Action+Research+Project



Action Research Plan

Do students at a 1-1 campus in a programming related course spend more time programming outside of the classroom versus a campus that is not 1-1.  · Goals and objectives/outcomes of the research investigation  o Objective: To determine if the money that is spent to make a school a 1-1 environment benefits students in programming courses and students competing in programming competitions at the High School level.  o Objective 1: To show the benefits of Computer Courses when going to a 1-1 environment  o Objective 2: To show the benefits of Taking a Computer Science course at the High School level.

 · Activities designed to achieve the objectives  o Interview with teachers that are not in a 1-1 campus about how their students get extra time working on their course work.  o Interview with teachers that are in a 1-1 campus to see if they use laptops as an advantage outside of the classroom.  o Student surveys of students not in a 1-1 campus about how much time they spend outside of the classroom working on programming class work and if they would spend more time programming if they where at a 1-1 campus.  o Student survey of students in a 1-1 campus of how much time they spend outside the classroom working on programming class work.

 · Resources and research tools needed for data gathering  o Questionnaire form for students in a 1-1 campus.  o Questionnaire form for students in a 1-1 campus.

 · Draft timeline for completion or implementation of activities  o Student Questionnaire completion timeline December 2010.  o Student distribution of Questionnaire : March 2010.  § I want to do the questionnaire closer to the end of the year so students can look at the entire class year versus just the beginning of the class year.

<span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan <span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Joel Mellen

<span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives <span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o More students in a 1-1 environment show that they spend more time programming outside of the classroom versus students not in a 1-1 environment.

<span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Assessment instrument(s) to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study <span style="margin: 0in 0in 5pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o There is a definite difference in students that are in a 1-1 environment who study and amount they study for Computer Science versus students not in a 1-1 environment


 * ** Action Steps ** || ** Person Responsible ** || ** Timeline ** || ** Needed Resources ** || ** Evaluation ** ||
 * Make a Questionnaire limited to less than 10 Questions || Joel Mellen || End of Thanksgiving Break ||  || Is Questionnaire done ||
 * Post Questionnaire on-line for easier access from other students || Joel Mellen || December 1st || Survey Monkey or other On-line access ||  ||
 * Have Students from other schools take Questionnaire || Other Computer Science Teacher in District || End of February || Survey Monkey || Did enough students take survey ||
 * Have Student from own school take Questionnaire || Joel Mellen || End of February || Classroom handouts ||  ||
 * Chart Questionnaire results || Joel Mellen || Spring Break || Excel Charts ||  ||
 * Research other 1-1 schools and the advantages of 1-1 Schools || Joel Mellen || December || Internet and other campus research projects || Are there enough outside resources available ||
 * Interview with other Computer Science teachers about the advantages of Computer Science || Joel Mellen || End of the UIL computer Science competition season || Other Computer Science teachers around the area. ||  ||

** Questionnaire: **

Students with Laptops in a Computer Science classroom:

Question 1) What is your current Computer Science class?

Question 2) Have you had any other Computer Science or technology classes during High School.

Question 3) Do you plan on taking any other Computer Science or technology classes in the future at the High School level?

Question 4) Are you planning on going to College and majoring in a Computer Science or Technology related field including but not limited to Computer Science, Engineering, Gaming, Networking, Database Management.

Question 5) On average much time do you spend outside of the classroom working on Computer Science per week?

Question 6) On average much time do you spend in the Computer Science room outside of the normal class period.

** Questionnaire: **

Students without Laptops in a Computer Science classroom:

Question 1) What is your current Computer Science class?

Question 2) Have you had any other Computer Science or technology classes during High School.

Question 3) Do you plan on taking any other Computer Science or technology classes in the future at the High School level?

Question 4) Are you planning on going to College and majoring in a Computer Science or Technology related field including but not limited to Computer Science, Engineering, Gaming, Networking, Database Management.

Question 5) On average much time do you spend outside of the classroom working on Computer Science per week?

Question 6) On average much time do you spend in the Computer Science room outside of the normal class period.