A tutor's weekly record of tutorials for student teachers writing Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of an applied research proposal. The log covers 11 weeks from September to November 2026 and follows the 5E instructional model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate. Each entry describes the session activities, materials used and examples from class.
This is a teaching log for the course Introduction to Educational Research (ED303PCB), written by tutor Dr. Duane Daley. It documents 11 weeks of tutorials for three groups of student teachers from September 16 to November 25, 2026. The document is intended for the tutor's own records and possibly for course review or accreditation purposes.
The log opens with a course overview listing the assessment structure: Chapter 1 worth 25 marks, Chapter 2 worth 35 marks and Chapter 3 worth 40 marks. It explains the 5E model used in every tutorial and the routine practices such as taking register, providing feedback on chapters and highlighting common mistakes in APA 7th edition style and literature review synthesis.
Week 1 covers the foundations of knowing: ontology, epistemology, axiology, logic, methodology and philosophy of science. Students distinguished basic from applied research and matched classroom examples to six research designs including action research and case study. The session used an exit ticket on research design weaknesses.
Weeks 2 and 3 focus on Chapter 1. Week 2 introduces the upside-down triangle for writing introductory paragraphs from broad problem to specific study. Students practiced arranging cards and fixing messy introductions. Week 3 covers research questions, purpose statement, significance for three stakeholders and key terms. Chapter 1 was due October 7.
The log then moves to Chapter 2 preparation with a pre-mass lecture session. The literature review matrix is introduced as the central tool for organizing sources. Common mistakes from Chapter 1 marking are listed: APA errors such as unmatched citations and references, and the difference between summarizing and synthesizing in the literature review.