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    2010DaytonRegionalSTEMSchool

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    SocialScienceObservation&

    EthnographicKnowledgeCapture

    of

    9thGradeGlobalClimateChangeProject

    Spring2010

    SuzanneFranco&NimishaPatel,WrightStateUniversity

    &

    MariaCohen&MonicaHunter,PASTFoundation

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    TABLEOFCONTENTS

    I.ProjectOverview...................................... ............................................ ............................................ ....... 1

    II.ProjectWorkdayObservations

    A. Observations:Collaboration&Inquiry...................................... .................................... 2B. Observations:Persistence ......................................... ............................................ .............. 5C. Observations:Compassion&Compromise............................................. ..................... 6

    III.EthnographicDialogueObservations

    A. Collaboration..................................... ............................................. ........................................... 7B. Persistence ......................................... ............................................. .........................................11C. Inquiry........................................................................................................................................13

    IV.Conclusions&Recommendations

    A. QuantitativeObservationsConclusions ............................................ ...........................16B. EthnographicDialogueConclusions ............................................ ..................................17C. NexusofObservationsandEthnographicKnowledgeCapture .........................17D. PostProjectBrainstormandRecommendationsforFutureResearch...........20

    V.Appedices

    ATallysheetusedbyobservers............................................................................................22

    B.Figures1-11..............................................................................................................................23

    C.Figures12-22............................................................................................................................29

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    II.PROJECTWORKDAYOBSERVATIONS

    StudentsandfacultymembersfromWrightStateUniversity(WSU)observedDayton

    RegionalSTEMSchool(DRSS)studentsduringthreeofthefinalfourdaysoftheirspring

    projectdevelopmentonGlobalClimateChange(GCC).Groupswereobservedforeleven

    (11)specificquantifiablebehaviorsonehouroneachofthethreedaysinorderto

    capturethelongitudinalprocessesoftheprojectdevelopment.Theobservers,drawn

    fromWSUandlocaleducationalinstitutions,variedacrossthethreedays,butthe

    behavioralobservationslistedonthetallysheetdidnot.Thetallysheet(AppendixA)

    wasutilizedtorecordtheactivitiesofboththeteachersandthestudents.Thenumber

    ofgroupsobserveddependedonthenumberofobserversavailableandthenumberof

    groupsworkingontheirprojects.Typically,eachobserverfocusedon2-3groups.

    PASTandWSUresearchersdevelopedthetallysheetcollaboratively.Thepurposewas

    toprovideobserversaformonwhichtorecordfrequenciesofbehaviorsthat

    demonstratedthequalitiesbeingstudied:Collaboration,PersistenceandInquiry.The

    collaborativenatureofthedevelopmentenabledbothqualitativeandquantitative

    perspectivestobeimbuedintheobservations.Asnotedintheintroductionthethree

    qualitiesunderinvestigationarepartofthefive[5}habitsidentifiedasintegraltogood

    educationattheDaytonRegionalSTEMSchoolandprimaryinthesuccessofproject-

    basedlearning.Priortotheopeningoftheschool,DRSSfacultyandadministration

    developeddefinitionsofthesethreequalitiesandhavepublishedthemattheentrance

    totheschool.Additionalrefinementstothetallysheetwereaddedafterdiscussionwith

    STEMhighschoolteachersaboutpossiblemanifestationsofthesethreequalitiesduring

    theprojectimplementationinMay.

    Duringeachofthethreedaysofobservations,studentsattendedstructuredclassesinthemornings;theyworkedontheirprojectsafterlunch.Thus,allobservationstook

    placeduringtheafternoon.Eachobserverreviewedthetallysheetwiththesitemanager

    andwasdirectedtoaspecificgroup(s)forobservation.Afteronehourofobservations,

    observerssubmittedtheirtallysheet;ifneeded,theyweredirectedtoanothergroupto

    observe.Theobservationswerenon-participatoryandstudentsandteacherswere

    informedthattheobserverswouldnotbeconversingwithgroupsduringtheirtimewith

    thegroup.

    IIA.OBSERVATIONS:COLLABORATIONANDINQUIRY

    Table1:FrequencyCountsforObservedBehaviors,Days1-3forAllGroupspresentstheelevenbehaviorsobservedwithingroupsoneachofthethreedaysofobservation.The

    letter'T'precedingabehaviorindicatesabehaviorobservedofateacher,whileanS

    indicatesabehaviorobservedofastudent.Thegroupnumbersarerandom

    representingthenumberofgroupsobservedeachday,notaspecificgroup(N=18,Day

    1;N=15,Day2;andN=9,Day3).Theelevenobservedbehaviorsarealsovisually

    representedin(AppendixB;Figures1-11).Onlytwogroups,randomlyassignedas

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    Type of Behavior

    Question 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTALS

    Day 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 7 13 0 1 9 0 1 42

    Day 2 9 6 9 15 11 0 13 5 3 0 10 22 12 0 19 134

    Day 3 8 4 3 9 13 9 12 0 10 68

    244

    Question 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 24 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 59

    Day 2 11 10 3 6 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 12 54

    Day 3 0 0 4 11 10 6 2 2 10 45

    158

    Question 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 21

    Day 2 6 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 5 33

    Day 3 8 5 2 5 14 2 1 1 8 46

    100

    Question 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 23 3 9 2 9 28 5 2 1 14 9 11 23 24 1 6 16 17 48 32 319

    Day 2 25 6 13 6 14 14 12 9 9 0 21 3 20 0 28 180

    Day 3 1 3 4 5 26 14 3 40 17 113612

    Question 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 23 49 0 9 9 3 3 0 4 7 2 20 33 14 11 20 1 1 209

    Day 2 27 23 9 2 22 8 19 38 5 0 26 22 18 0 73 292

    Day 3 1 2 7 17 3 4 5 1 2 90 2 3 227

    728

    Question 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 28

    Day 2 10 6 15 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 5 0 0 52

    Day 3 2 1 8 1 8 0 0 20 3 43

    123

    Question 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

    Day 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

    Day 3 6 3 0 2 13 0 0 33 6 6394

    Question 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 125 83 1 6 6 4 3 14 11 9 5 68 62 14 36 90 76 54 667

    Day 2 28 27 20 172 76 90 141 145 12 0 86 20 41 0 224 1082

    Day 3 28 19 12 11 20 36 128 39 23 316

    2065

    Question 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 89 68 0 3 5 5 1 0 0 4 7 31 18 5 5 16 37 16 310

    Day 2 6 0 10 51 59 0 98 16 6 0 14 8 48 0 160 476

    Day 3 16 1 0 0 0 3 16 2 86 48 181

    967

    Question 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 34

    Day 2 10 0 18 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 6 3 19 0 0 65

    Day 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 3 26 41140

    Question 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18

    Day 1 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 32

    Day 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 14 0 12 0 0 45

    Day 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 21 27 55

    132

    S-Willingtocompromisefor

    goodofgroup.

