Mind Lab - Week 19 - Examine your resources (Develop a hunch)

Professional Learning:

Be informed by research and innovations related to: content disciplines; pedagogy; teaching for diverse learners, including learners with disabilities and learning support needs; and wider education matters.

 We are looking at the year 4s coming through. We have an idea that there will be a group of below students - possibly boys who are disengaged, girls who are passive, maybe Maori, who are below where we would like them to be in maths. Maths because that is our whole school focus. Our hunch is that if we engage them with something fun - like robotics - that will increase engagement leading to increased student agency, growth mindset and improved student outcomes.

 I need to find evidence of the reason in the literature. Is this proof that increased engagement leads to increased agency and improved outcomes?
I then need to look to see how I could contribute to improve it as a professional. Is this by doing some research of my own that I can add to the research that is out there.

 The literature will encompass maths, robotics, student agency, growth mindset, engagement and collaboration.

Video - How to read academic articles


How to read scholarly journal articles.



1) Make sure you have your research question at the forefront of your mind.







Evaluation of Research Publications

The findings from the publication are summarised and then the weaknesses are also highlighted.
The information from the sources is synthesised and then the author analyses gaps in research.

Organising and synthesising your sources with a matrix.
Use the synthesis matrix to organise sources within the different themes.

Comparing or Contrasting the Literature
comminalities, differences, disagreements, tensions.

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