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