766 Instructional Strategies & Alignment Method

Alignment Template
This project is initiated towards improving the performance of students who are registered in the program
of MM Blended Learning which focuses on producing a research paper. The aim is to increase the success
rate of the two subjects covering Research Methodology in achieving its intended target of successful
students’ research publication. The instruction will be blended, as it consists of six online sessions and
seven video conference sessions. The online session characterized by several online video tutorial/ lectures.

Terminal Objective: After completing this module, students will be able to choose a
proper research topic based on appropriate supporting peer-reviewed journal
articles with at least 80% accuracy
Enabling Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity
Objectives
Given handouts Relevance Tree Readings on Chapter 1 1. Students are 1. Students are
and articles Activity & Chapter 2 of the asked to pick asked to
related to Students will be textbook one specific describe his/
relevant trees, asked to develop a topic of his/ her her experience
students will be relevance tree, Additional Reading : interest. in ‘do activity’
able to develop describing how one 1. Edubirdie article on 2. Students are process and
relevance tree article relates to research topics asked to find 5 share them in a
of their another within the 2. HBCU article on peer-reviewed discussion

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 selected same/ similar topic research topic journal articles forum
research topic of interest. 3. Edusson article on related to the 2. Students are
with 100% research topic specific topic asked to give
accuracy that he/ she comments and
picked suggestions
previously to at least two
3. Students are of his/ her
asked to draw friends
relevance trees regarding the
explaining how ‘connect
those 5 journal activity’. 
articles
connected to the
main topic of
interest

By reading Short Essay Readings on the 1. Students are 1. Students are

handouts and Activity selected 5 peer- asked to write asked to write
articles related Students will be reviewed journal summaries of in the
to a specific asked to write a articles. the selected 5 discussion
topic, students short essay based on Additional Reading: peer-reviewed forum on one
will be able to his/ her reading of 1. Jason & Lacey 2006 journal articles. of the
link/ justify the five journal 2. Writing a critical 2. Students are summaries that
how the articles earlier. The review asked to write a they think
supporting essay should also 3. Writing a Critique short essay (no would give the
peer-reviewed emphasize how more than 4 most impact
journal articles those journal pages) towards their
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 should be able articles support the explaining on chosen topic.
to support his/ topic of his/ her how those 2. Students are
her selected choosing. selected 5 peer- asked to give
topic with at reviewed comments and/
least 80% journal articles or suggestions
accuracy. could be used to to at least two
support the of his/ her
writing of his/ friends
her chosen main regarding the
topic, based on ‘connect
the writing of activity’. 
those
summaries.

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Terminal Objective: After completing this module, students will be able to formulate
research problem based on his/ her reading of peer-reviewed journal articles
without errors
Enabling Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity
Objectives
Given handouts Research Problem Readings on 1. Students 1. Students are
and articles related Activity Chapter 3 are asked to asked to share
to a specific topic, Students will be (textbook 1) and form a group one or two
students will be asked to write a Chapter 6 with another 1 original
able to pinpoint the summary of the (textbook 2). or 2 students paragraphs from
research problem/ research problem Additional reading: 2. Students one journal
research gap being for each of the five- 1. SDU Article on are asked to article that they
questioned by the selected peer- problem pinpoint several have selected in
journal articles reviewed journal formulation sentences the discussion
without errors. articles that 2. McCombes’ originating from forum.
supports his/ her article in writing the 5-selected 2. Students are
topic. problem peer-reviewed asked to state
statement journal articles, their conclusion
3. Bwisa’s article which they of the research
in writing thought to be problem from
research the problem those
problem statements that paragraphs in
the journal the discussion
articles would forum.
like to address 3. Students are

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 3. Students asked to give
are asked to comments and/
discuss their ‘do or suggestions
activity’ with to at least two of
another student his/ her friends
from the same regarding the
group to ensure ‘connect
it is the correct activity’. 
statement of the
problem
Given handouts/ Introduction Readings on 1. Using the 1. Students are
sample articles  Activity Chapter 3 template asked to provide
related to the Students will be (textbook 1) and provided, a link to the
writing of  the asked to write the Chapter 6 students document they
introduction and introduction part of (textbook 2). are asked to completed in
research problem/ the journal Additional reading: write the ‘do’ activity at
gap, students will publication. 1. SAGE article on introduction the discussion
be able to write the formulating section of their forum.
introduction part research writing 2. Students
(including research problem. 2. The are given an
problem/ research 2. USC article on Introduction evaluation
gap) of his/ her problem section should template and use
selected topic with statement. consist of it to evaluate the
sufficient support background, work of another
from the literature problem/ issues student.
that he/ she chosen and research 3. This evaluation
without errors. gap, statement should be
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 of the problem, attached as a
research ‘reply’ in the
objective and discussion
research forum.
question. 4. Students
are allowed to
improve their
work based on
the feedback
provided.

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