SOTL Jan. 28^th, 2004

Learning Question: What impact, if any, will on-going reflections have on the quality of the culminating semester assignment?

Problem Statement: Classroom observations are an imbedded activity in many teacher training programs. This activity takes place outside the classroom and often times has modest follow-up. Students are expected to ≥put-in-the-hours≤ and write a summary report. I want to explore if on-going reporting about classroom observations will impact the final summative report.

Procedure: Students in the FCSE 201 class do classroom observations as a requirement for the course. Half the class participants will be randomly selected write a brief response after each observation (6 total responses, will not be graded)

First Observations will occur the week of February 14^th- 18^th, 2005

Second Observations will occur the week of April 11-15^th, 2006.

Observations will occur at the Menomonie High School and the Menomonie Middle School.

Data Collection:

1) All students will take a ≥pre-test≤ (attached)

2) Half the class will write 6 brief responses via email.

3) Studentsπ responses will be returned to respondent prior to completing final report.

4) All students will take ≥post-test≤ (same as pre-test but reword directions)

5) All students will complete summative report.

Data Analysis:

a) Comparison of the two groups pre-test/post-test scores

b) Comparison of the two group final summative report scores

c) Feedback from class evaluation