RE for week 6
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example_for_week_6.pptxYour name Instructors Name
EDU671
Ashford University
Title of your AR proposal
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The purpose of this study is to………
Area of Focus
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a website called starfall.com will increase reading skills and if it will increase a child’s motivation to read. This is important to me because I am always looking for a better way to teach and motivate my children and my students to practice reading and be motivated to improve their reading skills.
Using technology to help students with learning disabilities has also proven to be helpful. “All groups improved their reading skills. The group that received combined training showed greater improvement than the one with ordinary special instruction and the group of typical readers at two follow-ups. The longitudinal results indicate additional positive results for the group that received the combined training, the majority of students from that group being no longer judged to be needing special education 1year after the intervention” (Fälth, L., Gustafson, S., Tjus, T., Heimann, M., & Svensson, I., 2013).
2
State what is the problem and how you know it is a problem.
For example
Struggling with reading
Reading below grade level
Not motivated to read
Learning disabilities
Can technology improve their reading skills?
Explanation of Problem
3
Include defined factors, contexts, including recognition of diverse learners, and variables of the proposed study,
For example
Reading is essential for success!
Motivation to read promotes active learning.
Variables
4
List your AR questions.
Research Questions
5
How do you know it is in your control to complete this AR project?
For example
Internal control oriented
Monitored use of website
Equal time allotted for each child
Locus of Control
6
What are going to be your interventions and action plans to complete this research?
For example:
Pre test will be given at beginning.
The participants have set days and times
Levels for reading will be determined daily.
Levels for motivation will be determined daily.
Interventions and Action plan
7
List your population for your study.
For Example
Participants are my three children
Two girls 12 and 11
One boy 7
Learning disabilities
All three are unaware of the experiment
Group Membership
8
How will you ensure that you are able to complete this study? What will you need to do to make sure all participants feel supported and able to complete the study?
For example
I give permission for the study
Potential obstacles:
Children competing with each other
The feeling of being forced to participate
Children’s results will be private
They will know they can quit anytime
Negotiations
9
How will you ensure you remain ethical and have ethics in your study?
For example:
Ethics will be used during this study
Results kept from other participants
Nobody will be forced to participate
Learning disabilities will be considered during study
Ethics
10
What is the timeline for your study?
For Example
Phase One: Days 1-4
Determine current grade level reading
Phase Two: Days 5- 21
Monitor and move up grade level as needed
Phase Three: After completion data analysis
Analyze the data collected to determine outcome
Timeline
11
Phase one: Days 1-4
Phase three: After completion
Phase two: Days 5- 21
Resources needed for study
For example:
Computer
Internet
Notebook
Pen
Pre test
Post test
Statement of Resources
12
Computers
Data Collection : List your data collection
Direct Observation
Journal
Pre test and Post test
13
If more space is needed to list your data collection …
For example
Computer-
Main tool for my action research project
Direct observation-
Will be used to observe participants
Pretest/posttest-
Will be used before, during, and after
Data Collection Continued
14
Provide a complete list of references
References
