Retaining Teachers in Challenging Schools

Retaining Teachers in Challenging Schools Article
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Q1: Are the research questions clearly stated?
Q2:Who were the participates in the study? Do you think that this is a big enough sample size?
Q3: Did the findings answer the research question?
Q4: How do you personally feel about the subject and the findings given?

Integrating Social Studies

Alright here are your questions.

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Are they relevent? Is it possible to study the questions?

2. From beginning to end, do you understand how the information supports the study of this topic?

3. Did the author explain how the data was obtained and analyzed? If so how was it collected and analyzed? If not what do you think would be the most coherent way to collect and analyze the data?

4. Were the implications reasonable based on the report/findings? Did you find the article worthwhile to read? Did you learn anything new or did something further support your own ideas?

Interactive Whiteboards in a Primary Science Classroom

Our article is posted on the wiki site under week 11: you can follow the link below to get to it. You do not have to answer all 4 questions :) Thanks!

Colleen & Josh Expert Article

Questions:

1. Are the research questions clearly stated?

2. Who were the participants in the study? Do you think the people chosen were a good choice for this study? Why or why not?

3. Did the Findings clearly answer the research questions?

4. Was the Research organized in an easy to follow manner?

How Four Elementary Preservice Teachers Learned to Teach Social Studies in the NCLB Era

First off, here is your article link :)
http://www.socstrp.org/issues/PDF/4.1.3.pdf

Questions:

1. Did the author provide supporting background information, as well as clearly stating the problems, so that the study is well situated? What are the research questions? Are the questions in the study clearly defined?

2. Who were the participants in the study? How do you feel about the sample size in this study?
3. What data analysis techniques were used in this study? Do you feel that these techniques were appropriate and correct for this study? Did these findings clearly and accurately answer all of the research questions?

4. What did you personally think about this article? Does is apply to you in any way?

Technology Integration: Do They or Don't They?

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Do you think that the research questions were adequately answered?

2. The article states that there is a void in educational technology and gives some ways to address it on page 217. How do you think the article did addressing the void?

3. Does the article provide logical flow? Was it easy to read?


Here is the link to the article:
http://651.wikispaces.com/file/view/ExpertOfWeekArticle5TechnologyIntegration.pdf

Article: What Type and Level of Science Content Knowledge of Elementary Education...

Here are a few questions to think about while reading this article. You do not have to answer all of them, but do your best to answer a few of them.

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Is it possible to study the question?
2. Did the author make clear his/ her bias and how it was corrected for?
3. Did the author state clearly who the participants were?
4. Were the implications reasonable, based on the findings?
5. Were the analysis techniques appropriate?

The article title is, A case study of computer gaming for math: Engaged learning

Please go to Schedule page http://651.wikispaces.com/Schedule, Week 7 to read the article ExpertOfWeekArticle3ACaseStudy.pdf

Please have all comments listed before midnight on October 11, 2009. Thank you.

Q1. Did the author clearly state who the participants were? If so, did the author justify the sample size in this study?

Q2. Are the research questions clearly stated and relevant? Did the findings clearly and adequately answer all the research questions? Explain.

Q3. How were the conclusions supported and directly traceable to the data?