UNIVERSIDAD

NACIONAL DE LOJA
UNL
FACULTY : EDUCACIÓN, EL ARTE Y LA COMUNICACIÓN
DEPARTMENT: PEDAGOGÍA DE LOS IDIOMAS NACIONALES Y EXTRANJEROS
MODALITY : ON CAMPUS
CYCLE : I

ACADEMIC PERIOD: MAYO - SEPTEMBER 2020

SYLLABUS OF THE SUBJECT

Investigación y Acción Participativa: Research methods in Education

Professor in Charge: Dra. Carmen Aurora Ojeda Pardo, Mg. Sc

E-mail: [email protected]
Professor’s Office: Building 46, 2nd Floor
2020


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1. GENERAL DATA OF THE SUBJECT

1.1 NAME OF THE SUBJECT: INVESTIGACIÓN Y ACCION PARTICIPATIVA

1.2 CURRICULAR ORGANIZATION UNIT: BASIC UNIT

1.3 CODE OF THE SUBJECT: INSTITUTIONAL: UNESCO:

1.4 TYPE OF SUBJECT:

MANDATORY: ( X ) COMPLEMENTARY: ( ) OPTATIVE: ( ) INTEGRATIVE: ( )

1.5 NUMBER OF HOURS: 120

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
WEEKLY ACADEMIC PERIOD
LEARNING IN CONTACT TO THE PROFESSOR: 3 48
PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING: 2 24

AUTONOMOUS LEARNING : 3 48

8 120
TOTAL OF HOURS

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1.6 REQUIREMENTS:

1.6.1 PRE-REQUISITES: INSTITUTIONAL CODE UNESCO CODE NAME OF THE SUBJECT

DOES NOT APPLY DOES NOT APPLY

1.6.2 CO-REQUISITES: INSTITUTIONAL CODE UNESCO CODE SUBJECT
DOES NOT APPLY DOES NOT APPLY

1.7 KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT: APROXIMACIÓN A LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA EN LOS NIVELES DE EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA Y BACHILLERATO
APPROACH TO PUBLIC POLICY IN BASIC EDUCATION AND BACCALAUREATE.

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2. SPECIFIC DATE OF THE SUBJECT

2.1. PURPOSE

The content covered is structured to provide the future student of Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros with an understanding of
fundamental theories, epistemologies, methodologies, investigative tools, and the basic principles of scientific investigation. These will be used by the
future professional in the education environment, developing investigative strategies in regards to the Public Policy of Education at the Basic Education
and Baccalaureate levels. As part of the Curriculum for Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros the subject Investigación y Acción
Participativa: Research Methods in Education will contribute to the development of the Project: Approach to the Public Policy of Education at the Basic
Education and Baccalaureate levels, getting a general understanding of different educational contexts, thus students will better their educational
practices. Through the fundamentals of theories and methods students will see the importance of research and class participation, furthermore they
will be understanding the basic concepts of scientific investigation which will permit the future professional educator to characterize the different
phenomenon of study and come up with opportune answers to the problems they encounter.

2.2. CONTRIBUTION OF THE SUBJECT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE EXIT PROFILE

The future professionals in education will formulate, apply and evaluate research projects - participatory action aimed at innovation and the solution
of educational and learning problems of the English language as a foreign language in the levels of Basic and Baccalaureate levels, aimed at children,
adolescents and adults

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2.3. CONTRIBUTION/RELATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT

In the basic unit the knowledge integration project enables the future professional in English language pedagogy to analyze and integrate knowledge
to give meaning, coherence and cohesion to the subjects that give rise to research for learning and thus achieve an approach and understanding of the
national political and socio-educational reality whose curricular guidelines for teachers of the English language are aligned with the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages and the International Association TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) which are the
standards adopted by the Ministry of Education that guarantee quality for the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.


2.4. OBJETIVES

• To analyze the theoretical, epistemological and basic principles of participatory action research for the development of inquiry skills of educational
contexts and systems, using the participatory action research tools.

• To provide theoretical and methodological guidelines for the design of research processes of the educational systems and contexts in which the
future English teacher will work.

• To explain the process of diagnostic research for the elaboration of a diagnostic approach on the application of educational policy in Basic and Baccalaureate
Education institutions levels

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2.5. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE SUBJECT

• Recognizes the importance of research in education.

• Uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in education especially in the EFL

• Identifies the process of action research and the research process, using tools for research.


3. STRUCTURE OF THE SUBJECT

3.1. CONTENTS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS

LEARNING ACTIVITIES PRACTICAL AND AUTONOMOUS EVALUATION

N O. THEORETICAL CONTENTS N O. N O. N O. STRATEGIES
UNIT/TOPIC IN CONTACT TO THE EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING
HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS
PROFESSOR ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES

UNIT 1 40 • Syllabus • Professor’s 16 • Group work 8 • Bibliographi 16 • Student’s

• Socialization • introduction activities (4 cal revision participation
students in to analyze
• Meaning, concept and and Syllabus • Student’s

significance of Research in presentation each one) the assignments
THEORETHI to do some different
Education. • Expositive • Written reports
CAL
• The importance of research in technique to specific topics of • written
FOUNDATI
ONS OF education. refer about aspects of study. quizzes
SCIENTIFIC • Quantitative and qualitative the the • Elaboration • written tests
RESEARCH approaches to research in the theoretical research. of graphical
EFL. references. organizers
• Introduction to Explorative Using the to reinforce
research. questioning the

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technique in contents of
order to study.
complete
practical
activities
which will
contribute to
guide
students in
the analysis
and synthesis
of the
contents to
determine
the students
level about
Research
methods in
Education.
UNIT 2 40 • Explorative research process • Reading 16 • Group work 8 • Literature 16 • Student’s
and instruments to gather information. activities to review participation
information. • Identifying carry out report. Student’s
METHODOL •
OGICAL • Construction and procedure the phases of the • First draft assignments
FOUNDATI of research tools. the research in elaboration
the • Written reports
ONS OF THE • Processing information explorative .
RESEARCH research. educational • Oral and
Guiding institutions. written quizzes
•
• Students to • Designing • Oral and
elaborate the research written tests
research instruments
instruments .
to gather • Applying
information. the

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• Processing research
the tools.
information. • Tabulating
• Verifying information
students’ .
• progress • Representi
through ng the
Quizzes, oral research
and written results in
tests the
correspondi
ng tables
and graphs
40 • Research methods in • Reading and 16 • Group work 8 • Theoretical 16 • Student’s
UNIT 3 education. analyzing the activities to framework participation.
• The research process. topics of attend research • Autonomous
REPORTING study. students’ about the work
• Action Research.
RESULTS • Contrasting needs. topics of assignments.
• Participatory action research. study.
ideas • Organizing • Student’s
• The research report. students’ Representi
• Round table • assignments.
• Students’ research to summarize workshops ng
• Final written
presentation information. to apply the information
Research
theoretical in graphic
• Representing report.
and organizers
information Oral and
practical Participator
•
through • written
contents y Action
graphical quizzes.
according research
organizers Group work
to the samples •
context. research
• Written results
• Guiding essays
students to presentations
about the
organize carried out
the context research

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of the final about:

research Approach
report. to Public
• Organizing Policy in
students’ Basic
final report Education
presentatio and
n. Baccalaurea
te
TOTAL OF 120 48 24 48
HOURS

3.2. ATTITUDES AND VALUES THAT ARE DEVELOPED AND /OR STRENGTHENED


The attitudes and values that are developed in the theory-practice study of the course are:
• Respect to the diversity and interculturality, in the building of a participative and inclusive society.
• Solidarity, among the members of the university.
• Honesty, act correctly with discipline, honesty and mystic in the duties fulfillment.
• Creativity and innovation, addressed to overcome the scientific and technological dependence.
• Participation and team work inside the university.
• Loyalty with the institution, its political project and their authorities.

3.3 METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES

The teaching –learning methodology established for the development of the subject Investigación y Acción Participativa: Research Methods in
Education is described as follows. The Learning in contact to the professor ACD (48 hours) will be carried out through virtual classes, where the

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theoretical contents will be studied and analyzed. The achievement of learning outcomes is based on the use of ICT as methodological tools: the
activities that will be executed are: lectures, discussions, PPT presentations, exegetic readings, and group work. by applying strategies of critical and
creative thinking to build up appropriate research skills into the field of education.

