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__**Concept Maps**__

//1. What is the research question?// How can you get people to think dynamically within the context of concept mapping?

//2. What is the framework?// Cognitive based

//3. Type of data// Interviews and concept maps. Compared results from each.

//4. Type of analysis// Statistical, quantitative

//5. What are their findings? Do they address the original research questions?// Evidence supports that cyclic maps better promote dynamic thinking. Findings support the original research questions.

__**Active Learning**__

//1. What is the research question?// Active-learning versus traditional learning

//2. What is the framework?// Cognitive

//3. Type of data// Questionnaires for students and teachers. Used the Likert scale

//4. Type of analysis// Statistical, quantitative. Questionable significance of numbers.

//5. What are their findings? Do they address the original research questions?// Active learning more beneficial to students. This addresses the original question, however the statistics are not 100% convincing.

__**Beginning Teachers**__

//1. What is the research question?// What learning experiences did preservice teachers describe as moving them forward in their understanding and educational practices tied to equity and diversity. How did their views and practices change over time.

//2. What is the framework?// Situative

//3. Type of data// Interviews, observation/video - qualitative

//4. Type of analysis// Comparisons over time and across contexts

//5. What are their findings? Do they address the original research questions?// Described experiences of Troy and Brian, answered original questions (hard not to)