Assignemnt
1a. Watch the AERA 2014 Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture, "Rigor and Realism: Doing Educational Science in the Real World" by Catherine E. Snow (Harvard University).
https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2014-Annual-Meeting/2014-Annual-Meeting-Webcasts/2014-Wallace-Foundation-Distinguished-Lecture
2b. Respond to the following questions (based on the lecture and your own perspectives) in a one page document:
• What are the challenges to doing research that is both rigorous and relevant to educational practice and takes into account the realities of the educational system?
• What are some strategies that education researchers can use to overcome these challenges?
• How do educational researchers benefit from understanding the perspectives of practitioners?
• What is research-based practice? What are the benefits of this model? How do researchers and practitioners each inform this model?
• How well do your own research interests address educational problems in the real world (be specific and give examples)?