• Types of research: basic, applied, evaluation, action;
• Philosophy and theory: ontology and epsitemology;
• Methods: qualitative, quantitative, mixed;
• Reporting: manuscript, presentation, poster, video, audio;
• Data: document, observation, interview.

• Prepare Summary and Review NOTES for Yusof and Tall (1999).
• Read the first two chapters of Creswell (2003) book.

• Write a Summary & Review of Yusof, BT. M. & Tall, D. (1999). Remember, a Summary and Review, when complete, is an essay based on your answers to the guiding questions.
• Read Chapter 1 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001).
In class: Discussion of readings. Discussion of proposal ideas.

• Read Chapter 3 of Creswell (2003).
• Read N. M. Haynes, J. P. Comer, & M. Hamilton-Lee (1988). [PDF file] Gender and achievement status differences on learning factors among Black high school students. Journal of Educational Research, 81(4), 233-237.

• Read Chapter 8 in Creswell (2003).
• Read Chapter 2 in the APA Publications Manual (2001).
• A 200-500 word draft of the basic idea and delimitations/limitations for your study proposal due. [Suggestion: Review pp. 147-150 in Creswell (2003) to help frame your answer.]

• Summary & Review of Haynes et al. (1988) due.
• Read Chapter 4 in Creswell (2003).
• Do a brief search (and make notes on what you find) on: Piaget, assimilation, accomodation, reflective abstraction. Be prepared to discuss these ideas in class.

• Read Chapters 5 and 6 in Creswell (2003).
• Read and prepare S&R notes for Hauk, S. (2005) [PDF file]. Mathematical autobiography among college learners in the United States. Adults Learning Mathematics International Journal 1(1), 36-56.

• A prose outline of the introduction to your proposal is due.
• Read Chapter 7 in Creswell (2003).
• Do a brief search (and make notes on what you find) on: Anderson, information processing, ACT-R. Be prepared to discuss these ideas in class.

NOTE: The following assignment is due Friday, 23 September and takes some time...
NIH Online Activity: Research with Human Subjects. Complete the mini-course and submit an electronic copy of your certificate of completion to Dr. H by Friday, 23 September. NOTE: You will need to register as a "new user" to access the activity; there are readings presented to you and then questions over the readings are asked; do the reading; it will take a several hours to complete the mini-course.

• Familiarize yourself with Chapter 3 of the APA manual.
• S&R for Hauk (2005) due.

• Read Chapter 9 in Creswell (2003).
• Read pages 12-16 of Kelly & Lesh (2000) and provide concise answers for each of questions 1-6 (see pages 16-17). Your answers can be in outline or prose form. In either case, write complete sentences.
• Read pages 35-44 in Kelly & Lesh.
• Begin work on a draft bibliography for proposal. Clearly identify: (a) resources already read and/or reviewed, (b) those things to be read and reviewed before end of course; (c) items for later study. Bring outline of list to class on 9/23. Written draft will be due on Friday, 30 September.

• Transcription of 10 minutes of video due.
• Do a brief electronic search (no more than 90 minutes), on the web and/or through any electronic/paper encyclopedia to which you may have access, on theories of human development, learning, and cognition related to keywords: Skinner, behaviorism, behaviorialism. Make notes on what you find. Be prepared to discuss these ideas and to provide URLs for your sources.
• Bring S&R NOTES on the chapter you chose on 9/16 to class.

• A draft bibliography for proposal due. Clearly identify: (a) resources already read and/or reviewed, (b) those things to be read and reviewed before end of course; (c) items for later study.
• Annotated bibliographic entry due for chosen chapter of Kelly & Lesh (2000) due.
• Do a brief electronic search (no more than 90 minutes), on the web and/or through any electronic/paper encyclopedia to which you may have access, on theories of human development, learning, and cognition related to keywords: Bandura, social cognitive theory, self-efficacy, self-regulation. Make notes on what you find. Be prepared to discuss these ideas on 10/11 and to provide URLs for your sources.

• Read Chapter 10 in Creswell (2003).
• Read Math and Science Partnership IRB proposal.
• Listen to the audio-clips of interviews and read transcripts of parts of MSP interviews.
• Do a brief electronic search (no more than 90 minutes), on the web and/or through any electronic/paper encyclopedia to which you may have access, on theories of human development, learning, and cognition related to keywords: Vygotsky, zone of proximal development, scaffolding. Make notes on what you find. Be prepared to discuss these ideas and to provide URLs for your sources.

• Write an 1100 to 2500 word piece that gives your theory of learning. Refer to all the theories you have read so far (in web research and in articles/chapters) and situate yourself in the context set by those readings. Include a bibliography of references cited. Email to Dr. Hauk by 9pm, Friday 07 October.

• Read Chapter 11 in Creswell (2003).
• Read draft manuscript of MSP report.
• Familiarize yourself with Chapter 4 of the APA manual.

• Read the Principles section and summary of Standards in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000).

• Read and prepare S&R notes on a piece selected from your draft bibliography. S&R due on Tuesday, 25 October.
• Bring copies of annotated bibliography for first Kelly & Lesh (2000) reading to class.
• Choose one chapter from among chapters 19 through 24 in Kelly & Lesh (2000). Be prepared to discuss chapter in-class next week, on 10/25. Annotated bibliography for chapter due on Friday, 10/28.

• Read the Process Standards in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000).
• Write a prose outline (write using complete sentences) for the Theoretical Perspective and Methods to be used in your project proposal. Include a list of bibliographic entries that you reference in your outline (these may include new things you discovered, perused, and are citing since turning in your preliminary bibliography). Bring to class copies for classmates.

• S&R for first proposal bibliography item due.
• Read and prepare S&R notes for a second proposal bibliography item - a research paper.

• Prepare a draft IRB proposal for your pilot project - bring copies to class. IRB proposal discussion will continue on Tuesday, 11/1.
• Annotated bibliography for Kelly & Lesh second reading due.

• Familiarize yourself with Chapter 5 of the APA manual.
• S&R due for second proposal bibliography item - a research paper.

• Prepare S&R notes for a third item from proposal bibliography - a research paper.
• Bring to class a detailed outline of your proposal (bring copies for all)

• Continue reading of bibliography items
• NOTE: S&R due by 11am Thursday, 11/20 for third proposal bibliography item - a research paper.

• Read the content strand in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000) most closely aligned with your research proposal.
• Bring to class a notes on your content strand readings.

• Bring to class a REVISED prose outline of your proposal (bring copies for all)

• Read a 4th article from your proposal bibliography.
• S&R due for fourth proposal bibliography item.

• Read and make S&R notes for Gutstein, E., Lipman, P., Hernandez, P. & de los Reyes, R. (1997) [PDF file]. Culturally relevant mathematics teaching in a Mexican American context. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 28, 709-737.

• Read a 5th article from your proposal bibliography.
• Annotated Bibliography due for fifth proposal bibliography item.

• Read a 6th article from your proposal bibliography.
• Annotated Bibliography due for sixth proposal bibliography item.