    S-Usingtheirhands

    T-Interactswithstudentsby

    askingquesonsofdesigns,

    demonstraonandpredicon

    T-anydeclaravestatementis

    followedimmediatelybya

    quesontomakethestudent

    think,considerandexpound

    T-Allowstudentsmeto

    synthesize,experiment,failand

    consideralternaves

    S-Askingquesonamongpeers

    andteamaswellasTeacher

    S-Verifyingunderstandingsor

    conclusionswitheachother

    S-Documenng

    experimentaon

    TABLE 1: FREQUENCY COUNTS FOR OBSERVED BEHAVIORS, DAYS 1-3 FOR ALL GROUPS

    S-Willingtomakemulple

    draQsofPOLtoachievesuccess

    S-Focusedonthetaskathand

    (eitherworkingindividuallyor

    asagroup)

    S-Demonstratescompassion

    andhonestyininteracons

    Number of Groups Observed

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    GroupAandGroupB,wereobservedallthreedaysbythesameobservers,andFigures

    12-22(AppendixC)representthechangesinbehaviorofthesetwogroupsoverthe

    courseoftheproject.

    Color-codinginyellow(Day1),green(Day2)andorange(Day3)remainconsistentfor

    Table1andforFigures1-11,allowingforeaseofcomparisonbetweendays.Datareveal

    thatmanyofthebehaviorscharacterizingpersistence,collaboration,andinquiry

    werenotobservedinallgroupsonthefirstdayofobservation.However,suchbehaviors

    werefrequentlyobservedduringthethirddayofobservations,supportingthefactthat

    groupbehaviorovertheprojectdevelopmenttimelinechangedastheprojectsneared

    completion.

    Thestudentbehaviorsmostfrequentlyobservedoverthethreedayswere:

    1. Q4:Askingquestionsamongpeersandteamaswellasteacher;and,2. Q5:Verifyingunderstandingsorconclusionswitheachother.

    Oneachofthethreedays,observersindicatedthateverygroupaskedquestionsamong

    themselvesandoftheirteacherwiththeexceptionoftwogroupsonDay2(Figure4).

    Furthermore,onthefirsttwodays,allbuttwogroupswereobservedverifying

    understandingsorconclusionswitheachother(Figure5);thisbehaviorwasobserved

    byallofthegroupsonthethirdday.Thesebehaviorsrepresentbothcollaborationand

    inquiry.

    Observersalsonoted

    thatcollaboration

    andinquirycouldnot

    bereadilysiloed

    whenobserving

    groupinteraction.

    Therefore,questions

    1,4,and5were

    comparedoverthe

    courseofthethreedays(Figures23).

    Thepurposeofthis

    analysiswasto

    furtherexplorethe

    relationshipbetween

    thesebehaviorsto

    Day1=18Groups

    Observed

    Day2=15Groups

    Observed

    Day3=9Groups

    Observed

    Figure23.InquiryandCollaborationcomparison

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    determineifobserverscoulddetectwhencollaborationbegantooccur,andiftherewas

    alaginoneortheotherfacetsbeingobserved.Theobserversnotedthefollowing

    actions:

    Q1:NotehowmanytimesTeacher[T]interactswithstudentsbyaskingquestionsof

    designs,demonstrationandprediction. Q4:NotehowmanytimesStudent[S]asksquestionamongpeersandteamaswellas

    Teacher.

    Q5:NotehowmanytimesStudent[S]verifiesunderstandingsorconclusionswith

    eachother.

    ThedatapresentedinFigures24-26showsthatstudentsaskedfarmorequestionson

    Day1thanonDay3(Figures24-26).Thissupportsthefindingthatcollaboration

    behaviorsdecreasedastheprojectnearedcompletion.ByDay3,studentsweremore

    involvedwithinquiry,asevidencedbythehighnumberofverificationbehaviors

    observed(Figures24-26)Theincidencesnotedforteacher-askedquestions(Figures24-

    26)triplesinfrequencyfromDay1toDay2,andgoesbackdownduringDay3.Thisis

    evidencethatthestudentsbecamemoreinvolvedininquiryrelatedbehaviorsas

    projectsnearedcompletion.

    Thethreeteacherbehaviorsobservedreflectedinquirymethodsofinstruction(Figures

    1-3).OnDay1,approximatelyhalfofthegroupshadteacherswhoengagedinthese

    methods(someofthegroupshadthesameteacher).Bythethirdday,allofthegroups

    hadteacherswhoengagedintheseinquirymethods.Thus,astheprojectswerebeing

    finalizedtheteachersusedinquirymethodsmorefrequentlyinresponsetostudent

    questions.

    IIB.PERSISTENCE

    Observationsindicatedthatstudentpersistenceincreasedoverthethree-dayperiod.

    Onebehaviorreflectingthiswasfocusingonthetask,eitherasindividualsorasagroup

    (Figure8).Thefrequencyofthisbehaviorincreasedsignificantlybetweendayoneand

    daytwo.Twootherbehaviorsrepresentingpersistencealsoincreasedoverthethree

    days:documentingexperimentation(Figure6)andwillingnesstogeneratemultiple

    drafts(Figure7).Thesebehaviorswereobservedinsomeofthegroupsduringdayone,

    andwereobservedinallbutthreegroupsondaythree,whilestudentswerefinalizing

    theirprojects

    Tofurtherstudytheemergenceofcollaboration,persistenceandinquiry,twogroups

    aredetailedinFigures12-22.Bothgroupshaduniqueobserverscompletethetally

    sheetsduringthethreedaysofobservation.Morespecifically,GroupAhadthesame

    observerforthreedays;GroupBhadadifferentobserverwhocompletedthetallysheet

    forthreedays.Therationaleforincludingthisanalysiswastoremoveanyobservation

    biasesthatmayhavebeenintroducedbyhavingdifferentobserversforgroupseachof

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    thethreedays.Morespecifically,itispossiblethatsomeobserversinterpreted

    behaviorsdifferentlythanothers.Withthepotentialbiasremoved,theanalysiswas

    initiatedtoidentifyanytrendsrelatedtothenumbersofincidencesofthethree

    qualitiesoverthethreedays.

