Slightly Adjusted Research Plan

Action Planning Template
Goal: Increase the effectiveness of a tutoring class on reducing student anxiety levels regarding standardized science exams.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Review literature on specified topic	Jarrett Berry	January 2013-March 2013	-Library -Internet -Journals	Determine if topic can be used for research project and refine topic
Conduct student surveys	Jarrett Berry	March 2013 and every month students are in tutoring program through December 2013.	Survey asking students to rate their anxiety regarding standardized science testing on a scale of 1 to 5, and to provide feedback and suggestions for the tutoring class.	Surveys will be conducted once every 5 weeks to monitor student anxiety levels.
Conduct teacher surveys	Jarrett Berry Science Teachers	March, May, September, December 2013	Survey asking teachers to rate perceived student anxiety levels on a scale of 1 to 5, and to provide feedback and suggestions for the tutoring class.	Surveys will be conducted to assess teacher perceptions of the tutoring program.
Develop a strategy for analyzing findings.	Jarrett Berry	February 2013- December 2013	-Survey results -Excel	The data will be used to evaluate the tutoring class.
Reflect on project, and consider further research and new questions.	Jarrett Berry	February 2013- December 2013	-Blog -Notes	How did the research evaluate the effectiveness of the tutoring class on reducing student anxiety regarding standardized science exams?
Develop a way to share findings with campus and district.	Jarrett Berry	January 2014	-Staff Development -email -student workshops	Request feedback from colleagues.