TEDV 535/593B: Capstone and Signature assignments

Revised January, !""

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TEDV 535/593B
Signature Assignment and Capstone Project
T,is assignment represents t,e demonstration o- .or/ at t,e 0asters 1eve12 #s a resu1t, t,e .or/ is
resear3, 4ased and must demonstrate a ,ig, 1eve1 o- 3ompeten3e in using and interpreting data2 T,e initia1
.or/ -or t,is pro5e3t .i11 4e 4egun in TEDV 535 and 3omp1eted in TEDV 593B2 #11 students .i11 out1ine
and propose an a3tion resear3, pro5e3t as t,e 3apstone pro5e3t -or TEDV 5352
During enro11ment in TEDV 593B, students .i11 3omp1ete t,eir a3tion resear3, pro5e3t $&
C%++#B%R#T$%& .it, t,eir 3ooperating tea3,er2 #tta3,ed are t,e guide1ines -or ea3, assignment2
Sin3e t,is assignment is t,e 3apstone pro5e3t -or your 0asters .or/, p1ease 4e 3ertain to -o11o. t,e
guide1ines E6#CT+7
T,e resear3, do3uments in t,is pa3/et in31ude guide1ines -or:
TEDV 535 re8uirements:
"2 (ro5e3t summary
2 #3tion resear3, proposa1
TEDV 593B re8uirement:
32 #3tion resear3, .ritten report, due end o- term enro11ed in 593B
92 )uide1ines -or t,e poster presentation to 4e presented at t,e 3onvo3ation at t,e end o-
t,e term
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0ost s3,oo1 distri3ts ,ave regu1ations regarding resear3, in t,eir distri3t, it is t,e student;s responsi4i1ity
to se3ure ne3essary approva1s -rom t,e prin3ipa1 o- t,e s3,oo1 .,ere t,ey intend to 3ondu3t t,eir resear3,
and to se3ure t,e ne3essary 3onsent -rom parents and sta--2
(+E#SE &%TE< #11 .ritten .or/ must 4e in t,e 3orre3t APA 6
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Section !ne

Action "esearch Project#
Step $# Summar% due at mid&term or TEDV 535
(1ease type a 4rie- overvie. =in t,e -o11o.ing -ormat> o- your #3tion Resear3, pro5e3t idea2
Statement o Purpose#
T,ere are good e?amp1es statements o- purpose in our te?t, +iving t,e @uestions, p1ease re-er to t,ose
Description o 'hat %ou p(an to stud%#
)hat is %our topic* )hat are the research +uestions that 'i(( guide %our stud%*
Samp(e# I plan to study the impact of more frequent contact with at-risk students and their
parents. My sub questions will include:
Research question one: Does increased contact lead to improved academic performance?
ub-questions:
Does it improve student motivation?
Does it promote parent involvement in the students! school life?
Is it perceived to be beneficial by both students and parents?
Description o %our ,treatment- or p(an o action#
)hat is the p(an. 'hen 'i(( it ta/e p(ace. and ho' 'i(( it 0e designed*
Samp(e# I will identify ten at-risk students in my "
rd
and #
th
period classes. $he students will be
selected based upon observed poor academic performance and%or attitude durin& the first quarter'
as well as responses to a researcher-desi&ned survey administered at the end of the first quarter.
(t the be&innin& of the )
nd
semester' I will e*plain to the students and their parents that I will be
workin& closely with them in an effort to improve the student!s &rade and interest in class. I will
meet with the students durin& the first week of the semester to help them set their &oals and create
a plan of action. $he treatment will include weekly conferences with the students re&ardin& their
&rade and behavior' tutorin& sessions' attendin& their e*tra-curricular activities' talkin& to their
other teachers and counselor +if this is deemed necessary+' and weekly contact with parents via
email' notes home' or phone calls to five them and update and &et their input. $his will last
durin& the "
rd
quarter +althou&h I may continue it throu&h the #
th
quarter even after the research
pro,ect is completed-.
Data co((ection#
)hat /ind o data 'i(( %ou co((ect* )hen and ho' 'i(( %ou co((ect it*
Samp(e#
- I will keep track of their &rades durin& the )
nd
and "
rd
quarter +homework' labs' qui..es' tests'
participation points-.
- I will keep track of homework completion rates durin& the )
nd
and "
rd
quarter. I will track
attendance at the tutorin& and review sessions that I implement in the "
rd
quarter. I will desi&n a
student survey which delves into their motivation levels' and administer that survey to all of the
students at the end of the /
st
quarter as well as to the sample students at the end of the "
rd
quarter.
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Durin& the second and third quarter' I will also collect anecdotal data re&ardin& their motivation
levels.
