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EPP 442 Research in the Classroom 2

School of Education and Cognitive Science

EPP 442
Research in the Classroom - 2

Assignment (100%)
Project Paper Report

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Contents

Introduction
General criteria for the assignment
Academic Writing
What is plagiarism?
Citing Sources
direct citation
indirect citation
third party citation
Referencing
journal articles
online journal
webpage
book
article in book
newspaper
Details About the Assignment
Introduction
This guide explains the basis on which you will be assessed in this course during the
semester. It contains details of the facilitator-marked assignment.
One element in the assessment strategy of the course is that all students should have
the same information as facilitators about the Assignment. This guide also contains
the marking criteria that facilitators will use in assessing your work.
Please read through the whole guide at the beginning of the course.

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Academic Writing

a) Plagiarism
i) What is Plagiarism?

Any written assignment (essays, project, take-home exams, etc) submitted by

a student must not be deceptive regarding the abilities, knowledge, or amount
of work contributed by the student. There are many ways that this rule can be
violated. Among them are:
o Paraphrases: The student paraphrases a closely reasoned argument of
an author without acknowledging that he or she has done so. (Clearly,
all our knowledge is derived from somewhere, but detailed arguments
from clearly identifiable sources must be acknowledged.)
o Outright plagiarism: Large sections of the paper are simply copied
from other sources, and are not acknowledged as quotations.
o Other sources: often include essays written by other students or sold by
unscrupulous organizations. Quoting from such papers is perfectly
legitimate if quotation marks are used and the source is cited.
o Works by others: Taking credit deliberately or not deliberately for
works produced by another without giving proper acknowledgement.
Works includes photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, statistics, videoclips, audio-clips, verbal exchanges such as interviews or lectures,
performances on television and texts printed on the web.
o The student submits the same essay to two or more courses.
ii) How can I avoid Plagiarism?

o Insert quotation marks around copy and paste clause, phrase,

sentence, paragraph and cite the original source.
o
Paraphrase clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph in your own
words and cite your source
o
Adhere to the APA (American Psychological Association) stylistic
format, whichever applicable, when citing a source and when writing
out the bibliography or reference page
o
Attempt to write independently without being overly dependent of
information from anothers original works
o
Educate yourself on what may be considered as common
knowledge (no copyright necessary), public domain (copyright has
expired or not protected under copyright law), or copyright (legally
protected).
b) Documenting Sources

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Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of

another, you are required to cite its source parenthetical documentation. Offered here
are some of the most commonly cited forms of material.
Direct
Simply having a thinking skill is no assurance that children will
use it. In order for such skills to become part of day-to-day
behaviour, they must be cultivated in an environment that value
and sustains them. Just as childrens musical skills will likely
lay fallow in an environment that doesnt encourage music,
learners thinking skills tend to languish in a culture that doesnt
encourage thinking (Tishman, Perkins and Jay, 1995, p.5)
Indirect
According to Wurman (1988), the new disease of the 21 st
century will be information anxiety, which has been defined as
the ever-widening gap between what one understands and what
one thinks one should understand.
c) Referencing
All sources that you cite in your paper should be listed in the Reference section
at the end of your paper. Heres how you should do your Reference.
From a Journal
DuFour, R. (2002). The learning-centred principal: Educational
Leadership, 59(8). 12-15.
From an Online Journal
Evnine, S. J. (2001). The universality of logic: On the connection
between rationality and logical ability [Electronic version].
Mind, 110, 335-367.
From a Webpage
National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2011,
from http://www.nps.gov/abli/
From a Book
Naisbitt, J. and Aburdence, M. (1989). Megatrends 2000. London:
Pan Books.
From a Chapter in a Book
Nickerson, R. (1987). Why teach thinking? In J. B. Baron & R.J.
Sternberg (Eds), Teaching thinking skills: Theory and practice. New
York: W.H. Freeman and Company. 27-37.
From a Printed Newspaper
Holden, S. (1998, May 16). Frank Sinatra dies at 82:

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Matchless stylist of pop. The New York Times, pp. A1,

A22-A23.

