report: dayton regional stem school knowledge capture project
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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