Action Research Outline: Changing the Perception of Word Problems
How can I change the perception of how students look at word problems in math? After developing a consistent strategy plan, how will it impact all grade levels through the entire campus and will all teachers use it consistently? While creating my Action Research Plan, I will include the following components: Define the goal involved in my area of focus – using strategies to solve math word problems with at least 85% accuracy. Develop research questions - Am I able to persuade the understanding of students in the area of solving word problems using strategies as tools necessary to gather and analyze data? Describe the activities (strategies) to be implemented - Help students gain confidence in problem solving with modeled, guided, and independent practice. Build math writing skills through practice with constructed-response problems. Activities include:
Develop
a timeline for implementation- second week of school, September 4, 2013,
implement strategies, Collect data from 2013 – 2014 school year, Analyze Data
– June 2014, Share data with others through departmental meeting when school
reconvenes.
Define person responsible for
implementation of plan – Donna Thompson and site supervisor
Describe stakeholders - myself, parents, other teachers on campus, administrators, students Develop a list of resources to implement the plan- Research based strategies Describe the data to be collected for monitoring goals- Students class work, homework, surveys, six weeks test, benchmark test, and STAAR test Develop an assessment to evaluate – Collect data from students, test, and surveys Carry out the plan – Using strategies for math word problems Report the results – with the math department, parents, administrators, and students aptitude for taking higher order thinking test. |
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
First ARP
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I like the outline look. Just don't know if we have to use the template in resources. If you use this form, I would add a few more dates as to when you will conduct the task.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you typed this up. Hadn't seen a plan like this one yet. It seems like you have thought this through quite thoroughly down to the % you want them to achieve for solving word problems. The only suggestion I would make is maybe to expand more on your timeline for implementation, gathering data, and analyzing the data to evaluate the effectiveness. Just a thought. You may already have that in mind.
ReplyDeleteFeel like I'm repeating this a lot, but, great plan. Word problems are sometimes a real stumper for students to work out.
I really like seeing a plan set up this way. I agree with the other two comments. I was wondering if there is a specific grade level you are looking at or a more general group? I agree with Kelly that you may want to tighten up some of your dates with your timeline. Other wise it looks really good and I am want to keep up with your work!
ReplyDeleteI'm confused as to what your main focus is. Are you trying to raise the class average on word problems or change their opinion of word problems? I don't know how you would document their opinions of word problems to track your data. Will you be doing any research or do you already have that all done?
ReplyDeleteI agree. It seems that your outline is more geared to your goal, instead of your question. Maybe you could reword your question to be more in tune with your goal?
DeleteMy question is like the others. I thought we were to use one of the two forms given. The other is I am not clear on what data you are using in your program is it just the student's grades and their work? Will you be using a technique that the other teachers are not currently using? Will the entire school implement it? Hope that helps.
ReplyDeleteWhat is your foundation? Are you considering data from the previous year, such as test results or teacher observations?
ReplyDeleteLooks good, but my question is the same as the others...aren't we supposed to use the form? Also, you might want to be more specific on the resources you'll need. It might save you time as you go along the process! Just some ideas! :-)
ReplyDeleteI like that you broke away from the "norm" and did your own thing. I think all of the relevant components of your plan are listed. As a math teacher, I feel that this is a worthwhile project because typically students are this lowest in word problems. Anything that can boost student achievement in this area is valuable. I would be interested to know about your findings.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a different format than the others; however, use whichever best works for you to complete you reseach project. I would suggest you use the 8 steps as a guide to ensure you are not missing anything you need to implement your plan.
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful idea! I was wondering if you will only evaluate your own students, or will you get other teachers involved? How would you evaluate their perception on math word problems?
This is a great start for your inquiry project!
The 8 steps I was referring to were form the Harris book and part 3 of our assignment.
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