Initial Action Research Tasks


Volunteer for a task. Email PT if you need help on completing your task by 2/3 in the evening.

Background information

1. Design questions to interview sponsor, interview him, summarize results, Kristin
2. Design questions to ask CCT students & alums to learn about the range of different kinds of break & refreshment arrangements; forward to person doing 2a. Ashley
2a. Invent answers (as if you were 15 students/alums) and summarize results Alyssa


Systematic Research on Past Actions/Policies/Practices

3. Find and summarize research related to effect of food and drink on students' attention & participation - Mary Beth
4. Find and summarize research related to effect of a break during class on students' attention & participation - Marie L-P
5. Design questions to ask CCT students & alums on pros and cons of different kinds of break & refreshment arrangements; forward to person doing 5a. Jeneen
5a. Invent answers (as if you were 15 students/alums) and summarize results Jeremy
6. Design questions to ask 693 students on pros and cons from their personal point of view of different kinds of break & refreshment arrangements; send to listserv for 693 carissa
6a. Summarize results.
7. (2 people) Invent an approach to test for week 2 -- including how you'll evaluate whether it worked; implement it (i.e., bring refreshments [if that is part of the approach], let us all know at the start what's going to happen, poll us somehow on how it worked...) Yolanda & Jackie