EDRS 810 Problems and Methods in Educational Research George Mason University Spring 2007

      Of all the classes in this PhD program the ones that struck terror to my heart as I anticipated registration were the research courses.  The first of such courses was EDRS 810.  With half a century experience in math phobia and difficulties with systematic and sequential thinking, I was convinced that research would be, at best, a definite weakness.  However, with the optimistic encouragement and gentle guidance of the professor, I was able to generate a research proposal for a single subject research design, with assignments such as a completed Human Subjects Review Board application form, consent forms, assent forms, and a method section.   A PowerPoint Presentation was made to the class.

The research questions were:

1.                  Can combination of a word processor, organization software, and word prediction software facilitate an increase in the quantity of words used in a written response?

2.                  Can combination of a word processor, organization software, and word prediction software facilitate a decrease in the number of spelling errors in a written response?

3.                  Can the use of word prediction software augment the level of vocabulary selection used in a written response?

At the end of this class feelings of confidence had grown a bit.

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