SMED5303 - Introduction to Research and Evaluation in Science and Mathematics Education

SMED 5303 Introduction to Research and Evaluation in Science and Mathematics Education (3 semester hours) Expansion of students' knowledge and application of STEM education research including research approaches to evaluation of curricula and student achievement. Focus on designing research questions concerning current understanding in science and mathematics education and questions for future investigations. What we can know through research and what research cannot/does not tell the teacher will be central to the course. Students explore the appropriateness of specific methods of doing education research in answering particular questions and developing creative education research (as opposed to replication of previous research). Prerequisite: SMED 5302. (3-0) Y