Week 19

Lit review notes:
From Video Lit review

Use synthesis Matrix for information ; Made and shared

The literature review is a critical evaluation of the research that has been done in a particular area. A literature review should:

• Provide an overview of the research that has been conducted in a particular topic
• Describe and summarise the findings of previous research
• Make connections and compare and contrast research findings
• Evaluate and analyse the research findings and organise information into coherent themes.

7-8 texts for joint review:

Spent 15 minutes looking for the annotated literature review - couldn't find it - gave up.

Plan

Read through and evaluate the texts each of us have

Highlight information relevant to our topics.

Fill out synthesis matrix as we go

SUNDAY  put together and start draft

Week 18

Redefine  topic area and question:

How to read a scientific article
Clarify  question
why we are looking at this topic  - reason
what other studies have been done
what other people have done and found

What is a literature review
overview of main pieces of work on a topic
Analysed and  discused by them, reader see bigger theme
Identifying gaps that exist in current research - why your work is needed and how it will build on research already been done ( next assignment)
How previous researchers have appraoched a problem
How work is connected
reveals themes and controverseys in this area of research
Strengths and weaknesses of previuos reseacrh
Identifies gaps  in research
why your research is valuble in context of wider body of knowledge


start early and give heaps of time
Take note of where you searched and key words used


identify patterns and group literature by themes

Contain major piees of information on a theme

Writing up

Group ideas into sections and make links between different pieces of literature
Point of themes, gaps
Show relationship wih own research

How to read a scholarly article
 have a clear topic question in mind
 read abstract - help decide if it is relevant
Make note of key term the writers are using
If it looks useful = have a look
Read intro, scan - loook for key ideas - highlight or underlineCan look up cited articles later on.

Discussion/ conclusion - what they found out. highlight interesting bits. - go back to read results to find anyting that was interesting.
Method, what type of mehod was used and how it was done
References section - allow you to read on topic in more detail if you wish.

 Between now and wedneday next week
Read through articles Aimee has found - relevance and usefulness for lit revue.
Shared doc of anything we find that we think is useful add title of research


Discussions participated in
What is a mindset - put up by Aimee L
Put up - how do we evidence this
Facebook discussion

Aimee has emailed tutor re videoing through long discussions and adding to blog

week 17

thoughts from reading
How relevant is the research to actual chalk face?

Our topic is mindsets; Growth mindset - possible research questions

Is mindset nuture or nature?   Parental influence, behaviour, developmental stage?
Media and peer influences of mindsets.
i can't do, I'm dumb mindset - is that developed and perpetuated by teachers?  National standards?
Is it linked to socio econoic standing, lower income lower expectations.
Bad parental school experiences transferred onto their children.
Lit review - looking at how grouping kids into ability groupings affects the kids mindsets and attitude to their ability and learning. Interview kids about how they feel about it, their thoughts and feelings and how we could change it. Parent perspectives about how kids are grouped and the effect this has on their kids.
When did students decide they couldn't do or were back at a specific learning area.




How can kaupapa maori inform research?
Kaupapa Māori in research is concerned with methodology (a process of enquiry that determines the methods used)
 An important feature of kaupapa Māori research is that one must undertake research that will have positive outcomes for Māori (Smith 1999).

make sure that the research will have positive benefits for students of all cultures.

principals we will use from  Kaupapa Maori
The principle of self determination
The principal of extended family structure
Social economic mediation


For our second assignement could we look at a plan of how we change parental and community mindsets around kids mising out on " fundamental and necessary" skills becasue of using digital technology instead of how it used to be e.g pen and paper, practicing handwriting, etc