Task 6a

So here we go, the last leg of module 2....

At first when looking at other peoples blogs, i though oh my god, this is going to be one loooonnnggggg process but actually after reading the reader i feel quietly comfident as some of these tools i use on a day to day basis or have used in the past during my work and higher education experiances.
First i will tell you how i intent to carry out each of these 'pilot' tools based around my lines of inquiry then i will evaluate how each of them worked and what information i got from them.

Observation
The observation method i will use for this is called a narrative, well thats what we call it in a school environment. It will be written at the time and exactly what is happening. For this type of observation no assumtions are allowed to be made for example "billy is happy" it will be exact "billy is smiling and laughing with a group of children". I plan to observe the teacher during story time then i will observe the child during story time so that i analyse both parts of the event.

Interview
I plan to have an face to face interview with the teacher that i work with. I intend to use the semi-structured method with the theme of summer born boys. This will ensure that the interview is not to structured and the teacher feels she can talk about other things that link into this subject.

Survey
For my pilot survey i intend to do a quesionaire. Having done a few questionaires in the past, i feel that i am condifent in using them as a source to provide evidence and findings. It also enables me to ask a collection of different people with different experiances. I intend to ask "what effect do you think it has on a boys learning when he is born in the summer months of the year and is the youngest to start an academic year?" "Do you think girls are genually more mature than boys, explain why you agree or disagree" "how do you think it can effect a boys learning if they are labelled as being less academic than girls"

Focus Group
I plan to conduct a focus group with a few students about a particular issue that arises in a school environment. I will start the conversation by making a strong statement and allow the discussion to take its own course.