Even though the idea for my project is basically the same, I have decided to reword my topic.
The problem that I am experiencing in working with lower achieving students is that they may achieve unsatisfactory progress, or they make some progress and then plateau. I would like to research reading interventions, and pair my research with interviews and observations of my students to design learning activities that will help them make more significant academic progress.
My research questions will sound something like this:
How do research-based interventions affect achievement in low-achieving students?
How does student input affect achievement?
I know I will need to change these somewhat, particularly my research questions as they are only preliminary.
Barbara Cloninger
Comments (3)
Barbara,
First, please refer to the handout on writing the problem statement and craft yours exactly as it explains (take a look at your colleagues on here as well).
Second, your research questions aren't qualitative. You can't measure effect in a qualitative study. Please review the Hubbard & Power chapter once more.
It looks like you have your content, but the wording needs work.
Posted by Alecia Jackson | February 26, 2009 9:34 PM
Posted on February 26, 2009 21:34
Revised problem statement and question:
In this interpretive study, I will interview and observe 5 upper- elementary school students (4 boys and 1 girl), who attend an elementary school located in a small town about 10 miles outside of a large eastern city to determine how they respond to learning activities designed by the same students who will use them.
Question:
What happens when students design their own learning activities?
Posted by Barbara Cloninger | March 1, 2009 7:57 PM
Posted on March 1, 2009 19:57
In this interpretive study, I will interview and observe 5 upper- elementary school students (4 boys and 1 girl), who attend an elementary school located in a small suburban town to determine how they respond to learning activities designed by the same students who will use them.
Question:
What happens when students design their own learning activities?
Posted by Barbara Cloninger | March 1, 2009 8:32 PM
Posted on March 1, 2009 20:32