- $he researcher-desi&ned pre and post student survey will also delve into students perceptions of
parent involvement Durin& my contact with parents durin& the "
rd
quarter' I will also collect
anecdotal data re&ardin& parent involvement.
$he researcher-desi&ned student post-survey will delve into sample students! perceptions
re&ardin& the benefit of the treatment. I will also desi&n and administer a parent post-survey to &au&e
the sample parents! perceptions of treatment benefit.
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Step 1# "esearch Proposa(&due at the end o TEDV 535
2enera( 2uide(ines#
Do not identi-y a spe3i-i3 student, tea3,er, s3,oo1 distri3t or 3ity 4y name2
Do not re-er to yourse1- in t,e -irst person =$, my, et3>2
:or t,is paper, you may use t,e term AdataB as a singu1ar or p1ura1 term
T,e roug, dra-t must 4e resu4mitted .,en turning in t,e -ina1 dra-t
0ust 4e in #(# C
t,
edition -ormat
Samp1es o- proposa1s are in our D+ 31ass site
3ormat#
$4 Statement o Purpose#
Drite a 4rie- statement a4out t,e purpose o- your resear3, study2
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$denti-y and des3ri4e t,e pro41em t,at you ,ave o4served in pra3ti3e2 Be spe3i-i3 and t,oroug, in
your des3ription2 #dd data to support your assertions =i2e2: num4er .,o are -ai1ing, tardy, et32>
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SummariEe a minimum o- t.o peer revie.ed sour3es t,at pertain to t,e pro41em t,at you .i11
study2 :or ea3, resour3e, you must des3ri4e ,o. t,e resear3, is re1evant to your study =in31uding
spe3i-i3 ideas you mig,t 4e ta/ing -rom t,at resear3, and in3orporating into your o.n resear3,
design>4 7our te?t4oo/ or ot,er 31ass ,andouts may 4e used as additiona1 resour3es =not in31uded
in t,e >2
;4 Description o %our Project# 51567
Based upon .,at you ,ave 1earned -rom you 1iterature revie., 3reate a p1an o- a3tion t,at you .i11
imp1ement in your 31assroom2 $n31ude su4,eadings and -u11y des3ri4e t,e -o11o.ing:
Resear3, @uestion and su4F8uestions
Setting =ur4an/su4ur4an, SES, genera1 demograp,i3s, siEe o- s3,oo1, grade 1eve1s>
(arti3ipants =e?a3t num4er, gender, age/grade in s3,oo1, ,o. se1e3ted>
Time-rame
54 Data Co((ection# 5$567
%rganiEe t,is se3tion 4y resear3, 8uestion =and reFtype t,e resear3, 8uestion in its entirety>2 :or
ea3, resear3, 8uestion, you must des3ri4e t,e -o11o.ing: D,at 8ua1itative and/or 8uantitative data
.i11 you 3o11e3t to determine your pro5e3t;s impa3tG 'o. .i11 you 3o11e3t itG Des3ri4e any
instruments you .i11 use to 3o11e3t t,e data su3, as surveys, intervie. 8uestions, et32 Dra-t 3opies
o- t,e resear3,erFdesigned instruments must 4e atta3,ed to t,is proposa1 as appendi3es2 $n t,e
4ody o- t,e paper, re-er to .,ere t,ese items 3an 4e -ound in t,e appendi?2
64 Data Ana(%sis# 5$567
%rganiEe t,is se3tion 4y resear3, 8uestion =and reFtype t,e resear3, 8uestion in its entirety>2 'o.