The Practical and Experimental Learning APE (24 hours) will be developed in an articulated way with the contents developed in class due to they are
reflected on the development of practical and experimental activities which will be developed through worksheets, assessment sheets, oral and written
quizzes/tests, EVA platform assignments and online sites.

Finally, the Autonomous Learning AA (48 hours) where students will complete autonomously some activities related to the theoretical reference
according to the study topics in each week, due to the fact students are the protagonists of their own learning, as a result they establish their own
objectives, select sources and search for valuable information. The decision-making capacity, responsibility and the involvement of the students in
their learning are essential

3.4 RESOURCES / DIDACTIC MATERIALS

Permanent virtual classroom materials, (laptop and smart phone, tablet, headphones)
Informative material (digital main text, complementary books, , magazines, articles and computer search engines)
Audiovisual illustrative material (power point, videos, audios, lectures and internet programs)
Technological material ( EVA UNL-platform, CEDIA Zoom, digital libraries and drive).

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3.5 TYPE OF LEARNING TO BE DEVELOPED

IN CONTACT TO ( X ) PRACTICAL AND ( X ) AUTONOMOUS ( X )
THE PROFESSOR EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING


4 CLASS TIMETABLE
MORNING
DAY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
HOUR
8H00 – 9H00
9H00 – 10H00
10HOO – 11H00
11H00 - 12H00

12HOO - 13H00

AFTERNOON
14H00-15H00 Investigación y Acción Participativa: Investigación y Acción Participativa:
Research Methods in Education Research Methods in Education. Cycle I
Cycle I
15H00-16H00 Investigación y Acción Participativa: Investigación y Acción Participativa:
Research Methods in Education. Research Methods in Education. Cycle I.
Cycle I Practice.
Cycle I
16H00-17H00 Investigación y Acción Participativa:
Research Methods in Education. Cycle I.
Practice.
Cycle I

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5 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT

WEEK 1: FROM MAY 18TH TO MAY 22ND , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

5 HOURS • Presenting institutional • Pair work activities to • Pointing out the • Virtual
Laws and Regulations. read and analyze the main aspects of classroom
• Curricular Structure of the Curricular Structure of the the new study • Off-site
Carrera de Pedagogía de Carrera de Pedagogía de project. • EVA – UNL
• Student’s welcoming
los Idiomas Nacionales y los Idiomas Nacionales y platform
Extranjeros. Extranjeros • Internet
searching

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE GENERAL IDEAS HOW TO WORK KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT: PEDAGOGICAL MODELS APPLIED IN SPECIFIC
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. INSTITUTIONS (DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS, MEDIUMS, TRACKS AND LEARNING VALUES)


WEEK 2: FROM MAY 25TH TO MAY 29TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Syllabus Socialization • Introduction to the • Exploring the teaching • Internet-based • Virtual
• Meaning, concept and scientific method in context of an English research for classroom
5 hours significance of Research in educational research language teacher in the summarizing • Off-site
Education. public sector of Ecuador information

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• Building up research skills about the goal of • EVA-Virtual

based on the observation the English Platform
(critical thinking skills) teaching and • Internet
• Online discussion forums learning in searching
• (EVA-UNL) Ecuador. •
Simulation)

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEFINING THE TYPE OF RESEARCH (BIBLIOGRAPHIC
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.


WEEK 3: FROM JUNE 1ST TO JUNE 5TH , 2020


LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS LEARNING SITE
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Application of the scientific • Describing reasoning as a • Follow-up activities: • Synthetize the • Virtual
5 hours method in educational research path to know something Identifying and types of classroom
supported by the differentiating between reasoning under • EVA – platform
scientific method. the type of reasoning the light of the • Internet
• Identifying limitations of • Online discussion forums scientific method searching
the scientific method • (EVA-UNL) and present
some examples

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.

