Capella ED5306 Impact of Divorce on Children Literature Review

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PowerPoint presentation (14-17 slides) about your action research plan, with the intended audience being educational administrators or leaders in the community who may be impacted or influenced by your study.

Action research is unique in that it is usually participatory; that is, the researcher is immersed in the research setting and most likely knows the research participants. This raises questions of possible bias: bias in how the study is structured, how and what data are collected, and how findings are interpreted. The data collection phase of the action research process represents the point at which the researcher interacts most intimately with the research participants; this is a good point to consider the ethical implications of action research.

You are not tasked to collect and analyze your data until the Teaching and Learning Capstone course; however, you should start learning about these aspects of the action research process, as they will guide you in your plan development. To learn more about common steps of data analysis and interpretation, read Data Analysis and Interpretation [PDF].

As you work on this assessment, also continue to input information in your Digital Action Research Plan. You will continue to interact with this media piece during your next course, the Teaching and Learning Capstone, where you will implement your plan, collect and analyze the data, and then communicate findings via a written report and recorded presentation. You will jump right in with implementing the data during the first assessment, so please make sure you are prepped and ready to go by then. Good luck, and have fun!

Instructions

Using the earlier assessments and the Digital Action Research Plan, develop a 14–17 slide PowerPoint with the intended audience being educational administrators or leaders in the community who may be impacted or influenced by your study.

The PowerPoint must include the following slides, with key information on the slides and supporting information (including citations) in the notes area:

1.Cover slide: One slide that includes the name and number of the course, name of project, submission date, name of learner, and contact information.

2. Introduction slide: One slide that provides a brief introduction to the study, describes the study setting, and explains why the setting was chosen for this study. This is the "elevator" speech of the study and captures an overview in one small paragraph.

3.Scenario slide: One slide that details the problem to be studied, describes the purpose of the proposed study, and explains who might benefit from the findings of the study and why. This includes the key question(s) to be asked.

4.Analysis of the situation: A section of two to three slides that describes what you have discovered about the topic to inform the study design. What key concepts and studies are relevant to the study?

1.Complete a review of at least three related peer-reviewed research articles on the topic to be studied.

2.Identify what has been studied on the topic you plan to study and what has not been studied or studied very little. In addition, identify areas where findings are not in agreement on the topic you are going to study. Identify the leading theory you have found.

5.Diversity: One slide that directly addresses embedded diversity issues within the study topic and how this research could be used to enhance learning for students of all cultural backgrounds and learning needs.

6.Implementation and design: A section of three to four slides that describes how data will be collected.

1.Describe the population and sample from whom the data will be collected, and provide a rationale for targeting the population and selecting the sample.

2.Describe what instruments will be used to collect data and how they will be shown to be valid and reliable.

3.Describe how data will be physically collected using a step-by-step approach (a blueprint of what you will be doing).

4.Include rationale for what technology will be integrated to enhance the research; this could be via the application and/or the assessment and potential outcomes.

7.Timeline: One slide that shows the projected time estimated for the pretest, application, and post-test of the study (note that three weeks is maximum).

8.Ethics: One slide that names the primary stakeholders involved in gaining access to the site and the ethical considerations needed.

9.Data analysis: A section of one to two slides that describes how data will be analyzed and processed to generate findings in order to inform decision making and practice.

10.Summary: One slide that sums up the study and addresses the questions: How will I know if the changes resulted in improvement? How will these changes impact instruction?

11.References: This section should list, in APA format, the scholarly references used in creating the plan, especially with regard to the review of the literature.

 

Resources: Analyzing Data

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•The type of data analysis you conduct depends on the nature of the data you collect, and that, in turn, depends on your research question. If you are studying change in learning scores, then you will be collecting quantitative data and conducting quantitative analysis. If you are studying student perceptions of bullying, you will be collecting qualitative data and conducting qualitative analysis.

The following readings address how analysis works and how to interpret the results of the analysis. You will not be collecting or analyzing the data until the next course (ED-FP5980), but you must have a solid plan in place, as you will be implementing this soon. The purpose of the resources below is to enable you to understand the analysis process as a means for drawing conclusions from your study in order to plan further action.

•Mertler, C. A. (2017). Action research: Improving schools and empowering educators (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Available from the bookstore.

oRefer to Chapter 6, "Analyzing Data," pages 170–216, in preparation for analyzing the data you will be collecting. Use the Planning Template starting on page 305 to plan your data analysis.

Harris, D. (2013). Data for dummies: Six data-analysis tools anyone can use. Retrieved from https://gigaom.com/2013/01/31/data-for-dummies-5-data-analysis-tools-anyone-can-use/

Resources: Action Research Successes and Challenge

•The resources below provide examples of successful action research applications as well as challenges associated with conducting this type of research.

•ED-FPX5306 Action Research Library Guide.

•Lankau, L. (2015). Connection + collaboration = successful integration of technology in a large high school. Knowledge Quest, 44(2), 66–73.

•Katigbak, C., Foley, M., Robert, L., & Hutchinson, M. K. (2016). Experiences and lessons learned in using community-based participatory research to recruit Asian American immigrant research participants. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(2), 210–218. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.1111/jnu.12194

oAs you read this article, pay attention to the nuances involved in recruiting Asian American immigrants to a research study. While this article is about recruiting for a medical study, similar problems can occur in educational settings.