My action research project is in it’s beginning
stage. After speaking with my science
teacher who will be providing the testing material, we decided to hold off on
creating a control group until the end of the 1st nine weeks of
school. We chose to do this so we can
get base line scores to have something to compare as this project progresses. I have gathered test score data as well as
daily work scores so I can track the progress of both the control group as well
as the non control group. Together, the
science teacher and I have also decided to look at the data gathered for far so
we can split our control and non control groups evenly based on the students’
individual academic progress so we can compare the data more accurately. The first action I took to get my action
research project under way was to meet with my 4th grade science
teacher to make sure she was fully prepared to incorporate music into her daily
routine with her different science classes.
I have also begun to incorporate the same music in my music classroom
during the students’ music time so when the same music is played in their
science class, the students will be familiar with the music, and should not be
much of a distraction. This should allow
the students to focus more on their daily work and tests. I have spent roughly 8 hours worth of work on
my action research project so far. The
first 4 hours were spent in selecting the playlist the students will begin
listening to in their science classroom.
“Fur Elise” by Beethoven, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” by Mozart, and “Take
Five” by Desmond are just a few of the selections I have chosen. The rest of the hour have been spent meeting
with the science teacher and going over data that has been collected.