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WEEK 4: FROM JUNE 8TH TO JUNE 12TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Classification of research by • Identifying qualitative and • Online discussion forums • Internet-based • Virtual
method: Quantitative and quantitative researches in about the core principles research about classroom
5 hours qualitative approaches to education. and the goals of the the topic • EVA-UNL
research in the EFL • Exploring what they National Curriculum for platform
already know about EFL in Ecuador • Internet
underlying issues related searching
to quantitative and •
qualitative approaches to
research in the EFL .
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY MATRIX OF APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. A FOREIGN LANGUAGE


WEEK 5: FROM JUNE 15TH TO JUNE 19TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Introduction to Explorative • Power point presentation • Questions and answers • T-Chart • Virtual
research. emphasizing on the • determining main • graphic classroom
5 hours • Characteristics and Phases of the characteristics and phases characteristics of the organizers • EVA- UNL
exploratory research. of the exploratory exploratory research • summary platform
research. • identifying research • Reading • Internet
procedure comprehension searching

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• Analyzing instruments to •
gather information about •
• TEST UNIT 1 the public policy of
education in Basic and
Baccalaureate levels in
relation to the EFL
curriculum reforms.

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY MATRIX OF APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. A FOREIGN LANGUAGE


WEEK 6: FROM JUNE 22ND TO JUNE 26TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Ethics of educational research • Outlining the main ethical • Finding out some • Virtual
Using the protocol for •
issues when conducting a samples about
making a semi-structured Classroom
5 hours research about a semi-structured
interview on the National • EVA- UNL
determined topic. interviews and
Curriculum reforms platform
• Discussing about the • consent
Designing a Consent • Internet
informed consent as an Informed Form informed as data
for searching
ethical resource when collection
carrying out the research
conducting a research instruments for
• Online discussion forums
explorative
research
methods
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY MATRIX OF APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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WEEK 7: FROM JUNE 29TH TO JULY 3RD , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Explorative research process and • Reading, analysis and • Plenary to share ideas • Searching • Virtual
data collection instruments discussions about
Simulations with problem additional Classroom
5 hours theoretical references solving elements information • EVA-UNL
about the Explorative about the topics platform
research • Writing reports • Internet
searching
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE SYNTHETIZING INFORMATION,PARAPHASING, QUOTING AND ARGUMENT THE THEORIES THAT SUPORT EACH
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. APPROACH, METHOD OR TECNIQUE FOR TEACHING ENGLISH, USING APA NORMS

WEEK 8: FROM JULY 6TH TO JULY 10TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Limitations of semi-structured • Displaying some • Simulations with problem • Written reports • Virtual
interviews limitation about semi- solving elements in • Observation Classroom
5 hours structured interviews relation to the data Guides sampling • EVA-UNL
collected in the semi- • Surveys sampling platform
structured interview • Interview • Internet
sampling searching
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT. SYNTHETIZING INFORMATION,PARAPHASING

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WEEK 9: FROM JULY 13TH TO JULY 17TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
SESSION ACTIVITIES
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES
• Transcribing data from the • Promoting thought- • Transcribing data from •
Transcribing the • Virtual
interview provoking reasoning on the interviews – cognitive
interviews as not Classroom
5 hours how to present data dimension and affective only as a data • EVA-UNL
obtained from the dimension collection platform
interview. Reading • instrument, but
codification for research • Internet
comprehension about the participants also as a social searching
criteria of transcribing event in which
data plus the behaviors the research
showed by the research participants offer
participants information and
display several
attitudes
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE SYNTHETIZING INFORMATION,PARAPHASING
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.


WEEK 10: FROM JULY 20TH TO JULY 24TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Processing information • Supporting students’ • Organizing information to • Selecting similar • Virtual
5 hours Approaches to qualitative data knowledge to raise present data under the and dissimilar Classroom
analysis awareness on the criteria criteria of purpose for characteristics • EVA-UNL
for qualitative data instance: to portray, to into single set of platform
analysis responses

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UNIT TEST 2 explore, to discover •

Preparing a • Internet
patterns summary of the searching
data interview
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE SYNTHETIZING INFORMATION,PARAPHASING
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.



WEEK 11: FROM JULY 27TH TO JULY 31ST , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Observations: Participant and • Presenting main function • Simulating a non- • Reading • Virtual
non-participant; Structured and and characteristics of participating observation assignment: Classroom
5 hours non-structured observations – Participant process with a specific Identifying the • EVA-UNL
and non-participant; open-ended classroom main platform
Structured and non- problem. characteristics of • Internet
structured. First draft a non-participant searching
observation.
Reading a
checklist of a
non-participant
observation.

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROOFREADING AND EDITING THE FIRST DRAFT
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.

