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Research ideas??? (teachers especially)

I started my masters this semester and I am in an educational research class. We've spent a lot of time reading about the process and all that and it's time to pick a topic. I don't have a CLUE. Anybody have anything you have always wondered about or any educators have something that you'd like to see more research on?

Thank you!

Re: Research ideas??? (teachers especially)

  • I've done two thesis papers and the first one was on the effectiveness of after-school programs. I used out of the classroom data.  For my recent paper I had to conduct research within my own classroom so I studied the effect on classroom space on student behavior.  Basically I surveyed the kids, monitored their behavior, and rearranged the seats in varying arrangements (pairs, horseshoe, groups, singles, rows).  
  • Thank you! The classroom space idea might work....I'll see what I can do with that. Thanks so much! (any other ideas are still welcome..I have to submit a few!)
  • Educational Research can probably go a bunch of different ways:

    Teacher/student ratio and effectiveness

    Homework related studies

    Group work versus individual work

    Reading in class as a group versus assigning reading to do on own

     Impact of home environment on _______________

    All female classes or all male classes versus coed

     

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  • I also like the female/male...especially since I teach "home ec" cooking classes, that could be interesting. Thanks!
  • I actually just read an article about all female/male classes in Parents. It is very relevant right now.
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  • imageLisa and Mickey:
    I actually just read an article about all female/male classes in Parents. It is very relevant right now.

    Thanks!  I'll have to check that out.

  • For my EdS I did grouping... which is more effective: student choose, teacher chooses or gender-based.
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