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Using Google Forms for Action Research

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What is Action Research?

 Action Research Is:

For practitioners (teachers and others) to investigate and improve their practices.

Self-motivated and self-centeredContextual—is related to your own practice, and environmentContinuous, flexible and constantly evolvingImplies that some ACTION is taken and reflected onDone by practitioners (i.e. teachers)Totally legit

What is Action Research?

 Action Research Is NOT:ObjectivePurely quantitative

Quantitative analysis may be used but it’s not the final resultPurely qualitative

Context is not controlled; research goes beyond the scope of observations and understanding

What is Action Research?

 

http://cadres.pepperdine.edu/ccar/define.html

Who can benefit from Action Research?

 • Teachers: student achievement, classroom management, special needs

students• Media Specialists and Librarians: library utilization, reading

motivation, collaboration with teachers• Coaches: coaching style effectiveness, including students with special

needs, increasing skill• Counselors: identifying students who need advocates, communicating

with coworkers or parents• Principals and Superintendents: school improvement initiatives,

professional development, attendance, discipline, new teacher orientation

Henricks, Cher. Improving Schools Through Action Research: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators. Pearson: Upper Saddle, New Jersey. 2009. p. 11

Research Question Examples:.

o Will adding ebooks improve student access to texts? o  If I change the format of “library time,” will I meet

the needs of teachers and students?o If we change the school schedule, will there be a

positive effect on the number of minutes students spend in the library?

o What are the most important services the library provides?

o Did the author visit add value to our curriculum?o What should our new library look like?o How can I improve my organization of  a

cooperative group research project to increase involvement of each student?

o What happens if students start keeping reading logs?

What is Google Forms?

What is Google Forms?

For more training on Forms, try the Google Apps training module.

http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-6

Let’s see what Forms can do…

http://tinyurl.com/43p2b8q

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AstD5vi4Q4k_dFdGbVllbWtoQmMtYWFrT0hTRGxnZVE&hl=en_US

Collect data from students

Gayl Dasher Smith MLS, NBCTLibrary Media Center DirectorGombert Elementary School Aurora, IL 60504

Collect data from students

Erin Wyatt, Ph.D. Learning Center DirectorHighland Middle SchoolLibertyville, IL

Collect data from students

Jill BerryLibrarian Elm School Burr Ridge, IL 

Collect data from teachers

 

Gayl Dasher Smith MLS, NBCTLibrary Media Center DirectorGombert Elementary School Aurora, IL 60504

Collect data from teachers

 

Jill BerryLibrarian Elm School Burr Ridge, IL 

Collect data from teachers

 

Summary of Results

Collect data from teachers

Summary of Responses

Other Uses

Jacob P. RoskovenskyDistrict Library Media SpecialistShiloh Community Unit School District #1Brocton, Hume, Metcalf, Murdock, Newman, and Redmon Illinois  

Other uses:

Jamie NaylorTeacher-LibrarianLibrary Media SpecialistPleasant Plains High SchoolPleasant Plains, IL

Other uses:

Jamie NaylorTeacher-LibrarianLibrary Media SpecialistPleasant Plains High SchoolPleasant Plains, IL

Now let’s make our own!

Create a Form• Select “Spreadsheet”

or• Select “Form” or• Select “From a

template”

Now let’s make our own!

Add and Edit Questions

1. Drop-down lists with options2. Single line text box3. Multiple choice4. Scale, to ask your invitees to grade

something in a scale from 1-5, for instance.

5. Checkboxes6. Paragraph text, which allow for long

answers7. Grid

Now let’s make our own!

View Responses

• In the spreadsheet• Summary

Now let’s make our own!

Collect your responses

• Email form• Embed in website• Send URL

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