Educational Psychology and Educational Technology has two flavors of Comprehensive Exams. Option I (take home exam), and Option II (develop a paper for publication and defend it).

Option I Resources

• Program Handbook on Option I
• Patrick Dickson’s Comps Page (note: some of the information about the process and procedure is out of date. However, the collection of past questions is a valuable resource!)

Option II Resources

• Program Handbook on Option II

Reading List

Please note, there is no official reading list. I provide here what I believe are good materials to prepare for comprehensive exams. This is only a beginning to get you started on preparing for issues that are likely to come up, that you should have encountered in your courses, or that you should be already familiar with. Your reading lists from your courses would be another good starting point.

Quantitative vs. Qualitative vs. Mixed Methods – Johnson, R. B., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2004). Mixed methods research: A research paradigm whose time has come. Educational Researcher, 33, 14-26.

Design-based Research – Kelly, A. E. (2003). The role of design in educational research [Special issue]. Educational Researcher, 32. (Please read pages 3 – 37).