Action Research Plan

OUTCOMES		ACTIVITIES		RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED		RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES	TIME LINE	Benchmarks/ ASSESSMENT
Investigate previous research on this topic		Literature review		Books or articles about this topic		Myself	Complete action research by April 2014	Finish the literature review by August 2013.
Determine the effects of participation on a student's grades.		Collect and analyze data regarding student grades.		Grade reports, spreadsheet software		Myself, Academic Dean, site supervisor	Complete action research by April 2014.	Finish collecting data by August 2013, analysis of data by December 2013, and final report by April 2014.
Determine the effects of participation on pass/fail rates on standardized tests.		Collect and analyze standardized test data.		Test data, spreadsheet software		Myself, Academic Dean, site supervisor	Complete action research by April 2014.	Finish collecting data by August 2013, analysis of data by December 2013, and final report by April 2014.
Determine how participation in extracurricular activities affects a student's sense of belonging to the school community.		Collect and analyze data from student surveys.		Student surveys, teacher volunteers		Myself, teacher volunteers, Academic Dean, site supervisor.	Complete action research by April 2014.	Finish collecting data by August 2013, analysis of data by December 2013, and final report by April 2014.

EDLD 5301 Week 2 Reflections

I found this weeks assignment to be most helpful in the area of identifying possible action research topics.  I had a few ideas in mind but seeing the many examples that were detailed in the textbook gave me many more ideas.  Many of the ideas may not have been suitable as is for use on my own campus but I could make a few small adjustments to make them fit the needs and concerns at my school.  One of the most important things that I think I learned this week was presented both in our introductory video by Dr. Arturbury and Dr. Jenkins and by Dr. Briseno in his video, which is the idea that we do not have to try and find completely unique research that has never been done before.  Some of the most effective action research projects involve taking research that was done elsewhere and applying it to the needs of one's own campus.