EDUA630 Assignment 1 Solution Fall 2026

This assignment serves as the foundational gateway for the EDUA630 Research Project, requiring students to select a specific educational domain and identify a researchable gap. Students must conduct a systematic literature search to retrieve 8 to 10 peer-reviewed empirical studies published since 2020. The work involves synthesizing these studies into a standardized literature-mapping matrix and articulating two distinct research gaps based on established typologies. Finally, students must propose two research topics, choosing between quantitative or practitioner action research pathways, to be approved by their supervisor.

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   Part A: Selected Educational Domain & Research Setting

   Select one focal educational practice domain from the provided list of ten options. Explicitly state the chosen institution or setting type, the target group, and the specific geographical district for the research.

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   Part B: Literature-Mapping Matrix

   Populate a 7-column matrix with 10 primary empirical studies published from 2020 onwards. Each entry must include the APA 7th edition citation, research objectives, methodology and tools, key empirical findings, limitations, and the identified research gap.

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   Part C: Identified Educational Research Gaps

   Synthesize findings from the matrix to state two distinct research gaps. Classify each gap into one of the four provided typologies, provide a 3-4 sentence evidence-backed narrative for each, and explain the educational rationale for addressing them.

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   Part D: Proposed Research Topics

   Develop two researchable topic proposals using either the quantitative or practitioner action research pathway. Include the core phenomenon, variables or intervention, participants, setting, and a justification for the study's feasibility within a 6-to-8-week fieldwork window.

What to submit

One .docx file containing the completed Student Submission Workbook.

Topics covered

Educational research domains Literature mapping matrix APA 7th edition referencing Research gap identification Quantitative research design Practitioner action research Empirical data synthesis