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Classroom Inquiry Pilot Project Plan

A major objective of the seminar is for you to develop a pilot project to investigate student learning in your classes. Ideally, by the end of the seminar you will have a plan that describes what you want to investigate and how you plan to carry out the project. No doubt the plan will be incomplete, but it should be an initial framework to guide your thinking about a classroom inquiry project. 

The seminar “final exam” is to summarize your research plan—as best you can—by answering the questions below.  If you have difficulties using this form, please e-mail your responses directly to Bill Cerbin at cerbin.will@uwlax.edu 

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What is the research focus of your project? 

  1. Describe the research question, problem, issue, or goal of your project.
  2. Explain the significance or importance of the problem. Why is it of interest to you?
  3. What previous research on this topic do you plan to review for this project?

What is the context and setting for your project? 

  1. Describe the course and the students.
  2. Describe any aspects of the context that will make it easy or difficult to do the project.

What types of evidence will you collect? 

  1. What types of evidence of student learning will you collect to address your question?
  2. Describe any materials you will develop to evaluate student learning (e.g., assessment tools such as rating scales, rubrics, questionnaires, etc.)

What is the procedure for collecting evidence?

  1. Describe the procedure for collecting evidence. When and how do you plan to collect evidence of student learning? 
  2. Will other instructors be involved in the project? If so, how?

What unresolved questions or issues do you have about the project?

 

Text Author, Bill Cerbin; Web Author, Bryan Kopp

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at UW-La Crosse

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