EER411 Researching Teaching (8)
Abstract| This subject prepares students for their professional responsibility for ongoing improvement as teachers by developing their ability to read, understand and critique educational research. It is the first of a suite of professionally-focussed subjects in the final year of the course, and seeks to give an overview of educational research. It introduces such questions as: What is research? What forms of research are commonly undertaken in educational settings? How does research help teachers reflect on and improve their everyday practice? On this basis students will conduct a small literature review on an area of disciplinary or policy knowledge. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | Session 3 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EER411
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | Faculty of Education |
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| EER302 EER410 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- understand why educational research is conducted
- be able to explain the different methods that may be employed in researching educational problems
- understand how research studies are designed and conducted, and the ethical conduct of research
- be able to judge when particular research methods are appropriate and how they may be applied in educational settings
- be able to conceptualise an educational research problem and determine how it might be investigated
- have established basic practices for evaluating research and research reports
- have expanded their conceptual and practical knowledge of a particular educational issue through their participation in tutorials and subject assessment tasks.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Review of research literature into an educational problem of current significance (eg Aboriginal education, bullying, educational inclusion of children with disabilities, gifted education, reading instruction).
- Qualitative research methodologies including action research, case study, ethnography, social semiotics, discourse analysis; and quantitative methods including: experimental, quasi-experimental and surveys/questionnaires.
- Comparison and contrast of research methods, data types and collection procedures.
- Preparing a review of research literature relating to an educational problem in teaching particular disciplinary knowledge in the classroom, or in implementing a particular policy in the classroom. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
