Assignment 2

1

IMPROVING OEA FOR SCIENCE TEST SCORES

Recommendations for Improving Students’ Test Scores on the Ohio Educational Assessment for Science at Hampton High School

Liberty Student

School of Education

Purpose Statement and Central Research Question

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this study is to provide recommendations to the leadership team at Hampton High School with possible solutions to the problem of students’ low test scores on the Ohio Educational Assessment (OEA) for science. This applied research study will use a multimethod approach to data collection that includes both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. The first approach will be structured interviews with a total of five participants from Hampton High, including four science teachers and one administrator. Each of these participants is familiar with the OEA for science and students’ historical performance on the assessment. The second approach will be a survey of teachers in the science department, two special education collaborative teachers for the science department, the school’s testing coordinator and counselor, a retired department chair with 30 years of experience at the school, and four administrators at Hampton High School. This survey will be administered using Google Forms, a web-based platform hosted by Google. The third approach will be a review of documents from the Ohio Department of Education focusing on Hampton High School students’ performance over the last five years on the OEA.

Central Research Question

How can the problem of students’ low test scores on the Ohio Educational Assessment for science be solved at Hampton High School in Hampton, Ohio?