To Prove or Improve, That Is The Question: Comparative, Confounded Research in ETR&D

• In Event: RTD- Comparative, Confounded Research in ETR&D (h)

Short Description

Comparative, experimental “design theory” studies in ETR&D that aim to “prove” the efficacy of some method or media are on the rise. These studies tend to pit the traditional instruction “bad guy” against a spicy, tech-driven “good guy” learning experience. Unfortunately, this research tends to be all the things Clark (1994) and others warned us about: confounded, immature, and useless. This panel session will debate this trend and explore the alternative: research to improve.

Authors

• Presenter: Peter C Honebein, Independent Researcher/Designer

• Presenter: Charles Morgan Reigeluth, Indiana University

• Presenter: Jonathan Michael Spector, Department of Learning Technologies

• Presenter: Tiffany A. Koszalka, Syracuse University