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GCRD 6353:
Research Seminar
in Curriculum
Studies
Becoming Critically Informed Consumers of Peer
Reviewed Published Research

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Where are you currently at?

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Final write-up: Hints and tips
 Remember to establish the context of
your discussion (you have to write as
though the reader does not have the
target article in front of them)
 Focus on the most salient things (don’t
cover everything in the template)
 The write-up requires reading beyond
your focus article; be sure to signal this
extra reading in your paper

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Final write-up: Hints and tips
 Tenor of paper is academic; includes
paying attention to in-text citation and
APA referencing conventions, and
bibliographic conventions etc.
 Include sub-headings to help structure
your paper effectively
 Leave time for your group to work on the
full draft--your paper should have one
“voice”

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Some pitfalls to avoid
 Not reading enough beyond the focus article
 Re-description alone; must include analysis and
evaluation
 Not discussing things enough
 Treating your paper as a question-response type of text
 Being too literary (e.g., avoid including life narratives for
each focus article author).
 Treating limitations as grounds for the dismissal of a
study

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Two samples….

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The presentation itself
 Aim at 30 min of talk and leave10 min for discussion; be
sure to generate provocative questions for your audience
 Bring your PowerPoint presentation on a thumb/flash/jump
drive (along with back-up copies)
 Presentation should focus on your critique and evaluation
of the research design of the study, not on re-describing the
study
 Address the 3-4 most interesting things you found in your
critique—don’t take everyone through your entire paper
 Not everyone has to speak, but everyone must be involved
in designing the final presentation

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Recap on final assignment
components to be submitted by
or at the final session
 A digital copy of your final paper;
including all group members’
names and email addresses; email
it to me: c.lankshear@yahoo.com
 A digital copy of your PPT
presentation

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A “good” powerpoint…
 Has on average only 4 points per slide
 Summarizes key points being made
 Doesn’t include big chunks of text
 Isn’t read from the screen
 Makes use of good contrasting
colours
 Doesn’t have gratuitous images,
video clips or sounds

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Course website
https://sites.google.com/site/ourmsvu
pages/summer1-2013
There are 3 exemplars of typical final
papers posted here.