acionresearch and the novice teacher

Teacher ActionResearch-2010Wak Warnakulasooriya MSc IT-SLLITLecturer.Wayamba NCOE- Sri Lanka . : 

Teacher ActionResearch-2010Wak Warnakulasooriya MSc IT-SLLITLecturer.Wayamba NCOE- Sri Lanka .

Action research : 

Action research Effects of schoolnnet.lk/skool.lk On Educational Practices Of Student Teachers. Wayamba NCOE – Religion curse

My concern : 

My concern A realistic sensible problem- “The Researcher would like to see a change to the problem of low enthusiasm and competence for educational practices ” (Religion course) Interplay between Solution Effects Consequences New Solution- Options

The research process… : 

The research process… Educational change

Context : NCOE : 

Context : NCOE Lecturer :- Educational practices/ICT Experience :-Ten years at the NCOE

My concern : 

My concern Why do my students show a poor competence and low enthusiasm in “practice teaching” component?

Slide 7: 

How effective is internet/Intranet/collaborative software resources in changing student’s enthusiasm and achievements in Educational Practices? Focal problem Research topic

Variables : 

Variables Dependent variable Enthusiasm to learn Educational Practices Independent variable- Internet resources Mediatory Variable – collaborative approach to learning & teaching with ICT resources Intervening Variable – English language skills (reading)

Research process : 

Research process Problem identified- (already done) Data gathering :Pre-Questionnaire -i Tentative implementation of “novel approach” solution There is unintended consequences as a result of intervention Effects are evaluated Reporting: Defined & ascertain Effects

Schematic diagram : 

Schematic diagram Dependant variable Independent, Intervening, & Moderating variables

Preliminary data analysis : 

Preliminary data analysis This research is based on the definition of action research by Umasekaran:

The research : 

The research I teach Educational practices for the ICT Y-I class. (an integrated Educational practices lectures and Stimulatory sessions ) at a the college in 2010 every Wednesday. I am a member of a 15-teacher team, along with 5 Professionals,3 Aesthetics , 2 Religion, 3 English language teacher and one Dean. We instruct 130 students who make up the academic team (Team –Y i). Although I teach 25 catholic course students a day, I targeted my fourth period class ( in class instructional times )for my research.

Process (proposed) : 

Process (proposed) I neede to reserve computer lab on Wednesday fourth period for, this was the most agreeable period to the other teachers. An extra advantage of using the last period of the session educational practices was that students could enjoy learning in the computer lab after the mass dismissal and not waste valuable class time for this task. My data was generated by comparing these students’ attitudes toward learning educational practices at the beginning of the year, during my study, and at the conclusion of the study ( year i). The students’ attitudes and reactions were documented by the students themselves periodically,

Data : 

Data My data was generated by comparing these students’ attitudes toward learning Educational practices at the beginning of the course, during my study, and at the conclusion of the study. The students’ attitudes and reactions were documented by the students themselves, by their supervisors, and by my own observations. Collecting data from three sources allowed for triangulation of the findings in this study. Data triangulation helped reduce the likelihood of error in the findings when similar results are reported from two or more of the sources.

Questionnaire i : 

Questionnaire i How enthusiastic are you about exploring Educational practices at college? Students were asked to rate their answers to each question using a scale of 1 to 5. The scale was represented by (1) a very unenthusiastic response, (2) an unenthusiastic response, (3) Indifference, (4) an enthusiastic response, and (5) a very enthusiastic response

Questionnaire-ii : 

Questionnaire-ii How enthusiastic is your child about learning science? How enthusiastically does your student do educational practices activities at block sessions? I used the same rating scale for the supervisors that I used with the students

Tentative solution … : 

Tentative solution … During this period I plan to introduce them to the Intranet/ Internet resources in the students Computer lab. skoool.lk ; It is a program that allows the user to combine collaborative learning tools with sound, graphics, and animation with text to make creative and meaningful presentations. The introduction of skoool.lk and the development of the student presentations can take two to three months. to be continued a later session regards for your viewing…..