Research Article
Action Research in Action: From University to School Classrooms
Table 4
Comparison of students’ responses to the competency questions broken down by degree program (MAT:
; MEd:
).
| Question | Program | Mean | SD | t value | P value |
ES |
| Q8: I can identify and pose research questions | MAT | 3.19 | 0.662 | 0.641 | .522 | 0.103 | MEd | 3.12 | 0.696 | Q9: I can review and synthesize existing research | MAT | 3.01 | 0.809 | 1.347 | .180 | 0.195 | MEd | 2.86 | 0.736 | Q10: I can plan research studies | MAT | 2.72 | 0.767 |
−0.190 | .850 |
−0.028 | MEd | 2.74 | 0.681 | Q11: I can design appropriate data collection tools | MAT | 2.72 | 0.715 | 0.279 | .781 | 0.041 | MEd | 2.69 | 0.741 | Q12: I can select existing data collection tools, when available | MAT | 2.87 | 0.822 | 0.982 | .328 | 0.148 | MEd | 2.75 | 0.804 | Q13: I can organize and analyze data I collect | MAT | 2.96 | 0.912 | 0.763 | .447 | 0.108 | MEd | 2.87 | 0.759 | Q14: I can interpret the findings from the data I collect | MAT | 2.90 | 0.871 | 0.694 | .641 | 0.112 | MEd | 2.81 | 0.741 | Q15: I can describe the study and its findings in an oral or written report | MAT | 3.01 | 0.824 | 0.467 | .641 | 0.066 | MEd | 2.96 | 0.706 |
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ES: effect size.
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