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Research Ed Talk - 2014 - Laura McInerney - 5 Big Mistakes When Writing & Talking About Research
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Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Laura Mack-in-er-nee
Deputy Editor of Academies Week & Guardian Columnist
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #1 – Failing to include ACTUAL research
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
In the early 2000s, four US researchers worked with 15 schools in one US city. All schools had ‘challenging’ intakes, including high numbers of EAL students.
They asked all teachers to meet for 2-4 hours per month, and:- set goals for themselves, with indicators- describe progress & helped needed at each meeting- see academic achievement as solely THEIR responsibility
Results: After five years, effect size of 0.8 in intervention groups (>0.4)
Solution #1 – Include ACTUAL research!
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
In the early 2000s, four US researchers worked with 15 schools in one US city. All schools had ‘challenging’ intakes, including high numbers of EAL students.
They asked all teachers to meet for 2-4 hours per month, and:- set goals for themselves, with indicators- describe progress & helped needed at each meeting- see academic achievement as solely THEIR responsibility
Results: After five years, effect size of 0.8 in intervention groups (>0.4)
Solution #1 – Include ACTUAL research!
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #1 – Failing to include ACTUAL research
Solution #1 – Include ACTUAL research!(When, Who, How, Outcome)
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #2 – Using research as a hammer to bash people into submission
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
"Meta-analyses of meditation and mindfulness research presents the intervention as a panacea for physical and psychological problems. (Murphy & Taylor, 1997). Evidence shows that meditation helps cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, panic disorder, substance abuse, dermatological disorders and reduces depressive symptoms. It also improves self-actualisation, empathy, sense of coherence and increases autonomy, moral maturity and spirituality. Finally, it can heighten perception, improve reaction times and increase feelings of independence, concentration and attention (Shapiro, Schwart, & Santerre, 2005).”
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
"Meta-analyses of meditation and mindfulness research presents the intervention as a panacea for physical and psychological problems. (Murphy & Taylor, 1997). Evidence shows that meditation helps cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, panic disorder, substance abuse, dermatological disorders and reduces depressive symptoms. It also improves self-actualisation, empathy, sense of coherence and increases autonomy, moral maturity and spirituality. Finally, it can heighten perception, improve reaction times and increase feelings of independence, concentration and attention (Shapiro, Schwart, & Santerre, 2005).”Shapiro notes the limitations of these conclusions as many papers fail to provide randomised control group and small sample sizes. Shapiro also criticises the imprecise measurement of ‘mindful’ constructs. Recent studies, however, using the ‘Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory’ demonstrate and were validated in several studies meeting required conditions. (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007; Walach, Bucheld, Buttenmuller, Kleinknecth, & Schmidt, 2006).
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #2 – Using research as a hammer to bash people into submissionSolution #2 – Select a few pieces of evidence & admit weaknesses
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #3 – Lack of STORY
Solution #3 – Tell a STORY
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #4 – Mixing up ‘significance’ with ‘importance’
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Significance =The likelihood that a result or relationship is caused by something other than mere random chance.
Important =The finding matters because they have a specific consequence
Solution #4 – Use the correct word!
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #5 – Going on too long
Laura McInerney – 5 Big Mistakes When Writing (Or Talking) About Research
Mistake #5 – Going on too long
Solution #5 – Don’t.
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