Evaluating Past Projects - Week 3 Tutorial

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Action Research Question

Will Student Self-Assessment lead to improved student motivation of the Adolescent Boys in my Stage 3 classroom?

What is the Researchers Story?

What are the main features of the context?

Inner-Western Sydney School within a highly multicultural community.

Consists of predominately middle to upper class SES

Community places strong emphasis on education leading to high community involvement.

470 students with minimal behavioural issues.

Students score significantly well above average in NAPLAN results

76 students in a composite stage 3 classroom with only 14 male students.

3 designated teachers

split into ability groups for Literacy and Numeracy.

Special Education, Gifted Education, Enrichment and Early Intervention programs are offered.

Specialised Teachers and Aides assist in supporting effective teaching and learning.

Integration of ICT across all KLAs.

What aspects of Competency were explored?

Assessing student Engagement and Motivation:

questioning, work rate, evidence of learning and student noise levels are used to identify student engagement

Motivation was difficult to gauge during teaching as not all students will remain engaged due to their differences in learning and learning rates. Questions, how best can I best engage and motivate my students to learn effectively?

Implementation of Self-Assessment Strategies

Encourage students to assess and reflect on their learning process and give teachers strategies to motivate student success address aspects of the learning process that need attention or improvement through:

Assessment FOR Learning - gives teachers information about student progress to inform teaching practices

Assessment AS Learning - gives students the opportunity to reflect on and monitor progress, thus informing their future learning goals.

Assessment OF Learning - teachers use evidence to assess achievement against goals and standards.

Knowledge of Self-Assessment and Motivational Benefits

ARP aims to leave the researcher proficient in identifying students who are off-task within the classroom and gain strategies that maintain student engagement.

Improvement in ability to assist students in becoming self-regulated learners that are engaged and motivated to learn.

What did this study hope to achieve?

Improving student motivation through the implementation of student self-assessment strategies. Focus is on student self-assessment and how it alone will improve student motivation, in turn enhancing student well-being.

Personal Goals:

Become proficient in identifying students off task within the classroom and know strategies to keep and maintain students engagement.

Improve abilities in assisting students to become self-regulated learners that are engaged and motivated to learn.

What data collection methods did they use?

To measure the effectiveness of introducing explicit, systematic self-assessment procedures to improve student motivation, qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used.

Observation of Student Participation

Tally Recording of the Frequency of Students Off-Task Behaviour

Student Pre and Post Assessment Results

Student Orientated Goal Setting and Interviews

What were the Ethical Considerations?

There were no ethical considerations specifically identified in the paper, however the researcher makes mention of including the whole class in self-assessment strategies, not just the boys. It was only the boys results that were focused on.

What were their major findings?

Great academic, cognitive and behavioural improvements when students are invited to play a role in their learning experience.

All boys within the Stage 3 classroom benefitted from taking responsibility in identifying strengths and weaknesses in their learning, from which they have applied strategies to meet and cater to their learning needs.

Assessment has enabled all students in the classroom to regulate their learning and reach standards co-created by the students and teacher.

Students became more confident and active in all aspects of learning, which saw the improvement of work quality and completion.

What did you like about the project?

I like the whole idea really. Self assessment is something I have been watching a fair bit of throughout different classrooms in the school I am currently undertaking prac at. I like that it gives students a responsibility for their own learning. I also like that students created their own learning goals, making them more significant to them as learners rather than being told what their goals should be. I like that there was a main focus on the boys in the classroom, as from what I have experienced they seem to get distracted and off-task easier, but I was glad to see that the whole class were involved and benefitted from the strategies implemented.