Lesson Plan: Week 9-1, 9-2 "Research Design"

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Lesson Plan

Week 9-1, 9-2


“Research Design”
・Instructor : Leng Socheat
・Date :
・Subject :  Research Methods in Education
・Textbook : ‘Chapter 11 Research design and planning’ and ‘Chapter 22: Action research’ in Cohen, L.,
Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2017) Research Methods in Education (8th ed). London: Routledge.

‘Chapter 8: Selecting a study design’ in Kumar, R. (2014) Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for
Beginners(4th Edition). SAGE Publications Ltd.
・Grade:
・Theme: Research Design
・Page: 173-201
・Duration:

1. Aim: In this lesson, students will learn definition and function of research design in general as well as
quantitative and qualitative action research in particular. Ethical issues for conducting research will also be
addressed.

2. Objective: After completing work for this class, students will be able to explain the definition and
function of research design of both research in general and action research in particular.

3. Teaching materials:

‘Chapter 11 Research design and planning’ and ‘Chapter 22: Action research’ in Cohen, L., Manion, L., &
Morrison, K. (2017) Research Methods in Education (8th ed). London: Routledge.

4. Points of instruction:
After completing work for this class, students will be able to:

. explain the definition and function of research design of both research in general and action research in
particular.

5. Procedure:
Teachers’ Activities Content Students’ Activities
Step 1
Opening

Greeting and attendance. Teacher greets students, checks attendance, and Respond to the teacher.
hygiene.

Step 2
Review the old lesson
Students will answer the
・check whether students understand research questions individually or
problems by reflecting on their social context and/ students can review the point
Ask the students to answer or by studying research reports of the previous lesson in
the key points of the previous ・ask students to explain how to formulate good small groups, answering the
lesson research questions questions asked by the
instructor

Step 3
Introducing new lesson
Ask the students to answer and Students talk about the
the questions which are Learning activity essence of making interview
prepared in advance by the plans in small groups and
students Using two questions that students prepare in deepen their understanding.
・What are definitions and advance, this lesson firstly have students think
functions of research design? about the definitions and functions of research
design

Encourage them to discuss Students are divided into


the issues In this main activity, students are divided into 2 small groups.
small groups to discuss about the definitions and
Divide the students into small functions of research design in Research Methods Students develop their own
groups to work on the activity in Education (Chapter 11: Research Design and understanding with defining
Planning). Related to the questions, the students research design.
define any types of definitions of research design
clearly. Moreover, they can determine the items
and elements of research design. After making research
The students will discuss about differences design, students make sure if
between quantitative and qualitative study design they want to choose the topic
(chapter 8: Selecting a study design). to research well.
The teacher checks the students’ understanding
about the elements of research designs in 6
models: Survey, Experiment, Ethnography, The students can define
Action research, Case study, and Testing and about differences between
assessment. quantitative and qualitative
Then, the students must choose one model to active research.
design their research. When they choose the
model of research design, they should think about
purposes and foci.
Step 4
Evaluation and wrap up
This lesson is concluded by reviewing the
Stress the points of making important factors about definition and function of Listen and note.
research design and of research design in quantitative and qualitative
carrying it out for differences.
reinforcement. In order to know about research design, they
must define 6 models in elements of research
designs.
Step 5
Closing
Lets students to summarize Understand what to do by
the lesson in notebooks, and As an assignment, the students need to choose the next lesson.
read the next lesson. two topic researches in quantitative and
The teacher makes an qualitative study by next week.
announcement that students
need to choose two topic
research in quantitative and
qualitative study by next
week.

5. Blackboard layout
The main points of the lesson will be written on the board.

6. Lesson Evaluation 
The students’ participation in a discussion, the presenters’ presentation.
Worksheet
Topics to be consider Detailed explanation of their research design
What
Why

How Choose research method: quantitative or qualitative method

Who

When

Feedback comments from others in the class (What is good? What needs to be improved?)

Feedback comments from the lecture on research design (What is good? What needs to be improved?)

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