EDUC 9709 Research on Teaching
Introduce Ph. D. students to conceptual and empirical scholarship about teaching and teacher education as well as to contrasting paradigms and methodological approaches upon which this literature is based. Helps students become aware of major substantive areas in the field of research on teaching/teacher education, develop critical perspectives and questions on contrasting paradigms, and raise questions about implications of this research for curriculum and instruction, policy and practice, and teacher education/professional development. Considers issues related to epistemology, methodology, and ethics.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.22 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Anne L Goodwin | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Fall 2024 | Anne L Goodwin | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 6 of 10 |
| Fall 2023 | Anne L Goodwin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 of 6 |
| Fall 2021 | Kelly Demers | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 4 of 8 |