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Group Members (phone, email, Skype username): Cherie red Marilyn green - 386-562-7215, mjapril10@yahoo.com, Marilyn.Jackson.Lee Jocelyn purple Lee-Anne blue - 407-227-0480, spalding@mail.ucf.edu, Lee-Anne.Spalding

Summer Timeline : · 2 weeks : June 5- agreement from participants; data collection · 4 weeks: June 19- finish data collection · CREATE group and MEET with him to discuss our process __//Group Names are noted above. Marilyn and Lee-Anne met via Skype on June 21, 2010; Lee-Anne, Cherie and Jocelyn met June 25 via Skype/Oovoo. We discussed next steps regarding the data collected thus far as well as requirements of the assignment.//__ · 6 weeks: July 3- finish analysis; finish/revise (add) to literature review (needs to be related to data specifically) · 8/9 weeks: July 24- presentation (see above); final report (outline below)


 * EVALUATION STUDY OUTLINE **
 * // Chapter 1: Introduction //**
 * Background of the problem
 * Statement of the problem
 * Purpose of the study
 * Theoretical framework – theory or theories that guide your choice of evaluation methods, evaluation criteria, or understanding of best practice
 * Evaluation questions
 * Importance of the study
 * Scope of the study
 * Definition of terms
 * Limitations
 * Summary
 * // Chapter 2: Review of the Literature //**
 * Best practice
 * Evaluate and synthesize the literature on this educational practice
 * Describe the evidence that supports best evidence claims
 * Where best practice is disputed, summarize and evaluate the dispute
 * Describe the theory or theories that justify best practices
 * Describe what prior research has shown about why best practice may not always be implemented or implemented correctly
 * It may be appropriate to also describe:
 * the history of the practice
 * the history of research on the practice
 * variables or factors that affect practice
 * the language used to describe the practice and any ambiguity in that language usage
 * Research and evaluation methods
 * Evaluation and synthesize the research and evaluation methods used to study your practice
 * Describe the strengths and weaknesses of those methods for studying this practice
 * // Chapter 3: Evaluation Methods //**
 * Evaluation design – explain and justify your choice of evaluation methods
 * Setting – describe the organization, program, course, or other setting of the educational practice in detail
 * Description of practice being studied
 * Participants
 * Instrumentation – surveys, instruments, interview questions, observation protocols, field notes, etc
 * Procedures – described in enough detail that someone else could replicate your study based only on what you write
 * Data analysis & verification
 * Assumptions of the study
 * Limitations of the study
 * Summary
 * // Chapter 4: Research Findings //**
 * Descriptive data – descriptive statistics, descriptions of participants
 * Research findings, organized by evaluation questions
 * Include tables, charts, and graphs that effectively summarize findings
 * //Post hoc// analysis – additional findings that go beyond the original intent of the study
 * // Chapter 5: Conclusions, Discussion, and Suggestions for Future Research //**
 * Summary – brief re-description of the study intent, design, and procedures
 * Conclusions – re-describe the finding in plain language
 * Discussion – interpret your findings using prior literature on the topic
 * How do your findings confirm earlier studies on this practice?
 * How do your findings contradict earlier studies on this practice?
 * How do your findings add to our understanding of this practice?
 * Suggestions for practice – use your finding to provide concrete, specific suggestions to improve this educational practice
 * Suggestions for future evaluation studies – provide concrete, specific suggestions to improve future studies on this practice