Introduction to research in education

FaizatulMufidah “Writing 4”

Introduction to research in education by Ary_Lucy

How to formulate a research problem are:

a.       Decide on the general problem area

b.     Establish the problem but, rather, to the fact that beginners must select a problem very early, when their understanding of how to do research is most limited

c.       make questionnaire for the problem that research can answer (one should have knowledge or experience in an area), the question chosen for investigation should hold deep interest or be one about which the researcher is really curious

d.      After having chosen the general area of investigation, the researcher then narrows it down to a specific statement of the research question

e.       They must evaluate the significance of the proposed problem in terms of specific criteria

Sources of problem

The first question most students ask is “How do I find a research problem? “Although there are no set rules for locating a problem, certain suggestions can help. Three important sources for research problems are experience, deductions from theory, and related literature. Non-education sources may also be useful. These sources are appropriate in both quantitative and qualitative research.

a.       Experience

b.      Theories

Choosing a Theory

Not all theories are equally useful to a beginning researcher. Let us examine some of the characteristics one searches for in a good theory for a research study:

1.      An essential characteristic of a good theory is that it is testable.

2.      A good theory is not only testable but also falsifiable

3.      A good theory deals with some significant phenomenon or behavior that needs explanation, such as learning or motivation

4.      A good theory provides the simplest, clearest, and most plausible explanation for the phenomenon

5.      A good theory has internal consistency

Related to literature

a.       You may find a study that needs to be replicated

b.      You may find a question that represents the next logical step in the research on a problem

Therefore about a quantitative research question asks about the relationship between certain variables. The statement of the question should identify the population of interest and the variables to be investigated. A qualitative research question indicates the general purpose of the study. The criteria for evaluating qualitative problems are similar to those used for quantitative research problems.

·         Supporters of making proposals taken from journal that published by Canadian Center of Science and Education

Estimating the Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Game-based Project for Early Foreign Language Learning

Abstract

This paper outlines the rationale for and the purpose of designing and implementing a project aiming to make very young EFL learners develop their language skills through their involvement in interactive psychomotoractivities. The project, which is a part of a broader longitudinal project having introduced EFL in the firstprimary school grade, was implemented in two 2^ndgrade Greek classrooms with a total of 44 seven year oldchildren. Multisensory teaching was followed through the use of a combination of activities: classroom creativeactivities included memory and word games, drawings, constructions, role-play games, pantomime as well assongs. In the gym, children participated in physical activities such as races, chases and hopscotch as well asdance and music activities, with the aim to improve their oral communicative skills and creativity. In order toexamine the effectiveness and feasibility of the project, an evaluation study was conducted by using a pre- andpost- language test and journals kept by the teachers. It was evident that the project had a positive effect ondeveloping very young learners’ language skills, and on enhancing their motivation to participate in psychomotoractivities.

Title of my planning proposal

Game-based as the attractionincreasesthe ability ofstudents injuniorhigh schoolstudentsinlearning English

Planning “Research Problem”

1.      What methods are being applied in teaching English for now this?

2.      Definition of game-based as one of methods English learning?

3.      Function of game-based?

4.      The advantages of game-based as one of themanner in which theteaching?

5.      How toapplythe methodgame-based in theclassroom?

6.      How the resultsofgame-based methodin influencingstudents' abilities?

7.      How to keep the game-based method can generate interest and enthusiasm in learning English?