In planning my article, I most definitely am going to be
writing an article that “makes the most sense” once I have the results. My study has certainly taken a life of its
own and has not at all looked like how I imagined it. Most of this is due to unforeseen
circumstances when planning my study which include our school’s new A/B
schedule, nine snow days, and the almighty ACT.
Our time working in our reading journals has been slim (at best), and I
see now that I am definitely going to have to make the best of what I have and
I am praying that it all makes sense.
I am somewhat relieved to learn that the data may not be “strong
enough to justify new insights formally” and that this may set me up for a
future study. I feel like if I could do it all over again during a fall term, it
would be so much better. The spring semester is always so sporadic with snow
days, and having to interrupt my study with
intense ACT preparation really caused a lot of problems in my data
collection. In addition, the fall term
would be fresh – I could really see their changes from the beginning to the end
of my study. Starting mid-year just seems to be somewhat skewed. I find that with high school students the
apathy grows as they year progresses, particularly as spring approaches and as
there have been huge interruptions of snow days.
I am really glad to have this article as a resource as I begin
crafting my paper, particularly the examples and strategies to use within each
section. I am getting a bit anxious
about all of it and hoping as I begin the daunting task of “putting it all
together” that I can utilize effective organization that will help my study to
be useful to others. J
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