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Activities from first workshop day on the Teaching Development Project unit; Identifying a (learning & teaching) Problem
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1. Identify an appropriate issue upon which to base a project
3. Specify key indicators and methods for the evaluation of a research project
Developing your Proposal
After this session you should be able to:
2. Construct a research question that specifies a problem and an intervention
Problems, Challenges, Issues
Take a look at the six examples of teaching and learning problems.
Which do you think would make an appropriate starting point for a Teaching Development Project?
Give each problem a score from 0-2: 0 = not appropriate1 = possibly appropriate2 = highly appropriate
What’s yours?
Take five minutes EACH to present your ideas to your neighbour and respond to any questions they have.
When it’s your turn to hear your neighbour’s ideas, try not to give any suggestions; just listen and ask questions.
Research Questions
A good action research question specifies both the problem (P) and the intervention (i), for example:
How can [i] address [P]?
Can [P] be solved by [i]?
Will [i] achieve [P]?
The unanswerable question:
What is the best way to address [P]?
What happens if I do [i]?
The pointless question:
Problems, Interventions and Questions
Take a look at the six interventions that match the six problems you looked at before.
In your pairs, construct a research question for each of the six examples.
(10 mins)
How can [i] address [P]?
Can [P] be improved by [i]?
Will [i] achieve [P]?
What’s yours?
Do you already have an (i) and a (P)?
Have a go at writing your research question.
Questions need to be answered...
Look at Examples 1 and 2.
Is it clear how they will find the answers to their question?
What indicators will they measure?
How will they measure them?
Answering your question
What indicators or variables would you measure?
How would you measure them?
Using either your own research question, or one you developed earlier from Examples A-F:
Developing a Research Question
Do you now feel able to:
1. Identify an appropriate issue upon which to base a project?
3. Specify key indicators and methods for the evaluation of a research project?
2. Construct a research question that specifies a problem and an intervention?
