Multiple methodologies for evaluating computer uses in education

• not everyone is linked from the class web page
• major project proposals due next week
• my 2020 vision of education & technology (cont.)

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Multiple methodologies

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The Range of Methodologies

• Naturalistic observation
• Participant observation
• Interview
• Survey/Questionaire
• Quasi-experimental
• Experimental

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Kinds of evaluation

• Summative evaluation
• Formative evaluation

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Choosing a methodology

• What are your goals?
• How much do you know about what is happening?

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Examples of effective observation

• The "space bar" example
• The "DoIt" example

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The "space bar" example

• Push the space bar to continue.

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The "DoIt" example

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For next week

• Major project proposal due
  • what question or issue do you want to address concerning education and technologies?
  • what set of learners are you most interested in (and do you have access to representatives of that set)?
  • Post in the Project Proposal conference in WebBoard
  • look at the major projects from previous EdPsy 387 classes

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