My action research
project is: Discipline and its Impact in Academic Achievement
Purpose
To determine if student
behavior is a factor of mediocre academic achievement.
What I will do: I will investigate the amount of teacher
discipline referrals. They will be sorted by offense and each offense will be
plotted in a chart. I will also identify the "frequent fliers" or
students that are consistently violating the code of conduct. I will then
investigate what kind of grades those students have in every assessment, and
what kind of grades teachers assign for projects, homework , class
participation, etc. I will analyze the referrals to determine if some of those
are a consequence of the teacher's poor classroom management skills. I will
investigate the socioeconomic and emotional conditions of those students.
Significance
This action research
project will help us in determining the causes of the three major contributors
to the universe of violations to the student code of conduct; it will also help
us in eliminating or reducing those offenses by providing the student with the
tools to improve their behavior in the form of motivation, mentoring,
counseling, placement in a different classroom, any direct intervention that
the student may benefit from, or any other action that may seem pertinent
for each individual case. Lastly, if student behavior is a factor to improve
the academic achievement, it will be reflected in the students' performance
after all these efforts have been implemented.
I believe my action research
project is reasonable and feasible, I also think that it complies with the
ethical guidelines of our district, and those of the Texas Education Agency.
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