Action
Research Update!
As you can see from my
previous blog posts, I have read and reviewed a number of articles and texts.
These literature reviews have helped me build my action research proposal and the
material has helped me have a better understanding of differentiation in the
high school setting in general. A couple months ago I submitted my action
research proposal to my HRC department at my university and I recently learned
that my action research proposal was approved! To continue developing and
enhancing my research, I will continue to read, summarize and reflect on
further literature relating to the differentiated classroom. So far this semester, two articles I have discovered that I am planning on reviewing are entitled, The Impact of Differentiated Instruction in a
Teacher Education Setting: Successes and Challenges, by Joseph, S., Thomas, M., Simonette, G., Ramsook,
L. (2013), along with an article called, Differentiation of Teaching and Learning: The
Teachers' Perspective by Stavrou, E. and Koutselini, M. (2016).
In addition to the literature reviews, I will also be conducting my action research. My action research will require me to reach out to teachers at various high schools in Colorado to interview and survey teachers about their perspectives on differentiation. The interview I created includes ten open ended questions that will hopefully provide me with a lot of qualitative data. The surveys I created include around 20 questions that I hope will give me a lot of quantitative data. After I conduct my action research, I will then analyze the data and look for common themes and patterns to help me and the education field have a better understanding of differentiation strategies in the high school setting. I will share my progress and findings on my blog!
In addition to the literature reviews, I will also be conducting my action research. My action research will require me to reach out to teachers at various high schools in Colorado to interview and survey teachers about their perspectives on differentiation. The interview I created includes ten open ended questions that will hopefully provide me with a lot of qualitative data. The surveys I created include around 20 questions that I hope will give me a lot of quantitative data. After I conduct my action research, I will then analyze the data and look for common themes and patterns to help me and the education field have a better understanding of differentiation strategies in the high school setting. I will share my progress and findings on my blog!
Alex,
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to both your article reviews and action research. I like that your research will look to high schools throughout the state of Colorado rather than just within a certain school. I think that will offer a diverse perspective, and hopefully some interesting responses, especially on the 10 open-ended questions that you referenced. How did you go about choosing who would be included in your survey?
Hi Taylor,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your response. The school district I am familiar with required me to complete a number of research criteria before I could conduct my study at the school I had originally set out to conduct my research. The proposal timelines with the school district and Western State did not match. Therefore, I had to reach out to other school principals in Colorado to see if they would be interested in participating in my study. After a lot of communication with a number of schools, three schools finally agreed to participate in my study.