    ForGroupB,incidencesofinquiry(Figures12-16)andpersistence(Figure18)increasedfromDay1toDay2.However,theDay3observationtimewaslimitedto10minutes

    insteadofonehourduetothearrivalofaguestspeaker.Theobserverremarkedthathe

    recordedmoreinquiryactivityintenminutesduringthe3rddaythanhedidduringone

    houronDay3forothergroups.Hepredictedthatifthegrouphadnotstoppedwhenthe

    guestspeakerarrived,thefinalnumbersofincidencesofinquirywouldhavebeenfar

    greaterthanduringDay2.Collaboration(Figures20-22)decreasedoverthetwodays.

    Theobserverpredictedthatthenumberofincidencesforcollaborationwouldhavebeen

    alownumber.

    ThesametrendscanbeseenfromDay1toDay3forGroupA.Inquiryincidences

    increasedoverthethreedays(Figures12-16).Persistenceincreasedinonearea(Figure

    18),buthadnochangefortheotherbehaviorsassociatedwithpersistence(Figures17

    and19).CollaborationincidencesdecreasedbyDay3(Figures20,21,and22).There

    werenoanomaliesduringtheobservationsforthisgroup.

    Thesefindingssupportthebeliefthatthereisalagintheemergenceandfocusof

    inquiry-relatedbehaviorsforbothteachersandstudents.

    IIC.COMPASSIONANDCOMPROMISE

    ThefinaltwoobservationsofthesetofelevenbehaviorsrepresentexactvocabularytakenfromtheDRSSdefinitionsofcollaboration,inquiryandpersistence.

    Q10:Student[S]demonstratescompassionandhonestyininteractions.

    Q11:Student[S]willingtocompromiseforgoodofgroup.

    Althoughthetermscompassionandcompromisevaryinmeaningacrossage,

    ethnicityandeconomicstatus,noneoftheobserversaskedtohavethetermsfurther

    defined.InanalysisofthedatawenotedthesharpincreaseinthetwobehaviorsonDay

    3(Figures10and11).Thequestionarose,didthisriserepresenttheacclimationofthe

    observers,ortheriseinthebehavior.SincetheobserversonDay3werepredominantly

    newobservers,wedeterminedthattheincreaserepresentsanincreaseinthetwobehaviorsamongstudents.Attheendoftheproject,theteamswereworkingagainst

    thedeadlinetofinishtheirpresentations,andthedrivetofinishseemstohave

    stimulatedmoreactsofcompassionandmorecompromise.

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    III.ETHNOGRAPHICDIALOGUEOBSERVATIONS

    ThefollowingsectionsareorganizedbyeachDRSSqualitycaptured,beginningwiththe

    explorationofcollaboration,whichwasthemostfullyexploredofthethreeduringthe

    studentandteacherdialogues,particularlyintermsofteachermodelingofDRSS

    qualities.Persistenceandinquirywereinevidenceincommentsmadebyteachers

    andstudentsaswell,thoughinquirywasnotasovertlydiscussedaswascollaboration

    andpersistence.Theseexplorationsincorporatedescriptionsofteacherbehaviorand

    studentbehaviorasdescribedbybothteachersandstudents.Eachsubsectionisdivided

    byexamplesofthequalitiesexhibitedduringtheGCCprojects,followedbyexamplesof

    setbacks,ifany,inthatparticularsubset,followedbyreflectionsofteachersand

    studentsonwaystobetterenhancecollaboration,persistenceandinquiryatDRSSin

    futureprojects.Perspectivesofteachersgatheredduringtheteacherdialogueare

    indicatedbytfollowedbyanumber,e.g.t31;perspectivesofstudentsareindicated

    bysfollowedbyanumber,e.g.s121.Therearenumerousexamplesbelowwhereperspectivesaresharedbyteachersandstudents.

    IIIA.COLLABORATION

    DRSSdefinitionofCollaboration:Studentworksindependentlyandascontributing

    membersofateam,acceptingandreactingtoimproveoneselfbasedonfeedback

    andcritique,anddemonstratescompassionandhonestyinallinteractionswith

    others.

    Thissectionpresentsstatementsbyteachersandby

    studentsthatreflectideasaboutwaysinwhichcollaborationoccurredandincludethreesubthemes:

    ProjectDesign,ProjectStructure,andGroupDynamics

    CollaborationamongtheteachersatDRSSwasstrongly

    inevidence,especiallywhereteachersworkedtogether

    todesigntheGCCprojects,andtoprovidefeedbackfor

    studentpresentations.Teachersindicatedthat

    collaborationamongthemselveswasarealstrengthof

    theprojectandatrueintegrationoftheirindividual

    strengths(t10).Teachersalsonotedthatfutureprojects

    wouldbenefitfromincreasedattentiontoconsistency,

    coordination,communicationandtime.

    DuringtheGCCprojects:

    Teachersconsultedeachotherwhenoutsidetheircontentareacomfortzone(t10,t25)

    Teachersworkedwithstudentsinallofthegroupsduringclasstime(t48)

    Teachersnoted

    thatfutureprojectswould

    benefitfrom

    increased

    attentionto

    consistency,

    coordination,

    communication

    andtime.

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    TeachersworkedwithpeopleoutsideofDRSS(t23,t40,t43)

    Setbacks:

    Groupsassignedtonon-educatorcoacheswhowereoutsidetheircomfortzoneandinovertheirheadswerenotasproductiveasthoseassignedtoteacher-

    coaches(t31,t43)

    Forfutureprojects:

    Teachersdevelopallprojectsbeforetheyareassignedtonon-educatorcoachestoensureprojectshaveclearguidelines,andentailenoughactivitiesand

    challengesforthestudentstospantheallottedtimeframe(t29,t30,t32)

    o Non-educatorcoachesreceiveadequatetrainingincontentareasandclearguidelinesinhowtoworkwithDRSSstudentgroups(t43)

    Teacherscommunicatemoreeffectivelytocoordinateincentivesandbreaktimetopromoteperceptionofequalityamongstudents(t50,t51,t52,t53)

    Teachersreceiveadequatetimetocarryprojecttocompletion,includingtimeforallgroupstosharetheirprojectswiththeentireschool(t44,t45)

    Explorethepossibilityoforganizingteamsbyadvisorygroupswithadvisory-selectedprojects,followingthephilosophyofourschool(t43)

    Collaborationamongstudentswasstrongestwhereeffectiveprojectdesigninitiated

    engagement,wasstructuredtoprovideaflexibleframework,andattentionwaspaidto

    fosteringpositivegroupdynamics.DRSSstudentsworkedtogethersuccessfullyto

    createpresentations,PowerPoints,audits,buildingdesigns,andactivitiesforchildrenin

    classroomsandattheGreenFair.

