Saturday 17th January 2009

I have been very remiss about blogging - full of good intenetions but things have been getting in my way. New Years Resoultion - try and blog with findings and key points every week, hopefully this will keep me focused.

I have had my research proposal accepted and the literature review has been accepted. the aims of the research are

1. to understand the understasnding of IT educators of ICT capabiliity
2. to investigate the relationship of the IT educators personal constructs of ICT capability and the elements of classroom practice
3. to investigate the pupils perception of their learning and development of ICT capability at KS3
4. to clarify the characteristics of ICT capability as represented by the National curriculum at KS3
5. to characterise the effective practicein the teaching of the national curriculum at KS3

I thought it would be a good idea to stick my objectives in so that I can keep on track.

The Lit review has been started and to date the objectives are still the same. there isn't a lot written about the subject and of the literature I am reading it is the same people doing the writing. This worries me a little as I wonder if this is going to limit the reserch a little. So next stage is to start designing questionaires I really need to get them out this term if I am to get a research group going by the start of a new school year. so targets for this week

• see if I can locate any questionaires on the subject
• start designing questions
• investigate on line surveys.

My superviser has suggested I contact a fellow researcher and talk about her on-line questionaire - I have contacted her and have a site for on-line survey, so the start is good.

checked out the Site and joined - now all I need is the questions!!!