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WEEK 12: FROM AUGUST 3RD TO AUGUST 7TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Research report Structure. • Methodological support • Guiding students to • Group work • Virtual
to elaborate the draft elaborate the first draft research report Classroom
5 hours research report report. to validate the • EVA-UNL
research process. platform
• Internet
searching
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPTMENT OF THE PROJECT USING THE OUTLINES
INTEGRATING OWLEDGE PROJECT.



WEEK 13: FROM AUGUST 10TH TO AUGUST 14TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Research methods in Education • Theory and methods in • Students’ presentations • Bibliographic • Virtual
education. Teacher’s • Historical research Research. Classroom
5 hours presentation and analysis methods in education. Reports • EVA-UNL
of the theoretical platform
reference of the studied • Internet
topic. • Searching searching
• The research process • Theoretical analysis of the • Students’ presentations additional
research process. using graphical organizers information
about the
research

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• Identifying the research and showing news methods in

process in a case study. bulletin education and
their process.
• Summaries
KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT PRESENTATION
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.


WEEK 14: FROM AUGUST 17TH TO AUGUST 21ST , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Action Research • Presenting the action • Students share ideas and • Reading and • Virtual
research as a model for summarize information to anzalysing some Classroom
5 hours innovation and solving present to the class. Action Research • EVA-UNL

classroom problems samples carried platform
out by •
Internet
practitioners. searching
• Presenting the • Formulating a classroom •
• Definitions of action research, its advantages and Group Reports.
principles and characteristics issue which demands an • Graphic organizer
disadvantages of action intervention based on
research with the pros and
action research. cons of action

research
•
TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT PRESENTATION
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.

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WEEK 15: FROM AUGUST 24TH TO AUGUST 28TH , 2020

LEARNING ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS
PERIOD PER
CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN CONTACT PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMOUS LEARNING LEARNING SITE
SESSION
TO THE PROFESSOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
• Action research as critical praxis • Stages of action research • Reporting useful advice • Reading • Virtual
and its procedure Revision of contents for for novice action comprehension Classroom
5 hours the final-term test researchers during the about reflexivity • EVA-UNL
UNIT 3 process (stages) of action in action research platform
research • Internet
Final-term test
searching

TEAM WORK ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATING PROJECT PRESENTATION
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT.

6 EVALUATION CRITERIA OF THE SUBJECT

FIRST EVALUATION SECOND EVALUATION THIRD EVALUATION
COMPONENT TO BE
WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT
EVALUATED EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS
(%-SCORE) (%-SCORE) (%-SCORE)
LEARNING IN CONTACT TO EXAMS/QUIZZES 40% EXAMS/QUIZZES 40% EXAMS/QUIZZES 40%
THE PROFESSOR (ORAL/WRITTEN; (ORAL/WRITTEN; (ORAL/WRITTEN;
THEORETICAL/PRACTICAL) THEORETICAL/PRACTICAL) THEORETICAL/PRACTICAL)

PRACTICAL AND REPORTS 30% REPORTS 30% REPORTS 30%

EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING PRACTICE/OBSERVATIONS PRACTICE/OBSERVATIONS PRACTICE/OBSERVATIONS

ACTIVITY (Individual / group WORK) (Individual / group WORK) (Individual / group WORK)

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AUTONOMOUS LEARNING AUTONOMOUS WORK 30% AUTONOMOUS WORK 30% AUTONOMOUS WORK 30%
ACTIVITIES (INDIVIDUAL /GROUP WORK) (Individual /group work) (Individual /group work)
TOTAL 100% 100% 100%

7 BIBLIOGRAPHY
7.1 BASIC

7.1.1 Hard Copy:

CITY/COUNTRY OF YEAR OF
AUTHOR BOOK TITLE EDITION EDITORIAL ISBN
PUBLICATION PUBLICATION
Cohen, Luis, Lawrence Research Methods in London 8th 2017 Routeledge 1315456516,
Manion and Morrison Keith Education 9781315456515

Cram 101 Research Methods in United States 9th 2016 Facts 101 9781467286374
Education: An
introduction

Koshy, Valsa Action Research for London 1st 2005 Paul Chapman 1-4129-0755-1

Improving Practice. Publishing

Cromwell Press

7.1.2 Virtual:

YEAR OF
AUTHOR BOOK TITLE WEB SITE ISBN
PUBLICATION EDITORIAL
Cohen, Luis, Lawrence Research Methods in www.routledge.com/cw/cohen. 2017 Routeledge 1315456516,
Manion and Morrison Education 9781315456515