    ProjectDesigninitiatedengagementandprovidednumerousoptions,givingstudentsasenseoffreedomofchoicewhenpossible.

    DuringtheGCCprojects:

    Mostprojectsweredesignedtofostercollaboration(t11,s1) Studentswentouttothecommunity(t3,s10,s11) Teachersbeganworkingwithstudentgroupsduringcontentstageofproject(t1,

    t13)

    Studentsbegantoworkwitheachotherduringcontentstageofproject(t1,t14,s39)

    Teachersmodeledcollaboration(t10,t25)

    Projectwasexpandable,sostudentscoulddivideworkequitably(t24,s6,s39,s60,s131)

    Setbacks:

    Studentswhoweredoneearlydistractedthosegroupsstillworking(t29,t30) Studentsingroupswhogottheirlastchoiceofprojectsfeltforced,groupdidnot

    jell(t35)

    Somegroupsweretoolargeforeffectivecollaboration,noteveryonehadenough

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    todo(t30,s138)

    Someprojectswerenotdesignedtospurcollaboration(s136) Non-educatorcoacheswereineffectual(s178,s179)

    Forfutureprojects:

    Studentsaregivenadegreeofchoiceandinput,aswellasawiderangeofprojectsfromwhichtochoose(t5,t35,t37,t40,t49)

    Studentshaveacleargoalattheoutsetoftheproject(t25,t26) Projectinvolvesenoughtasksforstudentstodivideequallyforthedurationof

    theworktime(t20,t21,t23,t24,t29,t30)

    Moreconsistencyincommunitybuildingactivitiesacrossthestudentbody(t29,t52,t53,s182,s183,s184)

    ProjectStructureprovidedstudentgroupswithaflexibleframeworkonwhichtobuild

    theirprojectsindividuallyandasateam.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Structuredworktimesetupstudentsforcollaboration(t1,t23,t47,t48,s66,s89) Teachersworkedwithstudentstohelpthemrecognizeeachothersstrengths,

    andcapitalizeonthosestrengths(t24,t46,t47,t49)

    Teachersprovidedongoingsupervisionsostudentsknewwhattheyweredoing(s134)

    Teachersprovidedfluidguidelinesandtemplates,leavingstructurewithenoughroomforstudentcreativity(t4,t22,t23,t46,s34,s39,s135)

    o Studentsdecidedasagrouptodeviatefromthetemplates(t49,s60) Studentsfelttheyhadfreedomtoworkhowtheywantedto(s39,s45,s46,s49,

    s94,s104,s186) Somecoacheswerecoolandtreatedstudentslikeadults,letthemhangout

    (s87,s123,s128)

    o Coachestookstudentsouttoeat(s93,s101,s173) Studentsengagedincommunitybuildingbysharingfood(s12,s23)

    Setbacks:

    Studentswereangeredbyinconsistenciesinfoodsharingactivities(s182,s183,s184)

    Groupswerefrustratedbylackofguidancefromteacher(t18,s125) Studentswereworkingindividuallywithoutplanningordiscussion(t18,t25,t26,

    s133,s167)

    Forfutureprojects:

    Teachersprovidestructureandguidanceonhowtoworktogetherandhowtoshareinformation(t18,t28)

    GroupDynamics,ifnotattendedto,canderailcollaboration.Groupdynamics

    describedbelowsustainedcollaborationamongstudentsforthedurationoftheir

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    projects.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Groupmemberstookdirectionwellandwerewell-prepared(s58,s70,s131,s132,s172)

    Studentsperceivedequalityamonggroupmembers(s131,s160,s162,s164,s168,s170)

    o Groupwasrightsizetodividework(t20,s110) Therewerenoarguments(s1,s50,s59)

    o Whenargumentsbrokeout,peopleweretransferredtoothergroups(s42)

    o Studentsworkedtogetherwell(s55,s56,s170)o Groupmemberslikedeachotherandgotalongwell(s107,s108,s131)o Membersofthegroupsharedthesame

    viewpointonGlobalClimateChange

    (s172)

    Studentsfeltconfidentandcomfortablewiththeirroleswithinthegroup(t24,s170)

    Constructivecriticismwasactedonbygroupmember(s141)

    Studentsweregiventheopportunitytoworkwithpeopletheydontnormallyworkwith(s174)

    Groupmemberswerecompliant,witheveryonetakingresponsibilityfordoingtheirtasks

    o Non-contributorsinspiredcollaborationintherestofthegroup(s49,s52)

    oGroupmembersdevisedandcarriedoutstrategiestodealwithnon-contributors

    (s137,s139)

    Setbacks:

    Insomegroupstherewasaperceptionofinequalityamonggroupmemberso Somestudentsworkedindividually(t21,s48,s51,s106)o Groupmemberswerefrustratedbyslackers(s53,s133,s137,s143,

    s144,s145,s146,s161)

    Somegroupsweretoolarge,andtherewasnotenoughwork(s109,s138)

    Forfutureprojects: Ahealthybalancebetweenfriendsandnon-friends(t37) ThoughtfulplacementofIEPstudents(t19,t21) Membersperceivetheyhaveachoiceofprojects(t35) Groupsizeissmallenoughtogiveeveryoneopportunitiestoparticipate(s109,

    s138)

    Collaboration

    amongstudents

    wasstrongest

    whereeffective

    projectdesign

    initiated

    engagementand

    providedaflexible

    frameworkwithin

    positivegroup

    dynamics.

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    IIIB.PERSISTENCE

    DRSSdefinitionofPersistence:Studentsustainsaproblemsolvingprocessover

    timewhileremainingfocusedandproducingmultipledrafts,muchasaskilled

    artisan,toachievesuccess.

