7P:202: Understanding Research Methods

Note: I am not currently teaching this course, nor will I be able to teach it while I serve as Associate Provost. Current information about the course's scheduling is available at http://isis1.uiowa.edu/isis/courses/.

Welcome to the web site for 7P:202 Understanding Educational Research. This site provides a repository for materials useful to students in the class. A companion WebCT site provides interactivity tools used in the class.

Visitors are welcome to much of the course, and your comments are appreciated. Some portions of the course are password protected, either to preserve student privacy or to honor licenses I have been granted to reproduce materials.

Jumping Off Places
Class Handouts	Links	My WebCT
Assignments		Syllabus

Announcements (most recent on top)

May 17 Grading is complete. I have finished grading your final papers (quite interesting reading). You can pick them up as usual at WebCT. You can also view your final grade in the WebCT grade book. There are several new columns in the grade book that need some explanation.

Weighted_AVG=0.15(Exam1_T)+0.15(Exam2_T)+0.15(Exam3_T)+0.35(Reaction_T)+0.20*(Reflection_T)

That probably seems pretty complicated, but it's actually the only way to make sure that the scores are appropriately weighted.

Once I had the weighted averages, I examined them and the raw scores to determine cut points between grades, and assigned letter grades.

May 10 Grades for Exam 3 are now available through WebCT. Just click the "Check Grades" icon, or choose, "Grade Book" from the navigation bar on the left side of the page. The key is available, as well.

Roughly speaking, scores correspond to letter grades as follows:

18 and above	A
16-17	A-
14-16	B
13	B-
less than 13	C

Apr. 29 Study guide for Exam 3 is now available.

Mar. 31 (later) The directions for the final reflection paper are now available.

Mar. 31 Grades on Exam 2 are now available through WebCT. Just click the "Check Grades" icon, or choose, "Grade Book" from the navigation bar on the left side of the page. Roughly speaking, scores correspond to letter grades as follows:

18 and above	A
17	A-
14-16	B
13	B-
less than 13	C

Also, I've made minor changes to the syllabus to reflect the change in due date we discussed.

And, the key for Exam 2 is available.

Mar. 10 I have made minor changes to the syllabus to reflect the early error I made (leaving out March 31).

Feb. 25 The key for Exam 1 is available for download.

Feb. 20 Grades on Exam 1 are now available through WebCT. Just click the "Check Grades" icon, or choose, "Grade Book" from the navigation bar on the left side of the page. Roughly speaking, scores correspond to letter grades as follows:

20 and above	A
19	A-
18	B+
15-17	B
14 and below	B-

Feb. 16 The draft scoring rubric is now online. I will not formally apply it until I read the papers due on Feb. 26 since you have not had a chance to see it yet. I would appreciate your comments on the rubric.

Jan. 26 The photo album is now online. Go to WebCT and click on the camera icon. If you don't see your picture there, it is because I didn't find a permission slip from you. If you want your picture posted, just let me know.