Now that you are able to differentiate the various research methods.
What has been your experience with quantitative or qualitative research methods? Based on what you have read thus far in Rubin & Babbie (2013), examine social work research journals that are qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods. Briefly describe the method used in the journal, identify the problem statement and findings of the study.
The topic of the proposed research should be relevant to the field of social work method of research. This learning activity is the first step of developing research proposal. You need to cite your sources in your discussion post both in-text and in a references section. You need to cite at least two reference sources in your annotated bibliography both in-text and in a references section. Remember to use APA formatting.
You can research articles using Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO host, and ERIC.
Directions:
Write 1-2 paragraphs that both summarize the article and analyze why it is such an important contribution to learning in the field. The annotated bibliography will consist of the APA citation and a brief paragraph summarizing each article.
Below is an example how you would write an annotated bibliography based on the assignment requesting to find a journal on learning theory.
The Learning Theory I choose to concentrate is Cognitive Learning. The correlation of the article and its importance to learning has to deal with the effects of teacher delivery and how students cognitively retain information. An experiment was completed focusing on The Effects of Teachers Immediacy, Use of Organizational Lecture Cues and Students’ Note taking on Cognitive Learning. Teacher Immediacy is defined as verbal and nonverbal behaviors generating perceptions of psychological closeness with students (Pintrich, P. R., 1999). The results indicated learning was most effective when students developed positive relationship with teachers. Teachers who used organizational cues and students who documented effective notes were able to retain the subject content. With cognitive learning, students were able to memorize and analyze information.
The use of technology and distant learning has evolved from traditional face to face style of learning. The article mentioned, the most traditional type of learning is face-to-face (Mc Keachie, 1999). The teaching style of educating students has changed from traditional teaching to virtual learning. In my daily observation, students are scheduled to take online exams such as Common Core Test, End of Course Test and ACTest to determine their exit from high school, pass or failure of course work and/or entry into college/universities. The link below is an article that focuses on how teachers communicate to students by using various tools to help students learn and retain information. The article studied various learning styles of students and how teachers delivery impacts the students’ cognitive learning. When students are able to develop meaningful relationships and communicate with their teachers, they are able to retain the information.
The links to the two articles selected are listed below;
https://doi.org/10.1080/03634520109379256
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-0355(99)00015-4
References:
Harasim, L. (2012). Learning Theory and Online Technology. p. 10. New York and London: Routledge.
McKeachie, W. J. (1999). Teaching, learning, and thinking about teaching and learning. In Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (pp. 1-38). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-0355(99)00015-4
Pintrich, P. R. (1999). The role of motivation in promoting and sustaining self-regulated learning. International journal of educational research, 31(6), 459-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-0355(99)00015-4
Titsworth, B. S. (2001). The effects of teacher immediacy, use of organizational lecture cues, and students’ notetaking on cognitive learning. Communication education, 50(4), 283-297.
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