.i11 you ana1yEe t,e dataG Comparisons must in31ude .,o1e group as .e11 as su4Fgroup
3omparisons =i2e2: 0a1es v2 :ema1es, A'ig,B students v2 A0oderateB students v2 A+o.B a3,ieving
students> and per,aps individua1 3omparisons depending upon t,e resear3, samp1e
<4 "eerences# 5$:67
Cite a11 1iterature in t,e 4ody o- t,e paper =.it, parent,eti3a1s> and on t,e re-eren3e page using
#(# =#meri3an (sy3,o1ogi3a1 #sso3iation> -ormat2
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3ina( $ Action "esearch )ritten "eport and Presentation due during the second ha(
o enro((ment in TEDV 5:1B
2enera( 2uide(ines#
&ever identi-y a spe3i-i3 student, tea3,er, s3,oo1, distri3t or 3ity 4y name2
Do not re-er to yourse1- in t,e -irst person =$, my, et32>, e?3ept in t,e 1ast se3tion
T,e paper s,ou1d 4e .ritten in t,e past tense, e?3ept t,e 1ast se3tion
:or t,is paper, you may use t,e term AdataB as a singu1ar or p1ura1 term2
Do not use t,e term Asigni-i3antB .,en re-erring to your data resu1ts un1ess you did a test -or
statisti3a1 signi-i3an3e
(roo-read your paper 3are-u11y -or spe11ing and grammati3a1 errors, use #(# C
t,
edition -ormatting
T,e roug, dra-ts, proposa1s and 3omment s,eets must 4e resu4mitted .,en turning in t,e -ina1 dra-t
:ina1 study must 4e su4mitted 4ot, e1e3troni3a11y and in ,ard 3opy2
7ou must present a poster o- your pro5e3t at t,e 3onvo3ation
An e(ectronic cop% o %our paper is due 5 da%s prior to the capstone presentations
3ormat#
$4 Tit(e Page# Tit1e o- study, name and t,e -o11o.ing:
ASu4mitted in partia1 -u1-i11ment o- t,e 02Ed in Se3ondary Edu3ation, *niversity o- #riEona,
Sout,B, name o- advisor, date o- su4mission
14 Ta0(e o Contents
34 A0stract 5$:67
T,e tit1e o- your report s,ou1d 4e 3entered at t,e top o- t,e page .it, your name and date 3entered
4eneat,, pre3eding t,e 4ody o- t,e a4stra3t2
T,e a4stra3t is a summary o- your entire .ritten report =rationa1e, resear3, 8uestions,
setting/parti3ipants, treatment, instruments, 3,rono1ogy, -indings, 3on31usions>2 # reader s,ou1d
get a genera1 overvie. o- your .,o1e pro5e3t -rom reading t,e a4stra3t a1one2
T,e a4stra3t 3an 4e no 1onger t,an 3!! .ords
;4 "esearch Pro0(em 5567
Begin typing t,is se3tion on t,e top o- a ne. page o- t,e paper2
Summari=e ,o. your interns,ip o4servations and/or tea3,ing e?perien3es 1ed to your identi-ying
t,e resear3, pro41em2 Spe3i-y your $ndependent Varia41e and Dependent Varia41es2 T,en, 1ist
your "esearch >uestions4
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T,is .i11 not 4e a 1ong se3tion< p1ease note t,at you are not e?pe3ted to re1ate your resear3,
pro41em to any ot,er resear3, 1iterature in t,is .ritten report sin3e you ,ave done t,at previous1y
in t,e #3tion Resear3, (roposa12
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T,is se3tion is 1onger and s,ou1d 4e typed .it, t,e -o11o.ing su4se3tion ,eadings:
Setting# Des3ri4e t,e s3,oo1 =overa11 popu1ation, demograp,i3s/SES> .,ere t,e resear3, too/
p1a3e2 Des3ri4e t,e 3ourse =3ontent area, grade 1eve1>2
Participants# Des3ri4e t,e parti3ipants targeted -or t,e study =samp1e siEe, demograp,i3s, ,o.
3,osen>< t,is in31udes in-ormation regarding any 3omparison group i- t,at is part o- t,e study2
Remem4er, do not identi-y t,e site or any individua1s 4y name2
?nstruments# Des3ri4e t,e measures used to 3o11e3t your data2 Spe3i-y i- ea3, instrument .as
designed 4y you =t,e resear3,er> or 4y anot,er person/3ompany2 $- it .as resear3,erFdesigned,
des3ri4e t,e pro3ess 4y .,i3, it .as deve1oped2 Copies o- t,e a3tua1 instrument=s> must 4e
in31uded in t,e appendi?2
Treatment# Some o- you .i11 4e doing studies invo1ving t,e imp1ementation o- a treatment2 T,is
independent varia41e needs to 4e des3ri4ed in detai12
Chrono(og%# T,is is .,ere you present a de1ineation o- t,e pre3ise time -rame -or imp1ementing
t,e pro5e3t as .e11 as 3o11e3ting/ana1yEing a11 data2
Ana(%sis# T,is is .,ere you descri0e t,e 8uantitative and/or 8ua1itative pro3edures you -o11o.ed
to ana1yEe your data2 T,is se3tion must 4e organiEed 4y resear3, 8uestion2 =Restate resear3,
8uestion H" and t,en des3ri4e ,o. you ana1yEed t,e data -or t,at 8uestion2 T,en, do t,e same -or
ea3, resear3, 8uestion in your paper2> T,e -indings -rom your ana1yses are not 1isted ,ere2 T,ey
are presented in se3tion si? o- t,e paper2
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T,is is .,ere you 1ay out t,e data2 T,is se3tion must 4e organiEed a33ording to your research