Details about the Assignment

Objective:
The objective of this assignment is to write a complete Project Paper Report.
YOU CAN REWRITE Chapters 1 to Chapters 3 WHICH YOU HAVE
SUBMITTED AS YOUR Reseach Proposal last semester (ERC 431).
Your Project Paper Report should consist of the following:
Remember Write what you HAVE DONE and
NOT what you PLAN TO DO
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 7- 8 pages [15%]

Statement of the Problem What have you studied? Why you conducted the
study?
Objective What is the objective of the study? What do you hope to achieve
with this study?
Research Questions: List the research questions. The research questions
listed will determine the research method that you will use; guide collection of
data.
Significance of the Study state the significance; importance of the study;
how it will help you and teachers
Limitation of the Study what are the obstacles to your study maybe it is
time; limited to only your classroom.

Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 12 - 13

pages [15%]
In this chapter, you will report about 10-12 research conducted in Malaysia and
research conducted overseas. Do not restrict yourself to studies in Malaysia only.
Refer studies in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE STUDIES YOU HAVE REVIEWED AND
RELATE IT TO THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS.

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Chapter 3 METHODOLGY 9 - 10 pages [15%]

In this Chapter you will describe how you conducted the study.

Sample explain who is your sample for the study; number of students
involved; how did you select your subject; the background of your subject as
level of study, gender, socioeconomic status, location, occupation of parents
and forth.

Research Method if you have selected the experimental method or action

research explain why you have used the method in your study.

Data Collection Method explain the technique you have used to collect data.
o Example if you have used a test to collect data state how you
developed the test.
o Example of you had collected data using obeservation of the
behaviour of pupils explain how you collect the data; who did you
observe; how did you record the data collected note book; video.
o Example if you collected data by interviewing pupils; explain how
did you conduct the interviews; how many pupils were involved; did
you use a recording device; did you use an interview schedule or jotted
down all that was said by the pupils in a notebook.

Chapter 4 DATA ANALYSIS 15-16 pages [30%]

Begin the Chapter with a short Introduction. State the purpose of the
Chapter / 0.5 pages

In this Chapter, you will present your findings obtained from the data
collected.
o You may present the data in the form of graphs and tables.
o If you conducted observations or interviews, the data presented will
be in the form of phrases or sentences. For example what was
said by the pupils about the teaching method you had introduced.

Arrange or sequence this Chapter according to the Research Questions you

had mentioned in Chapter 1.

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You can repeat the research questions and followed by the data (as graphs,
tables or words) when answering each question.

If you used a test to collect data you will report how you used statistics such as
mean, percentages and others.

If you used the observation or interview method to collect data, you will
analyse data qualitatively and report the words, phrases or sentences used
by pupils and from these you will derive themes or categories.

ATTENTION In this chapter, you are not required to give your opinion or
reasons for the data obtained. Only report the findings obtained. You can
express your opinion or give reasons about your findings in Chapter 5.

Chapter 5 DISCUSSION 9 - 10 pages [25%]

Summary of the findings state briefly the objectives of the study and the
main findings.

Then discuss the findings obtained.

o For example, method X was more effective in teaching vocabulary
development. This could be because pupils were given opportunity to
interact with one another and also negotiate which may strenghten
their understanding of the words.

Give your opinion when you obtain a particular finding. You can refer to your
experiences as a teacher and give reasons. For example, female pupils did
better when the discussion method was used. Can you explain why?

Suggestions based on the findings of your study, you should make some
suggestion in terms of the following:
o The way teachers teach;
o The way teachers manages the classroom; and
o The way teachers engage pupils and others.

You could also make suggestions that is related to policy such implementation
of KSSR English, curriculum, assessment and so forth.

Suggestions for futher research you can make suggestion on what kind of
further ersearch should be undertaken based on your study.
References Use the APA format suggested in this Assignment. Only list the
articles you have referred in Chapter 1 to 5. Do not list articles which you did
not refer.

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Appendix Only attach what you had used in your study such as the
following:
Tests and the answer scheme
Interview checklist
Observation checklist
Field notes what you observed or obtained from the interviews
Others
First Page

The Effectiveness of the Look and Say Method in

Teaching Year 1 English in Sekolah Rendah
Kebangsaan Teluk Pulai, Kelang.

Zainab binti Karim

Project Paper Report

Second Page

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Content
Chapter 1 Introduction ..
Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature ..
Chapter 3 Methodology .
Chapter 4 Data Analysis ..
Chapter 5 Discussion
References .
Appendix

Requirements:

Use Times Roman Font 12 with 1 spacing.

Use your own words and express your own opinions.
Upload the assignment to myPLS by 15 December 2016
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ASSIGNMENT
SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER
SUBJECT CODE

EPP 422

SUBJECT TITLE

Research in the Classroom 2

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