My research status

Action Research Project Title:  Math STAAR Intervention Class, effective or not?

Blog URL:  www.chrismccollough.blogspot.com


Number of AR Project Documented Hours: 10 hours


AR Project Summary (at least 250 words):

My action research project is guided towards finding out if an additional Math STAAR Intervention class is effective with increasing the achievement scores of students in all three grade levels of a middle school.  Currently, our campus and district have this additional class set up with our students that score below the passing level of the STAAR test in the previous year.  It is meant to assist with giving extra help and guidance for those students who are below the achievement level required by the state of Texas. I have been communicating regularly with my principal and the three separate grade level intervention class teachers. I have collected the data which includes the STAAR scores and percentages of all students in each grade level that were involved with a STAAR Math class. I am currently developing a visual percentage chart that only shows the scores and percentage of where they are and where they need to be.  I am intending these charts to show the level of increased achievement of Math STAAR scores within a time frame of three years.  I will have to collect the data scores of this year’s students and add these scores to my data charts to show the progress. I will also include information that would possible change or effect my data such as student removal from the class or change of school that would leave me with incomplete data for my final results. My goal is to show that being a proactive district and campus with offering these classes to our students is a positive influence on our students ad it offers them the opportunity to improve their test scores and assist them in being more successful in their educational careers.