Did you know that one of the most popular studying habits of students – rereading and highlighting – is one of the most ineffective (Turner, 1992)? We designed all of the activities in this course around how a person actually learns.

Metacognitive Moments

Did you know that one of the most popular studying habits of students – rereading and highlighting – is one of the most ineffective (Turner, 1992)? We designed all of the activities in this course around how a person actually learns. So, start your brain and put it in gear.

Metacognition is thinking about thinking. In other words, it is awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes. 

Throughout this course, you will be asked to pause and take a metacognitive moment. Based on research conducted at Harvard, known as Project Zero, (Links to an external site.) good thinkers are in the habit of observing, analyzing, and questioning.

To do this, you should:

Be open-minded;

Ask questions and identify your confusion;

Seek justification in support and to counter a claim;

Identify implications for the information; 

Make connections with other things that you know; and

Observe patterns in your thinking.

There are no right or wrong answers, so do NOT spend time looking up the definition of research methods. The purpose of this activity is for you to think about what you already may or may not know about the topic of research methods and to give your instructor insight into your current understanding of research methods.

This is also your opportunity to ask any pre-existing questions you may have about something you know about research methods.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Week 1:

For the first metacognitive activity define what “research methods” means to you, in your own words. Think about it in regards to your own discipline. You should write down whatever comes to mind.

Week 2:

Now that you have a better understanding of what research methods is, reflect on what you wrote at the beginning of this module.

How has your understanding changed?

Provide an example of how research methods applies in your discipline.

How might you be able to use what you learned in this course in your life, personally and/or professionally?

Do you have lingering questions or need clarification on anything that has been covered in this module? This is a great opportunity to ask, so be sure you do!?

Post your response in the discussion thread below. This conversation is  between only you and your instructor.

DQ2 That Would Never Happen Today! Would It?

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

After going through the materials above, identify an experiment that has been conducted in your field of study; it does not matter how recent it was. Provide a short summary of the experiment, including what was unethical and what was gained from the research.

Based on the basic ethical principles in the Belmont Report, what would you recommend changing in this study to bring it up to today’s ethical standards?

Would making these changes impact the knowledge gained? Why or why not?

In this course, our conversations will last for the duration of the module, which means two weeks. You are expected to be actively involved in the dialogue both weeks.

Your initial post is due by Thursday at 11:59 PM ET during the first week of the module. In addition, you are required to make 3 response posts on at least two different days following your initial post (i.e., you will need to be actively engaged in the discussion on three different days over the course of the two weeks). All response posts are due by Sunday of the second week at 11:59 PM ET.

All discussions combined are 25% of your final course grade.

The instructor will periodically post new questions to which you are required to respond to. It’s important that you return and engage regularly throughout the two weeks.

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