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Quantitative Methods Intervention: What Do the Students Want?
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Frankland, Lianne; Harrison, Jacqui – Psychology Teaching Review, 2016
The shortage of social science graduates with competent quantitative skills jeopardises the competitive UK economy, public policy making effectiveness and the status the UK has as a world leader in higher education and research (British Academy for Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012). There is a growing demand for quantitative skills across all…
Descriptors: Intervention, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences, Methods Courses
Owning My Thoughts Was Difficult: Encouraging Students to Read and Write Critically in a Tertiary Qualitative Research Methods Course
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Wiles, Janine L.; Allen, Ruth E. S.; Butler, Rachael – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
This paper adds to the nascent literature on teaching research methods and what students learn from courses and assessment. Postgraduate students are often confronted with large amounts of reading, and the content of material can be intimidating. Convincing them also to engage critically with readings is even more difficult. We report on a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Writing Skills
Strategy to Promote Active Learning of an Advanced Research Method
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McDermott, Hilary J.; Dovey, Terence M. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2013
Research methods courses aim to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for research yet seldom include practical aspects of assessment. This reflective practitioner report describes and evaluates an innovative approach to teaching and assessing advanced qualitative research methods to final-year psychology undergraduate students. An…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Research Methodology, Educational Strategies, Methods Courses
Heuristics Diagrams as a Tool to Formatively Assess Teachers' Research
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Chamizo, J. A.; Garcia-Franco, A. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2013
Many teacher education programs include different forms of teachers doing research. Be it in the form of action research or general inquiries about their practice, it has been argued that when teachers do research on their own practice, they are able to take a more reflective stance towards their work which is necessary to bring about educational…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Researchers
The Effect of Video-Based Approach on Prospective Teachers' Ability to Analyze Mathematics Teaching
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Alsawaie, Othman N.; Alghazo, Iman M. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2010
This is an intervention study that explored the effect of using video lesson analysis methodology (VLAM) on the ability of prospective middle/high school mathematics teachers to analyze mathematics teaching. The sample of the study consisted of 26 female prospective mathematics teachers enrolled in a methods course at the United Arab Emirates…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
The Teacher Trainer, 1994.
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Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 1994
This document consists of the three issues of the journal "The Teacher Trainer" published in 1994. This journal is designed for those interested in modern language teacher training. It makes use of a variety of formats: article, letter, comment, quotation, cartoon, interview, spoof, Haiku ideas. Typical article topics during 1994…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs