During this currant semester, we have been covering Action Research. A very interesting subject, but a major headache also. I came up with my action research question, how can improve my performance with the ICT department. As a cover supervisor, improving my performance inany one subject area does depend on the amount of cover I have. Well a colleague has been quite sick and was scheduled to cover his classes until is return. This was a fantastic opportunity to follow my actin research. My goal was to load lesson plans and documentation onto memory stick, to save the nightmare of running around trying to locate someone to set th ework. This way, I could simply acertain from the students what they covered last lesson and continue from there. It should all be neat and tidy. Files were loaded, including 3 active boks loaded onto my laptop along with all th erelevant lesson plans ect. I began the lessons. All nice and neat and simple.
Then it came to collecting evidence. How???? In school, it is the students and I in a class unless a TA is joining us. I cannot get feedback from students as they are under 16, a questionaire it appears is not an appropriate form of evidence collection, however an interview that would involve asking the same questions is. "Video your lesson" it has been suggested, again I have students under 16 in class, and therefore without their parents permission, I cannot do this either, or record it. SO I am stumpt. This leaves me with my cover feedback documents, which are for the schools benefit and not mine, so would be about the students behaviour, any problems ect, not how well i did or did not do with a lesson. They are for feedback for the teachers, HOCA's and cover coordinator. So I am truly at a loss to see what I can do. A massive problem, and evertie you think you have a solution, it is not good enough.
I am falling behind, it takes n some cases almost a week for the LA's to respond, if they respond, and the remainder of the cohort are so busy with th e work, they do not have time to think about your problems too. This is proving to be a nightmare.
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Hi Kay
Maybe try using your own reflections as data, as the person n the centre of the change, you are perhaps best placed to see, judge and consider the effectiveness of the changes that you make. You may also find observation upon you, by others in the classroom (any other staff who you may have in the room) could be useful, these observations could be formally gathered or gathered up though an informal interview. A questionnaire can be useful in some situations, but you would need to design it carefully ... would it give you the data that you need to evaluate the change that you have made? I hope this helps a little, you could also ask in the cross cohort ultraversity space and seek the wisdo of those who have done similar projects.
Hi Kay
I know you are disappointed - but generally you have had feedback from me in less than two working days.
As I have advised, video may not be appropriate for this module, but bear in mind for the future that this would be video of your teaching, not of the class.
There is advice on when questionnaires are appropriate in the module resources. It is good that you are keeping a note of the challenges so you can revisit them next semester.
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