I have chosen to do a mixed method study to help answer the question, how does using blogging within an interdisciplinary project affect mathematics content achievement?
I will collect several different forms of quantitative data. The first is giving all 9th graders the Math Inventory both before and after pilot week. The MI is a computer based math test that is taken several times a year by all students in NVUSD. The second will be a math assessment specific to the math done during pilot week. The 9th grade project is having students focus on food insecurity in Napa, students analyzed data collected by the Green Bag Project, they modeled the data in different ways and then analyzed the data to make predictions. For their assessment they will look at the same data with and need to go through a similar process; however, they will answer a different question. I will be assessing them using a four point rubric. I will do a correlation between their MI growth and the their achievement on the pilot math assessment. For the last piece of quantitative data I will be scoring their blogs using a rubric. For the qualitative data I will look at the students blog that looks specifically on the math lesson. I will also be giving a reflective survey. I would like to see if the blog score aligns with math assessment score. In their reflection survey I am hoping to find out if they ability to reflect on the math pushes them forward and helps them clearly communicate about math concepts.
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James Macariola
4/9/2018 01:52:20 pm
You have an incredible study. You have a lot of data to get through but at the end it will be worth it. Have you already start your data collection? Have you experience any "hiccups" along the way?
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Kendra Parsons
4/10/2018 07:07:57 pm
I have started my data collection. I gave them the pre pilot week MI, they have also attended the math workshop during pilot week and done their blog. This week I will give them their pilot week assessment and the second MI.
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kristina Lopez
4/10/2018 06:54:24 pm
I definitely agree with James. There is a lot of data that you are trying to collect but I think this will definitely help you answer your driving question. Good luck!
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