My Action Research Plan

Goals and objectives/outcomes of the research investigation

- Identify whether student response systems are beneficial in improving student motivation.
- Identify whether student response systems are beneficial in improving student comprehension.

Activities designed to achieve the objectives

- Incorporate student response systems to introduce and reinforce curriculum.

- Use student response systems to randomly call on students.

- Use student response systems to answer questions through available games.

- Use student response systems to submit assignments.

Resources and research tools needed for data gathering

- Student Response Systems, Computer, Internet

- Pre/post assessments, test scores, and student averages.

- Observations of teachers teaching in the classroom using student response systems.

- Student and teacher surveys.

Draft timeline for completion or implementation of activities

- March through May is the planned timeline for the study.

- March is the planning month.

- Monthly meetings for updates, questions, and discussion between teachers.

- May will conclude the study.

- March to May will provide us a timeline do gather data.

 Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan

- Myself

- Site Supervisor

- Teacher involved in study

 Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives

- Review of student test scores and current report cards.
- Field observations during the research period.

- Surveys.

- Continued testing and assessments using student response systems.

- Post assessments and surveys.

- Comparison of previous grades and current course grades.

Assessment instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study

-Surveys, interviews, pre/post assessments, tests and assignments