EDN 523: Educational Research

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EDN 523 Educational Research

• An Introduction to Theory and Research

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Identify 3 facts about teaching and/or learning
that you can confirm.

• http//dictionary.reference.com/search?dbdictiona
  ryqfact
• Whats the source of your facts?
• What evidence for your points can you cite?

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Facts about teaching and/or learning

• NC College rankings
• http//www.wral.com/news/state/story/1129876/
• http//www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/02
  /colleges.html
• NIH Science education funding
• http//www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?ne
  wsid60252

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Identify 3 opinions about teaching and/or
learning?

• http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion
• Whats the source of your opinions?
• Whats the basis for these opinions?

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Opinions about teaching and/or learning

• Facts Opinions
• Herring/community colleges
• http//www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl
  e?AID/20070106/NEWS/701060409/0/Business
• NC State superintendency issues
• http//www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagena
  meWSJ2FMGArticle2FWSJ_ColumnistArticlecMGArti
  clecid1149192527847path2Fopinion
• Opinion
• NC School funding
• http//www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article
  .php?storyid5711

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What questions do you have about teaching and/or
learning?

• What has caused you to ask these questions?
• How might you find information to help you answer
  your questions?

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What educational psychology contributes toward
answering questions about teaching and/or
learning

• The role of Theory
• http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/theory
• The role of Research
• http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/research

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How Theory and Research support Instructional
Decision-making and Activities

• Theory in relation to education
• FSM http//www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/16
  8629
• TIP Database http//tip.psychology.org/
• Educational Theory on the Web
• http//www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/Educational-Theory/jour
  nal_contents.asp
• Teachers Guide resources
• http//www.theteachersguide.com/EducationalPsychol
  ogy.htm
• Teaching the Web http//tommarch.com/writings/t
  heory.php

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How Theory and Research support Instructional
Decision-making and Activities

• Research in Education
• Research news Facts and Research
• http//www.emaxhealth.com/50/8917.html
• Teen health and development
• http//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/07010
  8114438.htm
• Ed Week Quality Counts site
• http//www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/01/05/index.html