I am having trouble nailing down exactly how I would like to go about my Action Research project, and I would appreciate some feedback if possible.....
I have a passion for Discipline Management, and I was very involved in getting PBIS or Positive Behavior Intervention and Support to our campus last year. I would like to do something that involves PBIS. I can break down all the data on student referrals from the previous year and this year to make comparisons and find areas of weakness, students who are repeat offenders, and so on. I really want to know how effective the program is overall because I feel some teachers have started to revert to older methods. I want to know how I can make this program more successful or if it needs to be "tweeked" in any way. There are so many angles I feel I could look at this from. I can survey staff on the opinions of the program, students as well. I can break down data to find the more common offenses, and more common areas and times for these offenses to take place. I can break it down by grade level and teacher and compare this data with answers from the survey and present to my staff on the findings as well as collaborate with the current administration on any possible needs or changes to continue on the road to success. Any suggestions or opinions are appreciated as I just want to make a mark when I am done and not do a project for the sake of fulfilling an obligation to Lamar University.
I think this is a perfect topic for your action research project because you have the passion for it. Since you have access to a lot of data as far as outcomes, you might want to focus on research determining how the teachers feel about the program. You could do some surveys (Survey Monkey would be one option). Mostly, you'll need to work carefully to narrow down the scope to a manageable project. I hope your site supervisor can be helpful...remember lots of folks might have to change their site supervisor during the program if the person turns out to have less knowledge or time than originally hoped...Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your insight. It was a great help! I was thinking about survey monkey too!
DeleteNick, I think I would go for the comparing last year to this year so that first you can see if PBIS has made a difference at all yet. Then I would wait and do the survey AGAIN this time next year and see how it has changed, if at all. If better, yay! If not, maybe at that time do a teacher survey about how the program has been utilized. Hope this is helpful...I know less than nothing about PBIS. What is it?
ReplyDeleteThat is where I thought I would start as well. I think it will be a good starting point and then I can go from there. (If needed) Thank you so much for your insight. It is a great help.
DeleteNick, I think you should go by grade levels and also talk to teachers to see what is really going on.
ReplyDeleteThank your for your insight.
DeleteBecause you have a passion for discipline management, I feel that it would be an excellent topic for your action research. I do think that you need to narrow the range to make it more attainable. You might compare the referrals from last year to this year and find ways that may be helpful when dealing with the disciplinary issues at your campus. Good luck and look I forward to following your blog and seeing what you decided about your action research.
ReplyDeleteI am getting a lot of you saying the same thing, I am glad to hear that we are on the same page. Thank you for your insight. It was a great help.
DeleteNick, my first question to you is, Why are your teachers reverting to the old methods? Have they not had enough training on PBIS or perhaps they don't believe in the program or its method of discipline. I don't believe you should be measuring individual students and how many times they have been sent to the office. Just thoughts.
ReplyDeleteApparently, PBIS is alive and well at my campus. Looking into individual students is a small portion, and not the main concern. Thanks for your insight.
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