    Thissectionpresentsstatementsbyteachersandbystudentsthatreflectwaysinwhich

    persistenceoccurredandincludethreesubthemes:ProjectDesign,ProjectStructure,

    andGroupDynamics

    TeachersmodeledpersistenceastheyguidedtheirstudentsthroughtheGCCproject

    towardtheirculminatingpresentationsoflearning,devisingandemployingstrategiesto

    motivatestudentsasneeded(t46,t47).Studentgroups,onthewhole,didagoodjobof

    presentingthemselvestothepublic(t22,t23).Groupsovercamenumerouschallenges,

    includingsetbacksincollaboration,boredom,andattimesalackofinquiry,butastheir

    teacherswouldsaytheypulleditoff(t21,t23,t39)whenitcametimetopresent.

    Persistenceinstudentswasfosteredbygoodprojectdesign,whichincluded

    incorporatingincentivestoencourageahighlevelofstudentfocusandinvolvement.

    TheGCCunitwasdesignedandstructuredwithanadequatetimeframeallowingfor

    multiplepresentations,feedbackandrevisions.Groupdynamicscameintoplayaswell,

    wherestudentspersevereddespitebeinginabadgroup(s106).

    ProjectDesignprovidedthestudentwithaclearlydefinedculminatingevent,with

    incentivestomotivateandsustainstudentengagement.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Projecthadacleargoal(t26,t27,s61)o Studentsunderstoodwhattheyneededtodotoreachthatgoal(t22,t23,

    t47,s134,s135)

    o Studentshadchoiceofprojects,andvarietywithinthoseprojects(t2,t5)o Mostgoalswereactualized(s69)

    Studentsappliedtechniquesandstrategieslearnedthroughouttheschoolyear(t8,t12)

    Designincorporatedelementsinspiringparticipation o Goingoutsideofschool(s10,s22,s88,s90)o Workingwithdifferentpeople(s11,s174)o Workingwithfriends(s18,s20,s21)o Creatingactivitiestodowithchildren(s7,s14,s60)o Doinghands-onwork(s15,s130)o Workingwithtechnology(s95)o Makinganimpact

    Onenergyusage(s69) Teachingchildrenaboutrecycling(s14)

    Teachersaddedotherincentivesincludingbreaks,foodsharing,andgoingoutto

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    eat(t50,s12,s91,s93,s101,s173)

    Teachersprovidedadequatesupervision,withabalancewherestudentsarekeptontrack,yetperceivefreedomtoworkwhenandwheretheylike(t46,s94,s103,

    s104,s123,s128)

    Setbacks: Somegoalswerenotactualized,andstudentslostmomentum(t42,t44,s59,s65,

    s74,s111,s130,s157)

    Projectsdidnothaveaclearlydefinedgoal(s67,s74,s75) Studentsdidnotperceivechoiceinprojectassignments(s114,s116) Studentswhowerefinishedwithworkdistractedthosestillworking(t29,t42) Studentswerefacedwithperformanceanxiety,andworriedthatpresentation

    wouldbetoounsophisticatedfortheintendedaudienceofprofessionalsand

    experts(s66,s72,s83,s153,s155,s158)

    Forfutureprojects:

    Projectsaredescribedclearlyattheoutseto Changesindesignmidwayareclearlydefinedwithappropriateguidelines

    Groupsaregivenprojectslargeenoughtodivideamongmembers;complexenoughtorequireallthetimeallotted;andinterestingenoughtoengagestudents

    throughoutthecourseoftheproject(t29,t30)

    Goaliscontained,sostudentsremainfocused(t26) Structureprojectpresentationssotheyhappenedatthesametime(t42)

    ProjectStructureprovidedaprogressionofactivities,guidingstudentsthroughthe

    processofcreatingapresentationoflearning.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Teachersprovidedframeworkwithdailygoals(t23,s67,s134)

    o Studentstooktheirowninitiativewithdailygoals(t22,t23)

    Studentsingroupfocusedondoingthework(s59)

    o Studentsdidresearch(s71) Groupsengagedinmultiplepractice

    presentationstoavarietyofaudiencesand

    revisedpresentationsbasedonfeedback(t22,t23,t25,t48,t51,s43,s45,s56,s58,

    s67,s168,s169,s170)

    Studentscreatedmultipleprototypesandmodels(s106) Studentsperseveredwithprojectworkdespiteperceivedinequitiesandlackof

    guidance(t18,t21,t29,t39,s50,s125,s126,s145)

    Studentscopedwithchangesinprojectdesignand/orgoalmidwaythrough(s49,s79,s85)

    Thecreationofmultiple

    prototypesand

    presentationswitha

    focusonrevisingand

    reevaluatingfostered

    persistenceamong

    students.

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    Studentsworkedtocompletiondespitelackofinterestand/orchoiceinproject(t39)

    Setbacks:

    Inconsistenciesinworkconditionsdisruptedstudentfocusanddecreasedmotivation(t51,t52,t53,s44)

    Inconsistencieswithincentivesprovidedbycoachesfosteredsenseofapathyandinjustice(s178,s183,s184,s185)

    Separationofstudentgroupswasenforced,instillingsenseofcaptivityanddecreasingmotivationandfocus(t29,s43,s44,s47,s50,s55,s56,s105,s122,

    s124,s126,s127,s180,s187,s188,s189)

    Somestudentswerehamperedbyalackofguidance(s125,s178,s179) Somestudentswerefrustratedbyhavingtoadheretorigidguidelines(s153)

    Forthefuture:

    Studentsareprovidedwithconsistentandequitableincentives(t51,t52,t53)o Foodsharingatschoolo Goingoffcampustoeato Fieldtripso Breaksandopportunitiestosocializeo Independence

    GroupDynamics,whenoff-kilter,providesabackdropforpersistenceinstudents.

    Persistencewasevidentamongstudentswherecollaborationwaslacking.Giventhat

    skewedgroupdynamicsareinthemselvessetbacks,thefollowingonlyaddresses

    occurrencesduringtheproject.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Studentscontinuedtoworkwhenothersinthegroupwereperceivedtobeslackingoff(s42,s48,s49,s106,s143,s145,s146)

    Whereastudenthaddifficultyfocusingontheproject,otherstudentsfeltthisthrewthegroupoffstride,buttheypulleditoff(t21,s49)

    Groupswherestudentswereworkingindividuallyorcouldnotagreeonprojectideaspulledtogetherovercourseofproject(t25,s53)

    IIIC.INQUIRY

    DRSSdefinitionofInquiry:Studentisinquisitive,notonlyaskingquestions,but

    actinguponthosequestionsinanefforttodiscovertheanswers,accepting

    confusion,uncertaintyandtheriskoffailureaspartoftheprocess.

