Research Methods in Education

The four videos that I found informative were:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmulkCjHqqw-  The Comic strip which in an unusual way clearly explained the strengths and weaknesses of Quantitative and Qualitative research.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxN6Ps1VNGo- The Horowitz interview, reminded us that we don’t have to reinvent the wheel, there is a lot of data available that has already been collected and we need to analyze and use it to answer the right questions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=638W_s5tRq8 – The 60 second marketer u tube, as it gave a better insight into when to use Quantitative vs. Qualitative research.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPZJVE43Ju0- The Andrew Barras classroom pulse action project was an incredible as it made us realize how easily we can involve our students into helping them get the most from our instruction.

Our school system has collected enough data over the years from the schools that are consistently low performing or high performing. Using the Quantitative research method they can identify the cause and effect factors that are present in each school and use the statistical validation to share with the schools to help them change course. Using the Qualitative research method our school can benefit from identifying the needs of the EC staff and relate them to the faculty so as to encourage cooperation from them in assisting the special needs children consistently. Our school would benefit tremendously by using the Action Research method to promote the use of

technology and get ready for the 21^st century.