ASSESSING YOUR INVESTIGATIVE
“KNOW-HOW”
(a Pre-Test)
In Advance:
Read Stop Googling.
Let's Talk.
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Although it is not an official
scholarly research report, it does contain many examples of and references to
(1) research techniques, (2) actual investigative studies, and (3) principles of
argumentation.
In-Class- Part
1:
1.
You will be matched with a
partner(s)
2.
You & your partner will begin
your discussion & creation of answers to the questions in the worksheet below.
Complete your work outside of class, as necessary. One copy of the completed
worksheet will be handed in at the beginning of the Part 2 class session.
(printed/typed
preferred //
copy & paste into a new document)
In-Class- Part
2: The theme for the class
session on __(tbd)___ will be =
“Asking the Right Question the
WORKSHEET: Essential Investigative/Research Know-How -
How much do you know about "Research Culture????
{There’s no
problem with not knowing the answer. What’s important is asking the right
question in order to find out.
[rough
paraphrase of David Maiullo, physics support specialist-That Physics Show][
& MANY] similar quotes exist among all sorts of
investigators & researchers]
[8] The writer alludes to several specific research studies. Select one. From
the information given in the article, do you think that
the findings from that particular study have
RELIABILITY ( i.e. are “replicatable”/”generalizable”) ?
(Remember,
RELIABILITY
[EXTERNAL VALIDITY]
has a specific meaning in research
culture).
► REMINDER:
The assigned article [Googling...Talk]
asserts a claim about the impacts that personal technologies are having upon our
capabilities for face-to-face communication.
Re: Epistemological
Paradigms (Ways of Knowing)
[1] Any good researcher realizes that
where you stand determines what you
will see. (ackn. Paul Byers, TC/Columbia Univ.)
As an
investigator, how does that realization affect the concept of
EPISTEM
Re: Research Design
(Methodologies)
[2] The writer of the
article alludes to several specific research studies. Select
one. What specific research method would you use
if you wanted to
REPLICATE that study’s findings? …if
you wanted to
TRIANGULATE its
findings? (Be sure you
understand these
research terms & you also can refer to your textbook)
Re: Toulmin/Argumentation
[3] Although it is not a conventional
Research Report, nevertheless, the
article’s author (Sherry Turkle)
asserts a core CLAIM.
[see reminder summary above].
But
it's important to be precise. Exactly what is Turkle’s CLAIM?
(Phrase in a complete sentence.)
[4] List 3-4 items of EVIDENCE (
[5] What is/are the WARRANT/S used to connect the evidence back to the claim by
indicating
why this data should be considered
as
proof
of the
CLAIM’s
premise?
Re: Reliability &
Validity (or not)
[6] Based on research methods criteria, how important is it for a
communication research study to demonstrate VALIDITY?
RELIABILITY? (What’s the
difference?)
[7] The writer alludes to several specific research studies. Select
one. From the information given in the article, can you tell if the
study’s
findings are VALID? If you can’t, what else would you need to know in order to
make that assessment? (Remember,
VALIDITY has a specific meaning in research
culture)
Re: Communication Studies concepts
[9] Draw on your knowledge base as a Communication Major to discuss why
99% of the communication contexts discussed
throughout the article would be
classified as: Interpersonal Communication Contexts? What does
that term even mean??
[10] Draw on your knowledge base as a Communication
Major. Are
there any additional insights from your previous studies that are
relevant to this article’s topic?
Re: Conducting
Primary Investigations
[11] Conduct a 2-3 day, observational study. Observe & assess
situations similar to the ones mentioned by the article’s author.
Overall, did
your observations corroborate or
contradict the assertions in the article?
UPDATED 1/23/18
ORAL ASSIGNMENT: In class on 1/24, each team will have about 5-7 minutes to EXPLAIN/DISCUSS their answer to one of the worksheet topic areas as assigned below. These presentations should include clarifications of all key terms involved.
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: Each team member should write up HALF of the answers that you generated on the worksheet. (team 6 should split the task 3 ways). Remember, you can copy & paste the original questions from the online document. These write ups are due by Friday -- which is the same due date for your A-O-C submission. If you want, you can send both documents via the same email cover letter.
#1-- Re: Epistemological Paradigms (Ways of Knowing) [incl question 1] Tammy & Saumya
#2 --Re: Research Design (Methodologies)[ including
question 2] Aubrey & Cassie
#3 --Re: Toulmin/Argumentation[ including questions 3,4,5] Emma & Leslie
#4 --Re: Reliability & Validity (or not)[ including questions 6,7,8] Blaine & David
#5 --Re: Communication Studies concepts [including questions 9,10] – Matt & Matt
#6 --Re: Conducting Primary Investigations [ including question 11]-- Jake & Bernice & Billy