    TeachersdemonstratedinquirywhileresearchingGCCprojects(t33,t43),andbytheir

    choiceofthecontroversialtopicofGlobalClimateChangeintheprojectdesigninandof

    itselfspurredinquiryinDRSSstudents.Withintheteacherandstudentdialogues,the

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    qualityofinquirywasimpliedfromdescriptionsofstudentengagementinthecontent

    areaclasses,learningtopresent,aswellasthebrainstormingactivitiesdoneby

    projectteams.Inquirywasactivatedintheearlieststageoftheprojects,duringcontent

    areainstruction,andcontinuedthroughprojectdevelopmentandbeyondpresentations

    oflearning,whenstudentsparticipatedinpost-projectreflections.

    DuringtheGCCproject:

    Contentareacurriculumfueledconversation(t8,t16,t17)o Studentsweregivenbothsidesofacontroversialsubjectandopportunity

    tosee,argueandanalyzebothperspectives(t7,s26,s27,s28,s96,s97,

    s166)

    o StudentsimmediatelyengagedoneanotherwithconvictioninthetopicandbegandiscussingGCCacrossthecurriculum(t7,t8,t14)

    o Studentsengagedindebatein-class,duringlunchandbetweenclasses(t15,s120)

    o Confusiongeneratedbyclassmatedebateswasaccepted(t14,t15,s166) Brainstormingactivitiesbeganbeforeprojectworkwasformallyinitiated(t13,

    t15)

    Cross-curriculartiesweremadeovert(t6,s99)o Studentsquestionedcross-curricularelements(s86,s100)

    Studentsworkedbeyondelementssuggestedbyteachers(s60)o Studentstooktheirowninitiative(t22)

    Studentsaccepteduncertaintygeneratedbymid-projectchanges(s49,s79) Studentsengagedinhands-onactivities(s15) StudentslearnedallaspectsofGCC,data,analyzing,andhowtopresent,in

    additiontoconductingresearchandusingtools(t9,s25,s26,s45,s71,s95,s102,

    s133)o Studentsquestionedthemselves

    afterclassfeedback(t48)

    Studentsreflectedin-classonprojectpossibilitiesandshort-comings(t40,s64,

    s165)

    o Projectdesignorstructurewasquestioned(s62,s67,s129,s153)

    Setbacks:

    Somestudentshadlittleornointerestintheprojectstheywereassignedanddidnotengage(t35,s25)

    StudentshadlittleornointerestinGCCasatopic(s119,s190) Somestudentswereirritatedbythelevelofdebateandshutdown(s28,s120,

    s166)

    Somestudentswereunabletomakecross-curricularconnections o StudentscouldnotconnectprojecttoGCC(s33,s57,s84)

    Somestudentsthoughttheprojectpointlessbecausetheywerenotreceiving

    Brainstormingand

    debateengaged

    studentsandhelped

    themunderstandthe

    needformid-project

    changestotheir

    designs.

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    grades(s147,s1490,s150)

    Inquirywasstifledbypresenceofoutsidegroupduringenergyaudit(s65)

    Forthefuture:

    ProvideaclearexplanationofthepurposeofServiceLearning Continuetoofferadegreeofchoicetostudents,asinvolvementinchoice

    promotesengagement

    o Providingorinspiringamultitudeofdifferentactivitieswithineachproject(t24)

    o Incorporatingactivitiesthatemploystudentsindividualtalentsandacknowledgeindividuallimitations(t19,t24)

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    IVA.QUANTITATIVEOBSERVATIONSCONCLUSIONS

    Thequantifiedanalysisofthethreedaysofobservationsprovidedimportantinsightintothepaceandpresenceofinquiry,collaborationandpersistence.StudentsandTeachers

    exhibitedallthreequalitiesas

    wellascompromiseand

    compassionoverthecourseofthe

    project.Theobserverswereable

    tocapturethisinformationonthe

    tallysheetsandprovidevaluable

    datathatreflectswheneachof

    thesequalitiesreachedits

    greatestpotentialwithintheteam

    dynamic.Forexample,intheearlypartoftheprojectstudents

    askedfewerquestions(Figure24)

    butastheprojectproceededthey

    begantoaskmorequestionsand

    collaboratemorereachingthe

    heightofcollaborationday3

    (Figure25)astheprojectsand

    presentationpreparationdrewto

    aclose.Persistencelikeinquiry

    andcollaborationalsogrewwith

    thestudentsengagementinthe

    project(Figure26).

    Insomeinstancessuchasthe

    divisionofinquiryand

    collaboration,observersfoundit

    almostimpossibletoseparatethe

    twoinformingusthatwehadto

    takeadifferenttactinanalyzing

    specifictraitssuchasinquiryand

    collaboration.Inthecaseof

    teamworkitbecomesnecessarytoanalyzethewhencollaboration

    andinquiryoccur.Futurestudies

    ofindividualsthatwork

    separatelyonprojectswould

    provideanexcellentcomparison

    forgaugingifinquiryoccurs

    IV.CONCLUSIONS&POSTBRAINSTORMFORFUTURERESEARCH

    Figures24-26.Thesethreegraphsrepresentmodifiednumbers

    sothatalldayscanbecomparedequally.

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    implementationstrategies.FocusonthreeDRSSstudentattributescollaboration,

    persistenceandinquiry-alsolinksthisstudyofclassroominstructionandlearningwith

    theunderlyingphilosophyandlong-termgoalsoftheschoolitself.Whilethisstudy

    offersasnap-shotofasingleproject,theinformationgainedcanhelptoincrease

    understandingofeffective,newformalteachingandlearningapproachesthatcanhelp

    tofostertheseattributesinstudents,andcanalsocontributetodevelopmentofintegrated,hands-onlearningexperiencesthatareessentialtoSTEMeducation.

