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Assignment: Final Project Draft
Your final research report assignment can be found in Module 7, labeled Assignment: Final Reflection/Research Report. (see bottom) For the current assignment, you will submit a 4-5 page draft of the final research report. You will need to include a draft of your research overview, which should be based on a minimum of 5 peer reviewed research sources.
Guidelines
Your final research report draft will include a review of empirical research related to your topic, observations specific to your topic, and preliminary analyses of/reflection upon your observations and/or interview with a practicing teacher in relation to the research you conducted. This 4-5 page paper should include:
- An overview of the research you found on your topic, more specifically, a clear and concise summary of the research findings in your particular area of interest.
- A minimum of 5 peer reviewed articles or research based books written in the last 10 years as sources.
- Web sites may not be used as one of the 5 sources, nor can your textbooks (however, if you have 5 sources, these are fine to use as additional sources). You can use web sites that are governmental (e.g., the NCES or National Center for Education Statistics). Web sites that are not acceptable are sites such as Wikipedia or WebMD.
- The second part of your paper will be a balance of your observations or results from your interview(s) with a teacher(s), in relation to the research you conducted, and some general conclusions.
Example
If your topic was "the effectiveness of using extrinsic rewards to motivate students" you could divide it up as follows:
- Spend the first 1-2 pages providing an overview of the research relevant to your specific question about the use of rewards.
- Then for the next 1-2 pages you would discuss your observations or interview results, thus far, in relation to the research you conducted related to extrinsic rewards and motivation.
- This is really the analysis or the "meat" of the paper.
- You've conducted the research, now demonstrate how this research applies or doesn't apply to what you are observing or learning through talking with a practicing teacher, in very specific ways.
- You should also discuss the steps you need to take to successfully complete this final project (e.g., more observations, additional interview questions, further research, etc.).
(from above) Assignment: Final Reflection/Research Report
This final research report must include:This paper should be in the 7-10 typewritten pages (12 point font, 1 inch margins and double spaced). Your cover page and your reference page do not count in the page limits. Again, this paper should be in APA format. I have not deducted points for people not putting papers in APA format this semester, but I will deduct points if you fail to attempt to use APA format in this final report. This is a requirement for the course and the program. Please see the following additional resources if you need assistance with this.- An overview of the research you found on your topic, more specifically, a clear and concise summary of the research findings in your particular area of interest
- A review of empirical research related to your topic
- Observations (or an interview with a practicing teacher) specific to your topic
- An in-depth analysis of/reflection upon your observations/interview in relation to the research you conducted.
- Adequate and appropriate supporting sources
- Minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles or research-based books, written within the last 10 years
- Web sites may not be used as one of these 5 sources, nor can your textbooks (however, if you have 5 sources, these are fine to use as additional sources). You can use web sites that are governmental (e.g., the NCES or National Center for Education Statistics). Web sites that are not acceptable are sites such as Wikipedia or WebMD.
- The second part of your paper will be a balance of your observations (or data from your teacher interview), in relation to the research you conducted, and some general conclusions.
Example
For example, if your topic was "the effectiveness of using extrinsic rewards to motivate students" you could:- spend the first 3-4 pages providing an overview of the research relevant to your specific question about the use of rewards.
- Then for the next 3-4 pages you would discuss your observations or data from your teacher interview(s), in relation to the research you conducted related to rewards and motivation.
- This is really the analysis or the "meat" of the paper.
- You've conducted the research, now demonstrate how this research applies or doesn't apply to what you are observing or what you learned from talking directly with a teacher.
- Once you've completed the analysis/reflection you will be asked to conclude your paper with 1-2 page reflection of this activity
- What did you learn?
- How did your research/observations change how you think about teaching and/or students?
- What questions do you still have?
- What suggestions do you have for future research (or missing research) in your area of research (these are suggestions - you do not need to answer all of these questions).
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Teaching Styles in English Lessons
Thesis statement: Literature has shown that teachers should use a mixture of methods to
ensure that their instruction is successful.
I.
II.
Introduction
Literature review
A. Authoritative
B. Demonstrative
C. Facilitative
D. Peer-to-peer
III.
Discussion
IV.
Reflection
V.
Conclusion
Teaching Styles in English Lessons
Name
Institution
Teaching Styles in English Lessons
Introduction
Teachers implement a variety of teaching strategies to ensure that they impart knowledge
to the students. In high school, teachers undergo the challenges of dealing with adolescents.
Therefore, they have to choose a method that is not only suitable for transferring knowledge but
also suit the behaviors of the students. The teachers also have to consider the changes in the
education sector that affect the giving and reception of knowledge. The diverse and multicultural
environments also choose the best teaching methods quite tough for instructors of English. It is
important that despite the changes and challenges that teachers inevitably face in teaching
English, they still grant learners value for their investment of time and money. Literature has
shown that teachers should use a mixture of methods to ensure that their instruction is successful.
Literature Review
Several studies have been conducted to examine the various methods of instruction that
teachers use in schools. The reviews have varied from analyzing the effectiveness of individual
approaches to the comparison of different methods. Regardless of the different findings, it is
clear that all the scholars in education have concluded that the use of proper instructional
practices is essential to facilitate learning in all institutions of learning. Therefore, teachers and
students of education should strive to understand and implement strategies that enrich the
experiences of students in classes to encourage learning. Also, it is important to use teaching
strategies that allow students to create relevant connections with real-world situations to
encourage them to perform well.
Several instructional methods have been discussed in existing literature so far. All the
methods have advantages as well as limitations. Therefore, teachers should understand their
situations, subjects and the nature of their students to choose the most applicable method of
instruction to use in class. The instructional methods include authoritative direction,
demonstrator style and the facilitator style of teaching. Another important method of teaching is
the peer to peer style. The methods differ on the degree of the involvement of teachers in the
delivery of knowledge. Another critical factor in determining the technique that a teacher uses is
the amount of student participation in the instruction as well as the role of the teachers and
students in the teaching and learning process.
The authoritative style is the style of instruction that involves the teacher being in total
control of the classroom activities. In style, communication is unidirectional (Dever &
Karabenick, 2011). The teacher gives the communication and expects the students to follow the
instructions. The students are supposed to listen keenly and take notes. The style is characterized
by very long lectures and very minimal student participation. Authoritative teaching wor...