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WEEK #2 BLOG
WEEK #2 BLOG
This week, we took a look at 3 case
studies in the area of action research.
The studies revolved around people who were currently utilizing action
research projects in their own school district to improve student learning and
performance. Each of these men gave
valuable insight into how this type of research can be very beneficial to their
students, teachers, and administrators.
Our text took a look at the various
areas that are ripe for completing an action research projects. The areas
that we specifically looked at were: staff
development, curriculum development, individual teacher(s), individual
student(s), school culture/community, leadership, management, school
performance, and social justice or equity issues. I
found it interesting to look at the various questions that leaders had posed in
each of these areas above. It made me
think about the way we are currently doing things in Argyle, Texas. I realized that while we are quite successful
doing things the way we are, there are many areas where we can improve – and action
research could be a beneficial tool to utilize.
Finally,
I was able to visit with my site supervisor (Mr. Jeff Butts - Principal of Argyle
High School) via e-mail about some topics of interest to both of us. We decided on three questions to consider for
this project:
1.
How does involvement in school
related, extracurricular activities affect student attendance, tardies, and
discipline as compared to students who are not involved in such activities?
2.
How can our current BYOT (Bring Your
Own Technology) program be modified to better impact student learning and
performance?
3.
What can we do to modify our current
policies and procedures to improve student tardies, behavior, and attendance?
Our plan is to consider these
questions over the next few weeks before we meet to finalize the specifics for
the project.
I agree that the videos were insightful. I like the diverse responses that were given and the way they used action research to serve their campus or district. Make it meaningful, and don't reinvent the wheel. Action research takes place in every department on campus's everywhere, it is just not worked in a structured fashion, how much more effective can we be if we utilize these tools to serve the needs of our schools.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I like your ideas for action research projects. I like the first one about extracurricular activities. I had done a little research on one and came across the effects of playing chess and how it helped students increase grades by as much as 17%. Mainly because they learned to stop and think about the next move. The study is online. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteBy the way my blogspot is : http://rosier-research.blogspot.com/