Ali Rezaei ali.rezaei@csulb.edu http://www.csulb.edu/~arezaei/EDP520

Required Text: Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 4th Edition . By: Frederick J Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano

  

  

 

    

Group Discussions (12 X 1) 12   points

Quizzes (12 X 5) 60  points

Activities  ( 8 X 2) 16  points

Selecting a topic.   5  points

pre-proposal  7   points

Article Critique 10  points

Article Presentation 10  points

Midterm Exam 20   points

Proposal Peer Evaluation  5   points

Final Exam 25   points

Final Proposal 30   points

Total 200 Points

Groups of 3-5 students Only 1 person submits All names (in the comment box) Don’t be late for discussion

In groups of 2 Change your partner each time Mostly multiple choice You both submit simultaneously

Due one week after class (except proposal)

Groups of 2 students Only 1 student submits Both names in the comment box READ the justifications

2 parts (summary, critique) You may have done this in other courses Read the rubric and online evaluation

form Focus on critique not on summary Focus on methodology and procedure.

1. Identify parts of research2. Selecting a topic3. Pre-proposal4. Article Presentation5. Article Critique6. Conferences7. Proposal Peer Evaluation8. Final Proposal

Similar to quizzes Midterm (chapters 1-7, 16) Final (chapters 8-15) Individually

Don’t include your story of ERIC search in the final proposal.

You may include a mini review in pre-proposal to get feedback.

Don’t try to be persuasive or advocating something. I want people to hear the voice of…

Avoid searching for the obvious. We already know Technology, learning services, summer bridge, parental involvement, counseling, works. Ask something we don’t know.

General topic might be important but you should show why your specific topic is important. Autism is important but why do we need to research their siblings.

Don’t use the format or criteria used or suggested in another course. For example, in literature review some have 4 parts: purpose, process, synthesis, and conclusion. I don’t ask for the purpose and process.

Do not use your papers from other courses. They are not appropriate for research proposal. They are provocative, persuasive, qualitative, subjective. It is hard to do empirical research on social justice, social gaps, minority issues, ethnographic studies…etc.

Learn how to search for experimental research journals.

Research Proposal

1. Your Name -Your field/program/major

2. Something special or unique about you

3. Have you done any kind of research?

4. Have you taken any stat or research course?

5. Do you like group activities?6. What type of partner you prefer for

your group activities and what type of person you are.