Discussion Board Week 3 EDLD 5301

A Description of the context or setting of your study

My research project will inquire “In what ways has the program Aware assisted you as a teacher?” I will research teacher use, decisions, feelings and productivity through surveys, observation, a focus group, and interviews. The setting is the first year use of a brand new software program. The teachers will receive training on the program and I hope to document the first year use to identify patterns in how the program is being used.

Operational definition of your target population/How I will select my sample/ rationale for sample size

I will select a sample of teachers assigned to grades 3 – 6. I will include the teachers from three of our elementary schools for the surveys. This should give me enough individuals to have good size group respond.

Description of how you will conduct research

This action research project will include five forms of data. Interviews will be conducted with 5 – 8 employees to get details about how they are using the software Aware. These will occur to help formulate questions to be included in a larger survey of teachers. Two surveys will be conducted -one before the TAKS testing and one after. One focus group of seven people will meet that includes teachers and administrators to give feedback and describe experiences in the use of the program Aware. Research will also include attending the various training sessions on the software.