So far, one of the first things that I have learned about my research is that students can collaborate with each other to finish a project using tech tools. Especially if they get to work with people that they choose to work with. I did notice that from the two groups, control group and the treatment group, the results might be about the same. I mean that I haven’t ran the numbers in the tests we’re supposed to report into our paper, but from the data I have collected from the pre and post-tests it seems like the treatment doesn’t do too much a difference. How much did the treatment answer my question? Well, that is yet to be determined, hopefully in a week or two.
I wasn’t able to do everything I wanted to do in my action research. One thing I wanted to try was to see if I had students blog amongst each other, if that would enhance critical thinking skills and literacy skills among my ELL’s. If I would to extend this project I would consider doing just that next time. The results that I have collected indicate that I should provide students with further resources that they can access outside of class. I am not talking about homework but possibly a flipped teaching structure. That way students can focus on the project and any tasks in class while they have the opportunity to ask questions and practice the 4 C’s in the classroom.
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I have chosen to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. My research questions looks into how there is any academic achievement or progress through ELLs with technological activities. Some of the Qualitative data that I will be collecting is the knowledge or use that my ELL’s and the rest of the students have been exposed to and if collaborating with each other has helped them have a better understanding of the math content. I have given my student a “pre self-assessment” on technology and towards the end I will give them the post self-assessment on how they used tech in the classroom. A sub question of mine is to see if the 4 C’s are present while students work in the classroom. Therefore I plan to use some of the data tool collections from Falk. I also hope that the short answer questions in the surveys helps me answer my DQ with how students answer the questions on how they felt working with a partner using tech and if they felt it was beneficial.
The type of quantitative data I will be collecting is a pre-test and post test that students will be taking in the classroom. For the pre test students were briefly exposed to the content on the test and I hope to see an increase on test scores after grading and collecting data from the post test scores. I not sure how I can tie this in even if I can but students will be grading themselves on collaboration on how their experience went with their partners throughout the project they worked on together. I briefly glanced at the websites that were provided in the ICARE document this week on how to analyze the data we have collected and it seems pretty easy to use, just substitute your values into the tables, equations, formulas and the website does the work for you. I think I need help on what tests to use so I can make sure I am using the right ones. Really the only reason I chose these methods is because they make sense to me to use them based on the activities my students are doing and the research question that I am working on. It makes me feel comfortable. How it’s going to play out, I am not sure and that’s what makes me nervous about this action research study. But I am sticking to this and hoping I receive enough data that I can be able to share with you all what my findings were and able to answer my research question. And of course that it all makes sense! Lol! |
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