What are the perceptions of lower attaining students in relation to effective feedback at secondary schools in Design and Technology lessons?
Task1 : Proposed title of research: 325 words
‘What are the perceptions of lower attaining students in relation to effective feedback at secondary schools in Design and Technology lessons?’ This will take place in the form of questionnaire and semi structured interviews?
Address the following questions in sufficient detail:
- What have you chosen to research?
- Why did you choose to research this topic (your rationale)?
- Please give a brief description of your proposed project and discuss your aims
What are the sub questions of the research topic?
Task2: Literature review task: total 1700 words
Choose 15 peer reviewed recent journals that are about student perceptions of feedback at secondary school.
Critically analyses previous research in your topic area
- Critiques methods of research (data collection and analysis) used in previous studies
- Is structured around key issues/themes from the literature
- Identifies gaps in the current research
- Has a clear research question
- Makes suggestions for future research
Literature review Provides
NOT a description of previous research
- Does NOT describe each study separately
- Is NOT a primary research study
- Is NOT an annotated bibliography
- Is NOT a research paper
- Does NOT use material from websites
- Does NOT present historical information
- Does NOT use old source original insights into the literature
It gives an overview of the current context in which your research is situated by referring to contemporary debates, issues and questions in the field.
▪ It includes a discussion of relevant theories and concepts which underpin your research.
▪ It introduces relevant terminology and provides definitions to clarify how terms are being used in the context of your own work.
▪ It evaluates/appraises related research in the field and shows how your work extends or challenges this, or addresses a gap in work in the field. ▪ It provides supporting evidence for a complex practical problem or issue which your research is addressing, thereby underlining its significance.
For each one of your sources, ask questions to deconstruct the author/s’ materials, research data and arguments.
▪ Ask questions grouped under the following categories: ➢ Initial questions ➢ Style questions ➢ Analysis ➢ Reflection
Your main task is to appraise/evaluate the literature you have read including all of these: ➢definitions of key concepts ➢theoretical grounding ➢ methodology (design and methods of data collection) ➢reliability/validity of findings ➢soundness of argumentation, analysis ➢implication of results/recommendations
Suggested structure of an Introduction 150 words
▪ A background that establishes the importance of the topic and sets the context / scene via providing a concise overview of the research question / problem / key debates in the research area. ▪ Your main argument/stance/position in relation to topic and existing body of literature (remember that LRs are critical pieces).
▪ Aim and purpose of the review and gap in research studies.
▪ Limits, scope and inclusion/exclusion criteria related to examined literature should be clearly outlined and justified.
▪ Outline of the organisational pattern of the review / sequence of themes covered.
Suggested structure of the main body (1400)
▪ Be clear and logically organised by theme / sub-question.
▪ The major section headers and sub-sections that follow the same order as the one established in the Introduction.
▪ Summarisation and synthesis (critically discusses and presents findings from the literature).
▪ Ensure continuity and coherence by summarising each theme/section (one last sentence for each section or relevant subsection) and present how it relates to following section
The Conclusion should (150 words)
Task3: Methodology 1000 words
- What approach are you intending to take in your research and why?
- What research methods/procedures do you intend to use and why?
- How do your methods/procedures address your research questions?
- Do you foresee any problems/issues with your data collection?
Remember to reference the research methods literature in discussing your choices.
