NOTE: I sent the Deborah Brandt AND the Selfe & Hawisher essays to you at your Kean emails. I retrieved it through the Kean database, but the terms of agreement do not allow me to post it on the internet.
Overview: Tonight's class was one more example of too much material for too little time -but we got through most everything on the schedule.
Reaction papers: you may revise for a higher grade - and you will receive your highest (not an average) grade.
Review for Midterm (see previous post)
Chapter 12: Research Methods => I asked if there were any questions. This chapter is a "point of need" reference - and you will be referring to it as you work on your research proposal.
Brand & Leckie: Jen gave us a solid overview of the essay and some things to think about in terms why researchers might choose qualitative methods.
Flower & Hayes => we will hear from Tim next week (and they will not be on the midterm).
Research design: The cheat sheet for the overview of the methods chapter is posted under class notes to the right.
Thinking about data and research design in practice: You then looked at the data sets for ENG 1030 (freshman composition) and we discussed what this data could (and could not) reliably tell us about writer's progress.
You then worked in groups to plan a research project to determine how and whether the composition program's electronic portfolios fir freshman composition contribute to student learning. You had access to existing composition program data (as discussed in class). Good job on these! It is a messy problem.
Research proposal brainstorming: We spent the last 15 minutes of class talking about the research proposal assignment (page 451 in your text). We read through the sections in a research proposal, defining terms. You will be working on your proposal for the remainder of the term = starting with some brainstorming for next class.
For next class
Read: Mertens, Ch 9 History and Narrative Study of Lives; Mertens, Review Ch 12 Data Collection; Hawisher & Selfe (2004), pdf; Brandt, pdf.
Write: brainstorming for research proposal
Do some messy writing for each section. The point of this writing is so that you know what you are clear on - and you know what you need help with so we can work on it during in-class conferences.
The first part of class will focus on life history methods (and catch up with Flower & Hayes). The second part of class (which would have been an in-class final) is now open for you to go home, work on your proposal, or schedule a conference with me. I will also provide a sign-up sheet for conferences at other times.
Good class tonight, and have a great spring break!!
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