Student Case Study
General Directions:
Please identify a K-12 student (from a racial and ethnic group different from your own) to work with closely during your 10-hour field experience. Write a 6 to 8-page paper describing your work with the student. Please use the following format (and label each section in your paper):
1. Analysis and Synthesis:
Collect information/data about the student. This information should come from multiple sources, such as school records, assessments, observations, interviews, referrals, pretests, etc. Summarize and organize the data in such a manner as to reveal the student's strengths, weaknesses, etc.
2. Diagnosis:
Describe consistencies and patterns leading to a summary of the problem(s) or situation(s), possible causes, and other significant and relevant characteristics of the student. Special attention should be given to the relevance of the student's diverse backgrounds in the current educational setting. Link section to research.
3. Interventions:
Describe in detail your interventions/strategies in working with the student. What exactly did you do? The justification of the plan should be guided by research.
4. Evaluation:
Results? Were you successful? Describe evidence from your pre and post-test. Include a decision for termination or referral. Note: Please include an electronic copy of your pre and post-test questions with your emailed paper; include copies of the pre and post-test completed by the student with the hard copy of your final paper. Need Assignment Help?
5. Reflection:
Describe your experience working with an individual from a racial and ethnic group different from your own. What were your challenges? What were your successes?
Suggested 8-Week Timeline:
Week 1- Identify the student; obtain parent permission (if needed); collect background data (including a pretest); diagnose the problem; plan your interventions/strategies; Submit field experience placement chart to university professor.
Weeks 2 through 6- Implement your interventions/strategies; maintain case notes or anecdotal records describing your meetings with the student, progress, concerns, etc.
Week 4 Email a mid-term report to your university supervisor (briefly describe whom you are working with, the student's issue/concern, what you have done so far, what your plans are over the next few weeks, etc.).
Week 7 - Collect post-test data; write your paper; Submit your paper to Blackboard link. If your Case Study is not acceptable, you will receive a course grade of IP (In-Progress). Your university instructor will provide feedback and, if necessary, remediation.