Laser Lessons - Lesson

APSC4C5-1

Find and read ‘How to research’ by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight, published by Open University Press NB You should be able to borrow this from the library or you may be able to find an online version.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'Different approaches to research’ by Laser Learning
'How to … design a research study’ from Emerald Publishing
'Ethical guidelines for educational research’ by the British Educational Research Association (BERA)
'How to…write up your research’ document on the National Foundation for Educational Research website
'Putting evidence to work: A school’s guide to implementation – summary of recommendations’ from Education Endowment Foundation
'Presenting research findings’ by Laser Learning
'How to write a literature review’ from Scribbr

Presentation

Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘Research ethics’
Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Power, truth and values, and the reflective cycle’..
Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation: ‘Short Introduction to Presentation Skills’ by the University of Birmingham.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read this guidance report ‘Putting evidence to work: A school’s guide to implementation’ from Education Endowment Foundation.
Click to read ‘Critical approaches in qualitative educational research: The relation of some theoretical and methodological approaches to these issues’ by Morwenna Griffiths.
‘Ethical considerations in research with children and young people’ by the University of Sheffield. Click on the icon to read this specialist research ethics guidance paper.
Find and read ‘How to research’ by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight, published by Open University Press NB You should be able to borrow this from the library or you may be able to find an online version.

Think And Challenge

Create two leaflets about informed consent – one to share with children and one to share with parents/carers
- Explain what research is, what your research is about and the methods you will use
- You must also make it clear that everyone has a choice as to whether they take part and that the information you gather will be shared
- Ensure that you are honest about the level of anonymity and confidentiality that you can guarantee.
It is rare that there is just one way to respond to a scenario or situation, so do not consider that the responses you have to the above scenario will be judged as right or wrong. Share your scenario with a work colleague or friend and ask them to tell you whether they think you have responded appropriately. Ask them to challenge your response if necessary. You do not need to submit this task for assessment unless asked to do so by your assessor.