+uestions2 =Restate resear3, 8uestion H" and t,en dis3uss/present t,e data -or t,at 8uestion2 T,en
do t,e same -or ea3, su4se8uent resear3, 8uestion in your study2>
D,en presenting your data -or ea3, resear3, 8uestion, 4egin .it, a narrative .,i3, des3ri4es t,e
data ta41e t,at is to -o11o.2 T,is narrative s,ou1d 4e an o45e3tive des3ription o- t,e data I .,at it
is, ,o. it .as o4tained, ,o. it is organiEed -or disp1ay, et32 7ou do not state any su45e3tive
3on31usions a4out t,e data in t,is se3tion2 T,e 3on31usions s,ou1d 4e presented in se3tion seven o-
t,e paper2
Ea3, data ta41e must 4e num4ered and tit1ed2 Ta41es s,ou1d not 4e 3arried over to anot,er page<
4egin t,e ta41e on t,e top o- t,e ne?t page i- it .i11 not -it in its entirety at t,e 4ottom o- an
e?isting page2 Samp1e data ta41es .i11 4e made avai1a41e -or you to revie. prior to t,e due date2
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<4 Conc(usions 51567
T,is is .,ere you dis3uss .,at t,e -indings seem to indi3ate a4out t,e re1ations,ips among t,e
varia41es2 $n ot,er .ords, .,at do you ma/e o- t,is dataG #s .it, t,e previous se3tion, t,is
se3tion must 4e organiEed a33ording to t,e research +uestions2 =Restate resear3, 8uestion H",
ma/e a 3on31uding statement and t,en des3ri4e .,y you 3ame to t,is 3on31usion2 T,en, restate
8uestion H, and so on2>
Sin3e t,is is a3tion resear3,, .e 3an 4end a 4it a4out dra.ing -ine 1ines 4et.een 3on31usions and
imp1i3ations2 7ou are not rea11y attempting to ma/e 3on31usions a4out t,e .or1d at 1arge< you 3an
on1y ta1/ a4out .,at you ,ave 1earned a4out t,e uni8ue varia41es in your setting2
#1so, sin3e t,is is a3tion resear3,, t,ere .ere 1i/e1y numerous varia41es t,at my ,ave impa3ted
your data I .e .i11 3a11 t,ese conounding actors2 :or ea3, resear3, 8uestion, you .i11 4e
e?pe3ted to dis3uss possi41e 3on-ounding -a3tors and ,o. t,ey may ,ave in-1uen3ed t,e data2
Just a note, t,e data is .,at it is2 Sometimes it is not .,at .e .anted it to 4e2 7ou need not ,ave
-ound t,at your treatment 1ed to noti3ea41e student improvement -or t,e study to 4e su33ess-u12
De are 1oo/ing on1y at your a4i1ity to ana1yEe t,e -indings ,onest1y, t,oroug,1y, and
appropriate1y2
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$n t,is se3tion on1y, you may re-er to yourse1- in t,e -irst person2
T,is is .,ere you ta/e a step 4a3/ and re-1e3t on t,e pro3ess o- doing a3tion resear3,2 7ou are
e?pe3ted to 3onsider: "> D,at you .ou1d do di--erent1y i- you ,ad t,e 3,an3e to redesign or reF
imp1ement t,e pro5e3t< > $deas -or -uture resear3, on t,is topi3< 3> 'o. t,is a3tion resear3,
e?perien3e and/or your -indings -rom t,is parti3u1ar pro5e3t may in-1uen3e your -uture tea3,ing
pra3ti3es2
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7ou need not provide us .it, a11 o- t,e ra. data 3o11e3ted during t,e study2 T,e appendi? s,ou1d
in31ude 3opies o- your data 3o11e3tion instruments2 #1so in31ude your summary and proposa1
Ea3, item in t,e appendi? must 4e pre3eded 4y a co9er page t,at assigns a 1etter to t,e item =i2e2:
#ppendi? #, #ppendi? B> and gives a tit1e to t,e item =i2e2: Student (reFSurvey, TimeFonFTas/
C,art, et32>
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Poster Components
Poster presentations accompany Convocation each semester, please be sure to review posters
presented at Convocation to learn the process and format.
The poster must include the following:
1. Your full abstract, this is key for the poster
2. Statement of the Research Problem Summarize how your internship observations and/or teaching
experiences led to your identifying the research problem. List your Research Questions.
3. Procedures: Briefly describe: Setting, including description of the school (overall population,
demographics/SES) where the research took place; describe the course (content area, grade level);
Describe the participants targeted for the study and describe the tools/methods used to collect your data.
Specify if each instrument was designed by you (the researcher) or by another person/company. Copies of
the actual instrument(s) must be included in the notebook that is placed on the table with your poster.
5. Analysis: This is where you describe the quantitative and/or qualitative procedures you followed to
analyze your data. This section must be organized by research question.
C2 :indings: SummariEe your -indings and 3on31usions