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Much
has been written about Design-based Research, but what about hearing
from
some of the experts themselves? These short interviews, conducted
at AERA
International Convention in 2006, provide some specific insights
from some notable researchers
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Dr. Brenda Bannan-Ritland from George Mason University
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Decision-making
in Design-based Research: Dr. Brenda Bannan-Ritland discusses
the design-related aspects and decision trajectories researchers
must take DBR. She situates DBR in the larger scientific cycle and
delineates how to warrant design-based decisions in this paradigm.
In this interview, Dr. Bannan-Ritland addresses the following question:
What can design-based research add to the scientific cycle and how
is it different? Play
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Dr. Sasha Barab from Indiana University |
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The Development of a Design-based Researcher: Why do
design-based research? Dr. Sasha Barab
explains how he started in traditional research and why he felt
unsatisfied with what it provided and how he moved to design-based
research as a better way to do research. He discusses what design-based
research provides for him personally that he didn't find in other
research.
Play Video1
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Two Examples of Design-based Research and the Development of Theory:
Dr.
Sasha Barab
first describes the Inquiry Learning Forum as an example of the
development of theory through design-based research. He then discusses
another design-based research project, the development of Quest
Atlantis. Each of these projects were unique and they provide
interesting different examples of what design-based research projects
may be like. Play Video2
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Publishing Design-based Research: How
do you publish design-based research and add credibility to design-based
research work? In this interview, Dr. Sasha Barab
explains the logistics of how to publish research articles from
design-based research projects. He talks about project management,
and managing the research side of projects while you concurrently
work on design. He also discusses writing and disseminating design-based
research in a way that will be credible and acceptable to other
types of researchers. He specifically addresses some of the concerns
from design-based research critics.
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Dr. Paul Cobb from Vanderbilt University |
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Characteristics
of Design-based Research and Theories: What are the characteristics
of the theories produced in design-based research? In this interview,
Dr. Paul Cobb discusses the characteristics of design-based reserach
and theory development that add to the uniqueness of design-based
research. Play
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Dr. Allan M. Collins from Northwestern University |
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Design-based
Research: Reflections on the Past and the Future. Dr.
Allan Collins discusses the origins, defining principals, and
major issues of design experiments, and how it has evolved over
the years. Play
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Dr. Chris Hoadley from Penn State University |
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The
Unique Attributes of Design-based Research:
Is design-based research only for formative research or can it also
be summative? Dr. Chris Hoadley discusses the differences between
formative evaluation and design-based research, and reflects on
the unique attributes of design-based research that allows design-based
research projects to add new kinds of scientific knowledge. Play
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Dr. Anthony E. Kelly from George Mason University |
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Is
Design-based Reserach a method on its own? Anthony Kelly
contrasts design-based research to other research approaches and
methods. He also discusses the importance of commissive space in
social science research. Play
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Dr. Susan McKenney from University of Twente |
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Multiple
Roles and Multiple Researchers in Design-based Research:
Dr. Susan McKenney discusses the balancing act that design-based
researchers have as they take on multiple roles as researchers,
designers, and practitioners. She also discusses the collaborative
environment created by conducting research with multiple people
on the research team. Play
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Dr. Thomas C. Reeves from the University of Georgia |
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Responsibility
and Transparency in Design-based Research: How can people
engaged in design-based research do so in a socially responsible
manner? Dr. Tom Reeves discusses issues of ethics surrounding
data collection, theory generalization, and tool generation to
help design-based researchers conduct socially responsible research.
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Dr. William Sandoval from University of California - Los Angeles |
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Data
Collection and Design-based Research: What types of data need to be generated
to make conjectures useful for generalized contexts? Dr. William
Sandoval talks about the difficulties, pitfalls, and precautions
of determining and collecting the necessary data needed for DBR
studies. Data collection must be connected not only to questions,
but also to theory and tool development. Play
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