Action+Research+Project

=   = = = = = = = = ** Action Research Plan By Agustin Quezada ** = ** SCHOOL VISION ** Rivera students will strive for EXCELLENCE in all subjects. ** GOAL ** Students will use Classworks to increase motivation and achievement in math. ** OUTCOMES ** Students will be motivated to spend time working on math topics in which they need support by using technology. ** ACTIVITIES **  1. Students will take an online benchmark using Classworks as a pre-assessment.  2. Students will be assigned an Individual Learning Path (ILP) that will provide activities that are directly related to the topics they have not mastered.  3. Students will strive to obtain grades of 90 and above by being more careful on their assignments or correcting graded papers. These grades will be recorded on Gradespeed.  4. For each grade of 90 and above that students receive they will earn 10 minutes of extra computer time which will be used to log in to Classworks.  5. Students will work specifically on their ILP during their extra computer time, to ensure topic mastering.  6. After six weeks, students will take an online benchmark test using Classworks as a post-assessment.  7. Benchmark scores will be compared to obtain data to analyze whether the use of Classworks ILPs helped students increase achievement and whether grade motivation was an effective tool. Time spent using Classworks will be recorded and used to show how motivated students were along with a change in assignment and overall grades. The effectiveness of ILPs will be analyzed by looking at the relationship between time spent using the software and the grade differential. ** RESOURCES/RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED ** Classworks, Gradespeed, internet, and the computer lab are needed. ** RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES ** I will be monitoring Gradespeed constantly to determine how much extra computer time students will be awarded. I will also monitor Classworks constantly to assign and reassign personalized activities to the students. ** TIME LINE ** The pre-assessment benchmark will be taken on October 26th, 2010. An ILP will be created for each student immediately after finishing the benchmark. Students will be able to access their activities right away. The students will continue working on their ILP for six continuous weeks and will take a post-assessment benchmark on December 7th, 2010. ** Benchmarks/ASSESSMENT ** Classworks Benchmarks will be used as pre-assessment and post-assessment. ** Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments ** Based on the results of this research, I expect to share a new way of using Classworks in their classroom to motivate all students in Rivera Elementary to achieve more.