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    EDUCATION 429 - 4
    RESEARCH FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER
    Summer Session, 1981
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    Instructor: Morton Tenenberg
    Mon. & Wed. 12:30 - 4:30
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    Location : Campus
    Major Purposes
    This course has two focuses: (a) it will show how teachers can design and carry
    out research in their own school that will give
    them useful information about their teaching and
    how their students are going about learning;
    (b) it will present the major findings of recent
    published research on teaching and will illustrate
    the methods used.
    The two focuses are related: knowledge of recent findings in educational research
    will assist teachers in selecting dimensions of their teaching, or of pupil learn-
    ing, for personal investigation and possible improvement; current trends in re-
    search methodology will provide techniques that, in modified and simplified forms,
    are easy to apply in the context of teaching.
    Course Content
    The course will begin with an exploration of participants' views on research and
    the identification of puzzling questions about teaching and learning. A series
    of topics will then be explored in repeating cycles of activities. Typically
    a cycle will include:
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    Discussion of a published review of research on the topic, with particular
    attention to implications for teachers.
    2.
    Demonstration of how the methods can be modified for classroom use,
    followed by practice of a simplified method with a videotaped lesson
    or in a simulated classroom setting.
    3.
    Planning and discussion of related research activities that can be carried
    out by teachers.
    The topics include:
    - Direct vs. indirect instruction ?
    - Discussion as a teaching tool
    - Teaching basic skills ?
    - How teachers make decisions
    - Classroom climate
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    - Others identified by class participants
    During the course, some current research being conducted by Simon Fraser faculty
    members will be presented. The question of how teachers may apply for research
    funds will be explored.
    Assignments
    1. Read reviews of published educational research.
    2.
    Prepare two written plans for research which can be implemented in the school
    setting, and which are designed to provide information about one's teaching or
    how pupils are going about learning.
    3.
    Provide verbal and written reactions to the plans of other class members.
    Text
    Peterson, P..L. & Walberg, H.J., Research on Teaching. McCuthan Publishing
    Corporation (1979).
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