    Welearnedfromthequantitativestudythatmorecollaborationwasobservedinthe

    earlystagesoftheGCCproject,andthatovertimestudentsshiftedintheiractivities

    towardinquiryandpersistenceasprojectsreachedcompletion.Teachersandstudents

    bothsharedtheviewthatcollaborationwasanearlystrengthoftheGCCProject.

    Teacherscommentedthatinteractionamongteachersduringtheplanninganddesign

    phaseoftheProjectwasstrengthenedthroughacollaborativeapproach,andwasalso

    evidentduringcontentinstructionpriortogroupprojectactivities,whenteachersnoted

    thattheyworkedtogethertoassisteachotherwithinstructionoutsideoftheircomfort

    zone.Teachersandstudentssharedintheirviewsthatstudentswerealsoeagerto

    engageindiscussionanddebateonGCCissues,exploringcontroversialaspects,and

    linkingissuesinacross-curricularcontextduringthecontentinstructionphaseofthe

    project.Studentsfeltthattheprojectstructureandguidanceoftheteacherindeveloping

    ateamapproachwerealsoessentialtosuccessfulcollaboration,inspiredbyteachers

    whomodeledbehaviors(e.g.,co-teaching)thatstudentscouldalsoexplore.Students

    alsofeltthatteacherswhocouldeffectivelyhelpstudentstoseethestrengthsofothers

    increatingtheirteamproject,alsohelpedtostructuretheearlystagesoftheprojectin

    waysthatofferedstudentstheopportunitytocollaboratetocontributeandengagefully

    intheproject.

    Drawbacksnotedbystudentsconcernedinconsistencyofincentivesacrossthegroups,

    thatcontributedtoalossofmotivationforsome,leadingtostudentswhowere

    consideredslackersintheirlackofengagementwiththeteam.Teachersalsosensed

    therangeofincentivesthatemergedduringtheproject(e.g.,foodsharing,goingoutto

    eat,meetingpeopleinthecommunity)contributedtounderlyingfeelingsofinequity

    acrossgroupsthatcanbeimprovedthroughbettercoordinationandcommunicationin

    thefuture.Teachersalsonotedthatstudentprojectsmustbestructuredinwaysthat

    willallowtheprojecttogrowthroughstudentcreativity,tobuildteamskillsandalso

    assurethatallstudentscanfullyparticipateandcontributetotheproject,withstudents

    alsocommentingthatgroupsthatweretoolargestruggledtofullyengageallstudents.

    WhereweseepersistenceincreasingamongthegroupsduringthecourseoftheGCC

    Projectinthequantitativestudy,teachersandstudentsalsonotedthatpersistencewas

    moreevidentamonggroupswherecollaborationwaslacking,suggestingthatthelink

    betweenthosetwoactivitiesisnotonlyafunctionoftimeasaprojectnearscompletion,

    butcanalsobeafunctionofthesocialconstructionofteamrelations.Studentsnoted

    thatfrustrationwithslackerscontributedtoteamstrategiestoovercomelackof

    engagementbysomestudentstoassuretheirprojectwouldbereadyforpresentation

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    bytheendoftheweek.Forsomestudents,thisalsomeantworkingindividuallyto

    overcomeperceivedlackofstructureorlackofguidance,inordertoachieveproject

    completiongoals.Forotherstudents,freedomtoworkattheirownpacetoexplore

    projectoptionsgavestudentsanimportantincentivetoworkcreativelytoachieve

    projectgoals.

    Additionally,studentsandteachersbothnotedtheimportanceofthestructureofthe

    projectinprovidingdailygoalsforstudentstofocusonthathelpedtopacetheproject,

    withsomestudentsnotingthatstudentswhocompletedworkearlyweredistracting

    tothosewhowerestillfocusedonprojectdevelopment.Projectstructuremustalso

    realisticallyprovideguidancetowarddevelopingachievableprojectmilestones,leading

    afewteacherstoconcludethatsomestudentsexperiencedlossofmotivationwhenthey

    failedtoachievealloftheirgoals.

    Bothteachersandstudentsfeltthatarangeoffactorscontributedtosuccessfulproject

    outcomessupportedbyinquiryleadingtostrategiesforexplorationandvalidationof

    projectdesign.Thisincludedfeedbackfromtrialpresentationsasgroupsworkedto

    projectcompletionandfinalpreparationforstudentpresentationsintheschoolandin

    thecommunity.However,theperceptionbyteachersaswellasstudentsthatinquiry

    wasmoreevidentinearlyphasesoftheprojectextendsthetimeframefromtheformal

    observationperiodofthequantitativestudytoencompasstheearlierpreparationphase

    duringcontentinstructioninwhichbothteachersandstudentsacknowledgedthe

    importanceoftheholisticGCCProjectapproach.

    TeachersfeltthattheinitialselectionoftheGCCtopicwouldinitselfrequireboth

    teachersandstudentstoengageinresearchactivities,toexploreideasandparticipate

    activelyindebateoncontroversialaspectsoftheissues.Thisprovidedstudentstheopportunitytoconsiderpotentialshort-comingsofagivenview,tofurtheranalyze

    potentialprojectdirectionspriortotheactualteamprojectprocess,aswellasto

    experienceaprocessofbecominginformedonanewtopicinpreparationtoinform

    othersintheircommunityincludingfellowstudents,youngerstudents,and

    professionalsandotheradultexpertsinfieldsthatrelatetoGCCissues.Studentsalso

    sharedinthisview,notingtheopportunitytolearnaboutGCCissues,identifying

    relevantdatatosupporttheirprojects,analysisofdata,andfinally,howtopresenttheir

    project,allcontributedtobuildingasetofskillsandtoolstosupporttheweek-longGCC

    Project.

    Theconnectionsbetweenwhatwasobservedandwhatwasexperiencedprovideimportantinsightsthatcontributetoourabilitytodescribewhathasoccurredinformed

    byexplanationsofwhatoccurredfromfirst-handknowledgeandexperienceofthe

    teachersandstudentswhoengagedintheGCCProject.Inconstructingthesetwo

    studieswehavelearnednotonlyabouthowthisprojectwasstructuredand

    implemented,buthavealsogainedinourunderstandingofwaysthatcanimproveand

    strengthenfutureprojects.Theseideasareexploredinthefinalsectionofthisreport.

