Blog # 5

#5 – Restate your research problem and questions, briefly summarize your design; that is, explain in some detail how you will answer your question. Then list what you see as the possible limitations to your method. Think about the idea of validity or credibility.  Essentially try to consider all of the factors that are going to weaken the strength of the inferences or claims that you hope to make based on this research. Current research problem-Are teacher preparation programs preparing students so that they can teach effectively with 21st century skills? I plan on handing out surveys with agree/disagree questions and open ended questions, to all the schools in a school district and asking that their first and second year teachers  fill them out and return them. I will answer my question by looking at the responses given from the teachers and comparing them to each other. Possible limitations include: Not enough surveys returned Varying degrees of confidence Different teacher prep programs may make teachers feel different than others Inability to compare open ended questions. Validity and Credibility: I think that this study is valid because it still gathers the information that the research question asks for. However, I am unsure for credibillity. What will I use to back up the data that I get. How will I be able to prove that it is credible is a very good question, that I myself am going to  have to do further research on. I think the most important things I need to work on is how to make it more credible and how to  find a way to get the surveys returned.