CECS 5610: Analysis of Research in Educational Technology

Tentative Course Schedule (draft 4-13-99)
Class meets Tuesday afternoons in Matthews Hall, 308 from 2:00 - 4:40.
 
 
Date Topic References/Assignments
Jan 19
  • Introduction and overview
  • Survey Administrations
  • Exploratory Analyses: Ordinal Data (Box)
    		•  McMillan Ch 1 
    Campbell and Stanley thru p. 23 
    Poirot/Knezek article 
    Analyses of Personality Types
    Jan 26
  • Levels of Measurement: Descriptive vs. Inferenial Statistics
  • Spreadsheet t-test/Effect Size Computation on Gender by Email Attitudes
    		•  Campbell thru p. 33 
    McMillan thru p. 33 
    Feb 2
  • Discussion of Articles
  • Research Methodologies
  • Factor Analyses of Technology Beliefs (Sherron)
    		•  A1 - Article Summary Due 
    Feb 9
  • GroupWise Accounts/Email
  • Central Tendencies of Variation
  • Reliability/Validity
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    Feb 16
  • Guest Lecturer - Dr. Mark Mortensen
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    Feb 23 A2 - Article Critique Due
    Mar 2
  • Exam
    		•   Exam
    Mar 9
  • To be announced
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    Mar 16
  • Spring Break  - Have fun!!!
    		•  No class today
    Mar 23
  • CECS 5400 Data Group Analysis
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    Mar 30
  • Topocam Data Group Analysis
    		•
    Apr 6
  • Distance Ed. Form Group Analysis
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    Apr 13
  • Admin. Form Group Analysis
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    Apr 20
  • Presentation: Theresa
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    Apr 27
  • Presentations: Katlen, David, Anne, Keith, and Shireesha 
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    May 4
  • Presentations:  Barbara, Michelle, John, Hamid, and Russell
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    May 11
  • Project Presentations
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    Campbell and Stanley.  Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research (Houghton Mifflin, 1962).
    McMillan & Wergin. Understanding and Evaluating Educational Research (Merrill, 1998).

    *Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date listed above. You are expected to keep up with the reading listed above.

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