educational Research for teachers
Winter 2013
Barbara Walker,
Wayne RESA Library Consultant
734-334-1545
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Focus of this workshop
To access professional reading materials to improve instruction
To meet legislative demands for research-based practices
Those involved in school improvement
Model how to find accurate, relevant information
Working on advanced degree
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Workshop Overview
Research Strategies/models
Scientific Based Research def.
Sources of information
Searching tips
Evaluation of Resources
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Today’s teachers required to:Use Best Practices
Use data based decision making
Provide proof of Scientific Based Research for funding
Model information literacy and research skills for students
Be evaluated based on data.
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Defining Scientific Based Research
Defined in Elementary and Secondary School Education Act (No Child Left Behind Act) of 2001 in Title IX, Part A (37)
See handout!
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Scientific Based Research – Hands on practice
Review & discuss article abstracts provided:
Are they research articles? Why or why not?
Would they qualify as SBR under federal guidelines?
Other ways these articles may be useful.
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Research Models
Big Six
21st. Century Learners – ALA
University guidelines
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Research Steps1: Select a topic.
2: Develop a topic statement.
3: Select appropriate research tools
4: Search for information
5: Evaluate relevancy of materials
6: Write the paper
7: Cite using a standard format
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Starting your search - Define topic
State your topic in a clear short sentence.
Identify the concepts that reflect the main ideas in your research statement.
List keyword, synonyms, related terms and plurals.
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Search tips
HELPAdvanced vs. basic levelBooleanField searchingLimit/expand
Scholarly or peer reviewedDate, etc.
Phrase searchingTruncation/wildcards/pluralControlled vocabulary
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Boolean Operator
George Boole, 1815-64 mathematician & logician
And
OR
NOT
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Sources of information
MeLCat (library resources)
MeL databasesAcademic One Collection
Eric
M.O.R.E
Recommended Websites
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Recommended Internet Sites
Teachingforlearning.org - MDE
Do What Works http://dww.ed.gov
What Works Clearinghouse - Institute of education sciences http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc
Google Scholar
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CARS checklist forevaluation of websites
Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
SupportEvaluating Internet Research Sources by Robert Harris (see
handout)
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And don’t forget to cite:
EasyBib http://easybib.com
Son of Citation machine http://citationmachine.net
KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php