Chapter 4 discussion questions
Hello! Here are the two questions I'm choosing to respond to...sorry it's taken me so long to get this posted.
1. What are the 4 categories of features associated with good research?
- beginning and actually conducting the research
- the "guts," or internal workings of the research
- application of what you've learned through your research
- the ethnics of conducting research
8. What is triangulation? What are the 4 areas of research in which it takes place? What are the benefits?
- Triangulation is a word/term that describes a research process. The person conducting the research combines different types of data gathered in order to strengthen their own opinions/beliefs/data/teaching practices.
- combination of data sources, comparing personal accounts and research theory, utilizing multiple research methods, using multiple observers while conducting one's research
- I agree with what Rachael said when the benefits are obvious, as triangulation increases the validity, reliability, and objectivity of the research. As with any study, a wider base of study would only improve one's own mindset and broaden viewpoints of all persons involved. For example, if I were to read one person's APP (even if it's not a topic I'm personally interested in), I could try to find some way to apply what I've read to my own teaching practices, thus improving myself and possibly the education of my students, simply by keeping an open mind. This, in a way (though I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense how I'm wording it), relates to triangulation, because it serves to eliminate or at least reduce bias found in interviews/surveys and other types of research if the subjects of that research know the person conducting it. Also, it serves to eliminate or reduce the stress level among research subjects and administrators who feel that there will be some sort of ramifications of that research on their jobs or grades.
1. What are the 4 categories of features associated with good research?
- beginning and actually conducting the research
- the "guts," or internal workings of the research
- application of what you've learned through your research
- the ethnics of conducting research
8. What is triangulation? What are the 4 areas of research in which it takes place? What are the benefits?
- Triangulation is a word/term that describes a research process. The person conducting the research combines different types of data gathered in order to strengthen their own opinions/beliefs/data/teaching practices.
- combination of data sources, comparing personal accounts and research theory, utilizing multiple research methods, using multiple observers while conducting one's research
- I agree with what Rachael said when the benefits are obvious, as triangulation increases the validity, reliability, and objectivity of the research. As with any study, a wider base of study would only improve one's own mindset and broaden viewpoints of all persons involved. For example, if I were to read one person's APP (even if it's not a topic I'm personally interested in), I could try to find some way to apply what I've read to my own teaching practices, thus improving myself and possibly the education of my students, simply by keeping an open mind. This, in a way (though I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense how I'm wording it), relates to triangulation, because it serves to eliminate or at least reduce bias found in interviews/surveys and other types of research if the subjects of that research know the person conducting it. Also, it serves to eliminate or reduce the stress level among research subjects and administrators who feel that there will be some sort of ramifications of that research on their jobs or grades.
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