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Advanced candidates emphasized improving practice, evaluating new school initiatives, and increasing collaboration. Initial licensure candidates emphasized using research to investigate topics, integrating research into assessment, and valuing teachers as researchers. 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Carroll, Ph.D.  \nUniversity of Portland  \nAbstract  \nResponses were gathered from master’s candidates in initial and advanced licensure teacher preparation programs. They were asked to discuss how completing a capstone research project contributed to their effectiveness as a teacher. Advanced candidates reported themes of improving practice, evaluating new school initiatives, and increasing collaboration with colleagues. Initial licensure candidates reported themes of using research to investigate specific topics, using research as part of assessment practices, and the importance of teachers as researchers. Conclusions suggested capstone research projects and the associated research experiences add value to teacher preparation programs and improve teacher self-efficacy.  \nKeywords: master’s candidate capstones, teacher researchers, teacher preparation, liberal arts  \nAILACTE Journal 55  \nRalston, Waggoner, and Carroll  \nThe purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions ofthe impact of research-based capstone projects completed by teacher candidates at the master’s level. Capstone projects as a requirement for program completion exist in many disciplines. What these projects entail varies widely, but in general, the purpose is to provide the candidate who is pursuing a degree with an opportunity to complete a performance-based activity that shows learning across courses in a program of study. At the master’s level, these projects tend to be research projects that may or may not require the writing of a thesis to report on the research.  \nTeachers as Researchers  \nTeacher education programs, either at initial-licensure or advanced-licensure levels, are focused on improving practice. Preparation programs often do not emphasize developing teachers as researchers, although this may be changing with the current emphasis on data-driven decision making. Since 2009, for example, more than two-thirds of states have changed substantially the ways in which teachers are evaluated to include teacher impacts on student achievement (Center for Public Education, 2013). In many states and districts this requires setting a goal, working towards that goal, and measuring the impact on that goal; steps that are often synonymous with steps in the research process.  \nBoth initial and advanced teacher preparation standards address the importance of teachers acquiring research competence. For instance, Performance 9c in Standard 9 of the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Standards says:  \n“Independently and in collaboration with colleagues, the teacher uses…research to evaluate the outcomes of teaching and learning and to adapt planning and practice”(Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011). In addition, Domain II of the Teacher Leader Model Standards (Teacher Leader Exploratory Consortium, 2011) is “Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning.” Included in Domain II is the expectation a teacher leader:“Teaches and supports colleagues to collect, analyze, and communicate data from their classrooms to improve teaching and learning.”  \n56 AILACTE Volume XIV Fall 2017  \nResearch Curriculum in Educator Preparation Programs  \nDespite these new trends, research methods are often seen as being in conflict with other program goals and in competition with other courses that are viewed as being more focused on helping all P-12 students learn (Honigsfeld, Connolly, & Kelly, 2013). Frankel, Wallen, and Hyun (2015) described how engaging in teacher research activities may be a poor use of teacher time and expertise. Consequently, research-based capstone projects, if seen at all in teacher preparation programs, are less likely to include comprehensive reports of a research study.  \nAlternatively, Cochran-Smith (2005) stated that teachers need tobe able to conduct research ab","cbCaitphTb2Xlxqs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitphTb2Xlxqs","pdf",304113,13,"English","# Abstract\n# Teachers as Researchers\n## Research competence and data-driven evaluation\n## Tensions and alternatives in research methods\n# Benefits of Research Capstone Projects\n## Correlation with student outcomes and practitioner learning","[{\"question\":\"How did the study collect responses and from whom?\",\"answer\":\"The study gathered responses from master’s candidates in initial and advanced licensure teacher preparation programs.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes did advanced licensure candidates report about capstone research projects?\",\"answer\":\"They reported themes such as improving practice, evaluating new school initiatives, and increasing collaboration with colleagues.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits did the paper associate with research capstone projects?\",\"answer\":\"It reports evidence that capstone research projects can correlate positively with P-12 student outcomes and support practitioner learning and confidence.\"}]","Efficacy of Research Curriculum in Educator Preparation Programs | PDF",1792070207,33]