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    IVD.POSTBRAINSTORMFORFUTURERESEARCH

    Oneofthemostpowerfulaspectsofcollaborativeresearchistheabilitytolook

    objectivelyattheprocessandrecommendfuturechangestoit.Thisisespeciallytrue

    whencollaboratorsfromtwodifferentdiscplinesareinterestedandexcitedaboutthe

    nexusofdatacollectedforthesameproject.IntheDRSSstudytheprocessesofquantitativeeducationalresearchandanthropologicalethnographicmethodsare

    merged.Thesetwoprocessesexactdifferenttypesofinformationbutwhencombined

    haveproducedarichreservoirofinformationandinsight.Sincethisisthefirsttime

    thatthePASTanthropologistshaveworkedwithWrightStateseducatorswelearneda

    lotandthefollowingrecommendationsreflectgenuineinterestandcommitmentto

    seeingthesetypesofinterdisciplinarystudiesprogressandbuildinthefuture.

    DataCollectionRecommendations:

    1. Ashortpodcastbegiventoallobserverspriortothestudyoutliningneeds,goalsandetiquette.

    2. Observersberemindeddailybytheresearchsitemanagereachdaythattheyarenottoengagewiththegroupsorteachersinanyway.Observersarenot

    participant/observersinthisresearch

    3. Atimeframebepartoftheobservations.Byobservingbehaviorsevery1-2minutesinsuresthatthetallysheetsareagoodindicatorofhowoftenabehavior

    isobserved.

    4. Eachteammemberwearabadgethatindicateswhichteamtheybelongto.Thiswillallowobserverstotrackthefluidityofteamworkoverthecourseofthe

    project,aswellasinterandintrateamdynamics

    5. Futureobservationsincludewhatstudentbehaviorsarelikeoutsideoftheprojectneeds(eg.Studentsnotengagedinprojectincommonareas).

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    V.APPENDICES

    A. TallySheetusedbyObserversB. Figures1-11AllObservationsbyquestionanddayC. Figures12-22DuckHouseandEnergyUseObservationsbyquestionandday

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    V.APPENDIXA:OBSERVATIONTALLYSHEET

    GroupName:

    TimeofObservation:

    Whereobserved

    :

    Observer:

    Activitiestolookforto

    documentpersistence,inquiryandcollabo

    ration

    (Whathappenswhenshouldnotlookthesameineachteamoronseparatedays)

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    TEACHER

    1.T-interactswithstudentsbyaskingquestionsof

    design

    ,demonstrationandprediction

    2.T-anydeclarativestatementisfollowed

    immediatelybyaquestiontomakethestudent

    think,

    considerandexpound

    3.T-allo

    wstudentstimetosynthesize,experiment,

    failan

    dconsideralternatives

    STUDENT

    4.S-Askingquestionamongpeersandteamas

    wellasTeacher

    5.S-Ve

    rifyingunderstandingsorconclusionswith

    eacho

    ther

    6.S-Do

    cumentingexperimentation

    7.S-WillingtomakemultipledraftsofPOLto

    achiev

    esuccess

    8.S-Focusedonthetaskathand(eitherworking

    indepe

    ndentlyorasagroup)

    9.S-Usingtheirhands

    10.S-De

    monstratescompassionandhonestyin

    interactions

    11.S-Willingtocompromiseforgoodofgroup

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    V.APPENDIXB:FIGURES1-11

    Figures1-11representtheunmodifiedobservationnumbersrecordedeachdayoverthe

    courseofthreedays(seeTable1).Thedaysareconsistentlycolor-coded(Yellow=Day

    1,Green=Day2andOrange=Day3).EachfigureistitledbytheobservationrecordedandarepresentedinthesameorderasappearsonthetallysheetandintheTable1.

    Figure1.T-Interactswithstudentsbyaskingquestionsofdesigns,demonstrationand

    prediction.Color-coded:Yellow=Day1,Green=Day2andOrange=Day3

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    Figure2.T-anydeclarativestatementisfollowedimmediatelybyaquestiontomake

    thestudentthink,considerandexpound.Color-coded:Yellow=Day1,Green=Day2and

    Orange=Day3

    Figure3.T-Allowstudentstimetosynthesize,experiment,failandconsideralternatives

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    Figure4.S-AskingquestionamongpeersandteamaswellasTeacherColor-coded:

    Yellow=Day1,Green=Day2andOrange=Day3

    Figure5.S-Verifyingunderstandingsorconclusionswitheachother

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    Figure6.S-DocumentingexperimentationColor-coded:Yellow=Day1,Green=Day2and

    Orange=Day3

    Figure7.S-WillingtomakemultipledraftsofPOLtoachievesuccess

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    Figure8.S-Focusedonthetaskathand(eitherworkingindividuallyorasa

    group)Color-coded:Yellow=Day1,Green=Day2andOrange=Day3

    Figure9.S-Usingtheirhands

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    Figure10.S-DemonstratescompassionandhonestyininteractionsColor-coded:Yellow=

    Day1,Green=Day2andOrange=Day3

    Figure11.S-Willingtocompromiseforgoodofgroup

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    V.APPENDIXC:FIGURES12-22

    Figures12-22representtwoteams(DuckHouseandEnergyUse)whowereobserved

    allthreedaysbythesameobservers.Thegraphsareidenticalinpresentationandorder

    asFigures1-11andreflectmuchthesameconclusions.Theimportanceofseparatingthemoutistoshowcasetheconsistencyofobservationovertimeincomparisonwith

    theobservationsofallgroups,whichrepresentvariationsinobservationandvariation

    inobservers.

    Figure12.T-Interacts

    withstudents

    byasking

    questionsof

    designs,

    demonstration

    andprediction

    Figure13.T-any

    declarative

    statementis

    followed

    immediatelyby

    aquestionto

    makethe

    studentthink,

    considerandexpound

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    Figure14.T-Allowstudents

    timetosynthesize,

    experiment,fail

    andconsider

    alternatives

    Figure15.

    S-Askingquestionamongpeersand

    teamaswellas

    Teacher

    Figure16.S-Verifying

    understandingsor

    conclusionswith

    eachother

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    Figure17.S-Documenting

    experimentation

    Figure18.S-Willingtomake

    multipledraftsof

    POLtoachieve

    success

    Figure19.S-Focusedonthe

    taskathand

    (eitherworking

    individuallyoras

    agroup)

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    Figure20.S-Usingtheir

    hands

    Figure21.S-Demonstratescompassionand

    honestyin

    interactions

    Figure22.S-Willingto

    compromisefor

    goodofgroup