Mathematics 398
Math 398: Mathematics Education Research Seminar I
Prerequisites: Junior standing and STAT 200 or STAT 301, or permission of the instructor.
Credit Hours: (1)
Designed to engage mathematics majors in mathematics education research. The focus is on the literature review, which requires students to identify an area of study within mathematics education, to articulate their research purpose and create a research question. the literature review paper will be the capstone project in this course.
Detailed Description of Course
Course content includes:
1) Learning the parts of a peered review mathematics education research journal article.
2) Learn and write extended abstracts for articles pertaining to a research topic.
3) Learn the purpose and design of the literature review as it pertains to qualitative research and quantitative research.
4) Create a conceptual framework and identify a research question(s) pertaining to the students' topics of interest in mathematics education.
5) Write a literature review pertaining to the students' mathematics education research topic. In concert, have an idea about the methods required to implement the research.
6) Complete IRB training.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
Course delivery methods will include classroom lectures and lab works. Lectures may include discussion, group work, examples and presentations.
The course delivery methods include classroom lectures, discussion, and presentations.
Student Goals and Objectives of the Course
The goal of the course is to introduce mathematics majors to mathematics education research. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
1) Create extended abstracts for research articles pertinent to an area of study.
2) Analyze the literature review section in a mathematics education peer reviewed article to identify its research purpose, research question(s), conceptual framework, and the claims and warrants.
3) Create a purpose statement and a research question(s) for a study.
4) Create a conceptual framework, using a concept map, for a research study.
5) Draft an argument for a research study, attending to their claims and warrants.
6) Write a literature review for a research topic that includes the research purpose, research questions, conceptual framework (in a diagram), and develop their claims and warrants.
7) Complete IRB training successfully.
Assessment Measures
Assessment of the student's success in the course will be based on assignments, final product, and participation that is linked to attendance.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
April 6, 2017