Sunday, August 11, 2013

Revised action research plan 8/11/2013

I have made a few revisions to my research plan with based on suggestions from my colleagues and site supervisor.


Action Planning Template
Goal: Use data to determine the effectiveness of EOC remediation as tool to increase academic performance.

Performance outcomes
·      Survey staff and find their feelings on the EOC remediation program
·      Determine the effectiveness of our remediation methods as they relate to test scores
·      Use data and research to modify/revise EOC remediation if needed
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation

1. Acquire a roster of students for EOC remediation





Clayton Floyd, John Westbrook, Shane Webb, Regina Pruitt
August 26th/September 13th

EOC remediation rosters

Build a master spreadsheet from the rosters for data collection during the research


2. Conduct research on tutorial methods used in the USA




Clayton Floyd
September 13th/June 6th
Google

Academic Journals

Literary resources
Research will be used to gather ideas on what methods other districts have used to have an effective tutorial program

3. Survey staff to get their professional opinion of the EOC remediation process





Clayton Floyd

Site Supervisor

Professional High School Staff
October 4th/December 19th
Survey Monkey

School Email
Staff opinion of tutorials will be gathered from the survey

4. Monitor students benchmark performance, and their performance on EOC tests
Clayton Floyd
August 26th-June 6th
Benchmark scores

EOC performance data
Information regarding student performance will be tracked and recorded onto the master spreadsheet.
5. Use data collected to analyze the effectiveness of Remediaton on improving student performance on EOC tests
Clayton Floyd
December 15th-June 6th
Benchmark Scores

EOC performance data
Data collected will be analyzed to determine the effectiveness of tutorials/remediation on improving student performance and EOC test scores
6. Make revisions/recommendations to tutorials plan if data shows that it needs revision
Clayton Floyd

High School Administration
May 31st – July 4th
Literary research

Data collected during research

Remediation revision plan will be presented to the high school principals. Recommendations will be based upon data collected during the research project.