Saturday, December 8, 2012

Action Research-Personal Goal Monitoring Folders


Action Planning Template
Goal: How will the implementation of a student’s personal goal progress folder impact their motivation and/or academic progress with the grade-level TEKS and DRA expectations?  Students aren’t typically given the TEK expectation for mastery and an opportunity to chart their personal progress, so when given the responsibility of their own mastery, will they be motivated at a higher rate to achieve?  Will it foster instrinsic motivation?
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Choose six students from each class-2 high DRA scores, 2 mid-range DRA scores and 2 low DRA scores with a total of 12 students for the test group.
 
Wendy Pruitt, Teacher
Start 12-10-2012
End 1-07-2013
Current DRA scores as of beginning of 2012-2013 school year.
Developmental Reading Assessment
Choose six comparable students from each class as the norm group.
 
Wendy Pruitt,
Teacher
Start 12-10-2012
End 1-07-2013
Current DRA scores as of beginning of 2012-2013 school year.
Developmental Reading Assessment
Create folders with expected skills focused on in upcoming units of study and assign level and method
of mastery.
 
Wendy Pruitt, Teacher
Start 12-10-2012
End 1-07-2013
C-Scope Units through the remainder of the 2012-2013 school year.
Folders with clasps.
 
Review folders weekly with focus group and record progress.
 
 
 
Wendy Pruitt, Teacher
Start 01-07-2013
End 06-06-2013
Third Grade TEKS; method and level of mastery per skill as noted in personal folders
3rd Grade TEKS; Projected level and method of mastery
Review progress of norm group and document progress in separate folder.
Wendy Pruitt,
Teacher
Start 01-07-2013
End 06-06-2013
Third Grade TEKS; method and level of mastery per skill as noted in personal folders
3rd Grade TEKS; Projected level and method of mastery
Administer DRA assessment at mid-year and end of year
Wendy Pruitt, Teacher
Start 01-07-2013
End 06-06-2013
During DRA Windows
DRA kits, iPod and Tango App
DRA criteria
Review folders of test group with information from norm group and compare.
Wendy Pruitt,
Teacher
Start 6-06-2013
End 6-30-2013
3rd Grade TEKS; Level and Method of Mastery
3rd Grade TEKS; Level and Method of Mastery
STAAR Reading Results
Wendy Pruitt, Teacher
Scott Cales, Principal
August 2013
STAAR reports
 

4 comments:

  1. I enjoyed reading your action research plan. I am a Math/Science person/teacher. I am trying to learn more and more about the reading side for future help. I am very interested in the process that your research will follow. Looks great!

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  2. Interesting project. I am always an advocate of organization among students. The question I have is how will you monitor motivation? That is a very hard thing to do. Maybe a simple student survey on their own perception will could help with that. Good luck! I am interested to see how it turns out!

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  3. I like the select target group. It keeps it to a manageable size. I wondered about students knowing consequences for mastery? Will students have a chance to re-do work (by choice) if they fail to master a skill? It would be interesting to see if they want that chance. Is there a plan for students who are consistently failing at mastering? An intervention? I think intrinsic value for education is important, and students need to see their progress and attach value to it to see it's importance. Good luck.

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  4. Your action research plan is very organized and well planned. You have included several steps for assessing progress. Well done.

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