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I am glad to have a template to start working with. The IRB template provides questions that I would not have thought of, such as "What kind of study is it?". It also has questions that I have, such as, "What is the duration of the research project?"
I still haven't decided what my driving question is or what the research will be about. Right now, choosing a topic is my main focus. I have some ideas, however, I need to narrow my ideas into one specific, measurable, assignable, and realistic, project that I can achieve within the time constraints that exists with a 18 month long master's program. One of the areas of the project that will be a focus of mine is to figure out how to measure the data, how to collect the data, and how to transfer that data into a written, formatted, thesis paper. I take solace that Dr. Hawley's expertise is "writing" and that she has us taking baby steps in order to complete a large project. For me, one important element in this project is that technology is infused to enhance the student learning. I also want this project to challenge me technologically. In addition, I want to focus on 21st century skills as much as I do on the skills related to the Almighty "Achievement Gap". There is so much focus on assessing writing, reading, and math skills, which are actually not on the list of 21st century skills according to "The Glossary of Education Reform"edglossary.org/21st-century-skills/ Below are list of 21st Century skills that I may embed into my project and use to measure student success.
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BeckyAlbertazzi
9/26/2016 04:25:59 pm
Wow! I don't know what your driving question is yet, but I applaud you for wanting to tackle so much. I feel torn between wanting to do a lot, and wanting my project to be attainable. I like how you inserted nvusd's SMART goal language. Measurable, attainable, timely....all of those things apply to this project. Ideally, we want to close the achievement gap...realistically we have a limited about of time. How do we balance the two?
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9/27/2016 05:40:42 pm
I loved what you wrote about finding your driving question. I suppose we are all at the crossroads. I have a point of interest and am worried that I will not be able to find a method of research and data collecting that will prove it to be a worthy topic. When tossing ideas about with a friend who has taken this program, she said, "Whatever it is, you had better be interested in it because you will be reading, writing, discussing, and researching this topic for a year." I now do not see this as any light decision, but a decision that I for sure want to be passionate about.
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