Week 3 - Action Research Blueprint

Objective: To compare student performance on TAKS curriculum assessments in a traditional classroom setting versus the student performance in a self-paced computerized setting.

NOTE: A+ is our computer lab that we currently use for credit recovery and TAKS tutorials.

Activity	Resources	Timeline	Personnel	Monitoring	Assessment
1. Give TAKS unit benchmark assessments at the beginning of the first six-weeks in each 9th grade core classroom to establish baseline knowledge level	Use current CBA curriculum unit assessments	Complete by the end of the second school week	Test administered by each freshmen core teacher. Counselor to supply assessment instruments	Counselor follows up with teachers to ensure each has completed benchmark test.	CBA benchmark test provides baseline knowledge level.
2. After completing the first six-weeks unit instruction, administer unit assessment to compare knowledge acquired from taught lessons.	Use current CBA curriculum unit assessments, conduct normal classroom lesson plans	Teaching occurs during the first six-weeks with unit exams administered by the conclusion of the first six-weeks.	Freshmen core teachers conduct normal classroom activities. Counselor to supply six-weeks tests.	Principal checks lesson plans, conducts walk-thrus. Teachers use formative assessments prior to administering six-weeks summative exam.	CBA unit exam
3. After averaging classroom performance, each teacher selects two classes with equal summative averages. For the second six weeks, one class will continue to receive normal classroom instruction, the other will go to the A+ computer lab.	A+ computer lab.	Disaggregation to be completed prior to the beginning of the second six weeks.	Core teacher, computer lab teacher, counselor	N/A	N/A
4. Students in either setting will now take a baseline examination, go through the course curriculum (one in a traditional setting, the other via the computer instruction), and take the same end of six-weeks summative assessment.	A+ computer lab, CBA benchmark and unit assessments, regular unit lesson plans	Benchmark exams completed by the end of the first week of the second six-weeks, course curriculum to be completed by the end of the fifth week, and summative assessments completed by the final week of the grading period.	Core teacher, computer lab teacher, counselor, principal	A+ teacher to monitor student computer performance to make ensure student completion by the end of the grading period, principal checks lesson plans, conducts walk-thrus. Teachers use formative assessments prior to administering six-weeks summative exam.	CBA benchmark assessment and unit exam
5. Data comparison. Teachers will compare second six-weeks summative assessment performance.	Edusoft grading software	Completed by the conclusion of the second grading period	Core teacher	N/A	N/A
6. Students return to regular schedule, complete qualitative surveys regarding course satisfaction	Survey prepared by me contains questions requiring student satisfaction on method of learning, user-friendliness of computer programs, and a chance to describe how the computer enhanced learning.	Given to students at the beginning of the third grading period.	Created by me, administered and collected by core teacher, returned to me	Principal follows up with each teacher to ensure survey completion	Qualitative survey
7. Data reflection. The counselor, principal and myself will meet to discuss data findings and determine usefulness of information.	Edusoft grade report summarizing individual and class performance, specific TEKS objective mastery, and survey results	Meeting to conducted during third grading period.	Myself, principal, counselor	N/A	N/A