Assignment 1. Proposal
Action Research and Data Collection Format Plan Proposal Outline
For this assignment, include, at a minimum, how your district/school/classroom performed in terms of adequate yearly progress for two reporting/goal content areas such as reading, writing, math, or science for at least the last two years. Document your resources using APA style. You will need the following information:
1) Institution/District Data Overview
2) School Data
3) Classroom Data
4) Has there been any district or school initiatives specific to your area of research (e.g., adoption of a new curriculum, focus on a teaching or assessment method or strategy, integration of technology)? Does this initiative influence your action research proposal?
5) How does the combined above data/information influence your action research focus area?
Keep in mind for your proposal you should use your system data. States provide district and school performance data for public use on their department of education website.
At a minimum, your outline must include the following. Refer to your required unit resources for this unit for more specific guidance.
1) Introduction/area of focus - (The purpose of this study is to...)
a) Problem you are trying to solve/answer
b) Variables/definitions
c. Research question(s)
2) Literature review
a) Relevant past research
b) Implications of review
3) Describe the intervention or innovations (learning model to be used)
a) Membership of the action research group
b) Negotiations to be undertaken and resources needed
c) Timeline development
4) Data collection plan
a) Triangulation matrix
b) Detail how you will collect data
Your outline should be a minimum of five pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.
Assignment 2 Essay
In Assignment 1, you created a proposal outline for your action research plan, which included your data analysis plan. For this assignment, you will create a response to that data collection plan in the form of proposed data analysis. You must answer the following question:
How would you propose to analyze and display the data collected in your action research proposal plan?
Your essay must be a minimum of two pages. You are expected to support your essay with sources/references. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Assignment 3
For this assignment choose an action planning template of your choice, develop an action plan that could be a response to the action research proposal written in Assignment 1. You may want to create your own template to include additional areas specific to your plan in addition to the standard areas to be addressed. You may use a SMART goal format as well. Be sure to include any professional development needs that should be addressed. Your paper must be a minimum of two pages. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Your paper must be a minimum of two pages. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Assignment 4
This is your opportunity to "write up" your action research project as if you were submitting the findings to a journal or presenting to your peers during a professional development meeting.
Preface the assignment by stating your audience (for whom you are writing the report). Audience could include your peers, administration, school board, or a particular journal. Complete the assignment as a research report summary, and include all areas described by using the headings listed below.
a) Area-of-Focus Statement (e.g., The purpose of this study was to...)
b) Related Literature
c) Defining the Variables
d) Research Questions
e) Description of Intervention or Innovation
f) Data Collection Data Considerations (e.g., validity, reliability, and ethics)
g) Data Analysis and Interpretation
h) Action Plan (e.g., "Steps to Action" chart)
Your summary should be a minimum of three pages. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.