Sunday, March 18, 2012

Action Research Project


     The goal of this research investigation is to look at how mobility affects the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for 5th grade math students.  The objective will be to examine the data of students who have been in class all year and see how they compare to students who move into or out of the school prior to the test administration in the March/April timeframes.  Results for the past four years will be the desired area of research.  Once the data is obtained, devised plans for supporting students that enter the classroom midterm and not counted against the campus pass/fail rate. 



Action Planning Template
Goal:  What is the effect of student mobility on school performance scores as measured on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKStm) in fifth grade math?
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
1.  Meet with campus principal/site manager to discuss action plan. 

Maureen Adams Principal/Site Mentor
Start: March 2012

End:  May 2013
Draft Action research Plan
Notes and suggestions taken from initial meeting. 
2.  Obtain 2007 – 2011 TAKS math scores for 5th grade at West Ward Elementary School.







Randy Clements, Maureen Adams, Cliff Holder, Jeffery Heckathorn, Anna Flores, Timothy Tidwell,
Start: April 2012

End:  May 2013
Campus TAKS data for 2007 – 2011, Internet, computer with Microsoft Excel. 
Study data and review.
3.  Meet with PEIMS staff to obtain data for mobility students.  Track those that remained within district.







Randy Clements, Jeffery Heckathorn, Anna Flores,
Start: April 2012

End:  May 2013
Date/Time group for appointment with PEIMS personnel, computer, internet access and
Note and suggestions taken from the meeting. 
4.  Collate and analyze data.  Look for patterns for mobility students. 
Randy Clements, Jeffery Heckathorn, Anna Flores
Start: May 2012

End:  May 2013
Computer with Microsoft Excel. 
Study data and review.  Evaluate all data gathered and summarize results. 
5.  Research and compare result from other campuses on TAKS results for 5th grade math to see if there is a correlation of data.  






Randy Clements, Jeffery Heckathorn, Anna Flores
Start: July 2012

End:  May 2013
District TAKS data for 2007 – 2011, Internet, computer with Microsoft Excel. 
Study data and review.
6.  Discuss student results with principal and 5th grade math teachers. 







Randy Clements, Maureen Adams, Teresa Garvin, Chelle Blaize, Nancy Fisher, Allison Farrow
Start: September 2012

End:  May 2013
Computer, internet.
Summarize results to staff and begin development strategies to support students. 
7.  Introduce strategies for supporting students entering classrooms outside the PEIMS dates for TAKS formalized testing. 







Randy Clements, Maureen Adams, Teresa Garvin, Chelle Blaize, Nancy Fisher, Allison Farrow
Start: October  2012

End:  May 2013
Eduphoria, Cscope,  time to meet with faculty and 5th grade math staff and special staff.
Introduce strategies for supporting new students and supporting them prior to TAKS/STAAR testing for 2012-2013 school year.
8.  Implement changes and track progress for the following year’s STAAR testing. 

Randy Clements, Maureen Adams
Start: December 2012

End:  May 2013
Collected data, computer, time. 
Plan on-going professional development opportunities.

4 comments:

  1. I like your layout. How is your research going? Have you been able to get some of the data you need? I will be interested in your data as you go.

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  2. Yes, I have gotten some data. I am talking with our PEIMS director and he is going to get me the mobility data. Once that is done, I just build the database to collate the data then do the analysis.

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  3. I would love to know the outcomes of your research, this will be some interesting information. Please share when everything is completed, good luck.

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  4. What a great topic! Coming from a campus with a high mobility rate, I would love to see what you find out. You will be looking at a lot of data, but it should be very telling. Good luck!

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