PLAN
For my action research, I wanted to know how well I was communicating with students. Do students know what I want them to learn? Do they know what is needed to move to the next level of performance? To fully understand the impact I make, I planned to conduct this research over a four month period.
PATH
To complete this plan, I decided to use Quia.com and created a survey. Students completed the original survey and then four months later after designed focus to improve learning, they completed a follow-up survey.
ACTION
1. Decided on Plan – Increase student understanding of expected outcomes of learning.
2. Create Original Survey – Quia
3. Increase emphasis on areas I see a need for improvement.
4. Create Follow-up Survey
RESULTS
Questions
The expectations of what I needed to learn are clear.
Original Survey – 56% of students agreed or strongly agreed
Follow-up Survey – 87% of students agreed or strongly agreed
There are a variety of learning tasks/activities.
Original Survey – 50% of students agreed or strongly agreed
Follow-up Survey – 52% of students agreed or strongly agreed
I know what is needed to move to the next level of performance. (BAME)
Original Survey – 56% of students agreed or strongly agreed
Follow-up Survey – 92% of students agreed or strongly agreed
As seen with each of the questions, the percent of students that agreed or strongly agreed increased. This helped me realize the importance of clearly identifying the learning goals/objectives for each lesson. When students know what they are expected to learn, they will be more successful in the classroom. I have seen students scores on assessments increase over this four month period as well, which provides me with further evidence that when students know the expected outcomes they will be more successful.