Keith

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7.2 COMPLEMENTARY

7.2.1 Hard Copy:

CITY/COUNTRY OF YEAR OF
AUTHOR BOOK TITLE EDITION EDITORIAL ISBN
PUBLICATION PUBLICATION
Coe, Robert, Waring, Research Methods / United States 2nd 2017 SAGE 978-1-4739-6979
Michael, Hedges, Larry V, Methodologies in

Arthur James Education
7.2.2 Virtual:
WEB SITE
YEAR OF

AUTHOR BOOK TITLE PUBLICATION EDITORIAL ISBN



Cohen, Luis, Lawrence Research Methods in https://books.google.com.ec/ 2017 Routeledge 1315456516,
Manion and Morrison Education books? 9781315456515
Keith
7.2.3 Internet Resources:
CITY/COUNT
PUBLISHING
AUTHOR TITLE RY OF WEB SITE ISBN/ISSN
DATE
PUBLICATION
Cohen, Luis, Lawrence Enhancing online learning London 2017 www.routedlege.com/cw/cohen 1315456516,
Manion and Morrison teaching 9781315456515
Keith
Balcazar, Fabricio E. Investigación acción Argentina 2003 http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/184/ 1515-4467
participativa (iap): 18400804.pdf
Aspectos conceptuales y
dificultades de
implementación

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8 PROFESSORS´PROFILE



8.1 BACHELORS´ DEGREE REGISTERED AT THE SENESCYT

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación: Especialidad Idioma Inglés

8.2 MASTERS´ DEGREE REGISTERED AT THE SENESCYT

Magister en Docencia Universitaria e Investigación Educativa

Doctora en Ciencias de la Educación, Mención Investgación Educativa

8.3 PROFESSORS´ SKILLS

Teaching, Pedagogical and didactic competences

Assessment communicative competences
8.4 ATTITUDES

• Positive attitude to take part of academic and institutional events

• Dynamic attitude to develop the teaching-learning process

• Good Attitude to interact with colleagues and students

Open-minded and empathetic toward the social, cultural and linguistic diversity of students and colleagues.

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9 RELATION BETWEEN THE CONTENT OF THE SUBJECT AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

LEARNING OUTCOMES
CONTENTS OF THE SUBJECT CONTRIBUTION

UNIT 1
THEORETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• Recognizes the importance of research in
• Meaning, concept and significance of Research in Education. education.
Low
• The importance of research in education.
• Quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in the EFL.
• Introduction to Explorative research.
UNIT 2

METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE RESEARCH

• Explorative research process and instruments to gather • Uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to
information. High research in education especially in the EFL
• Construction and procedure of research tools.
• Processing information

UNIT 3: REPORTING RESULTS

• Research methods in education. • Identifies the process of action research and the
High research process, using tools for research.
• The research process.

• Action Research. Participatory action research.
• The research report.
• Students’ research presentation

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10 RELATION OF THE SUBJECT WITH THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE EXIT PROFILE

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE SUBJECT CONTRIBUTION EXIT PROFILE
• Recognizes the importance of research in education.
Low
• Uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in • To formulate, apply and evaluate research projects
High
education especially in the EFL - participatory action aimed at innovation and the

• Identifies the process of action research and the research process, solution of educational and learning problems of
Low
using tools for research. the English language as a foreign language in the
levels of Basic and Baccalaureate levels, aimed at
children, adolescents and adults

11 ELABORATION AND APPROVAL

11. 1 PROFESSOR IN CHARGE OF THE SYLLABUS ELABORATION
FULL NAME SIGNATURE

DRA. CARMEN AURORA OJEDA PARDO, MG.SC.

111.2. ELABORATION DATE MARCH, 2020

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11.3. PROFESSOR IN CHARGE OF THE SYLLABUS UPDATING

FULL NAME SIGNATURE

DRA. CARMEN AURORA OJEDA PARDO, MG.SC

MAY, 2020
11.4 UPDATING DATE:

11.5 APPROVAL DATE:

11.6. APPROVAL SIGNATURE:

LIC. ROSA PAOLA MORENO ORDOÑEZ MG.SC
f) ------------------------------------------------
DIRECTOR

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