The document outlines topics to be covered in a curriculum and research methods class on July 15th. The schedule includes working on extended outlines, reviewing quantitative research methods which usually involve experimental and quasi-experimental designs with treatment and control groups, and discussing the Wright et al. article and case study approaches. Students are assigned to read materials and post an introduction for their extended outline.

1. Monday
July 15, 203
*Quantiative
Methods
*Workshopping
Extended
Outlines
CURRICULUM AND
RESEARCH IN LITERACY
AND LANGUAGE ARTS

2.  Usually compares two or more groups.
 Treatment group(s) and control group(s).
 Experimental and Quasi-experimental methods.
 Pre- and post-measurements.
 Statistical analysis of measurement results.
 Considering the variables that impact results.
 Looking for significant results (did not occur by chance).
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

3.  Use charts to help understand.
 Look for summary/paraphrasings in beginning and at end of
paragraphs.
 Quantitative studies usually strictly follow the Question-Lit
Review-Methods-Findings-Discussion-Conclusion formula. Use
it to your advantage.
 Reading Discussion and Conclusion closely if Findings is
difficult to understand.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH FOR WORD
PEOPLE

4.  How would this study have been different if it were a case
study?
WRIGHT ET AL. ARTICLE

5.  Is an argument being built and sources synthesized?
 Are there major and minor sources?
 Is the author driving the content rather than the sources?
 Can we tell what the intervention will be?
EXTENDED OUTLINES

6.  Readings
 Try to write and post introduction (question/rationale) to your
page.
HOMEWORK