“Doing practitioner
research will allow you to critically think about what you do so that you can
make informed decisions based on evidence.” Reader 4
I have an idea for a
question in my head that is close to my heart, so I am going to ask questions
to peers, parents, colleagues and students to see if my question develops or
alters.
The question that I am
going to start my research with is “Should all students be made to study drama
at secondary level”
I will ask different
questions depending on the group of people.
Teachers
1.
Do you
notice a change in class between the students in your classes who study drama
and who don’t? Discuss.
2.
Did you
study Drama at school?
3.
Do you see
the links between Drama and other subjects, for example English?
4.
Do you
teach anything in your subject that you think could be helped by Drama
training?
5.
Do
students with extracurricular activities tend to get behind in class?
6.
Would you
feel a lack of confidence hinders some of your students?
7.
Do the
more confident members of your classes tend to achieve more?
Students
1.
What main
things do you learn in Drama?
2.
Do you
wish you had more confidence?
3.
Do you
find it easy to have conversations with people of all ages?
4.
Would you
be interested in learning about body language and how to appear confident etc
5.
Would you
be interested in learning how to behave in an interview situation and be
confident?
6.
Are you
shy when walking into a room of people you don’t know?
7.
Do you get
nervous talking out loud in class? If yes does this hold you back?
8.
Would you
like help with diction, speech and talking clearly.
9.
Would you
prefer the time you spent in Drama class to be spent on other subjects?
10. Do you
think you will use any of the skills you learn in Drama in your future
careers/life or do you use them now?
Hi Nina,
ReplyDeleteI tried to email you the student finance info today, but it wouldn't accept your email address. Can you email me: jo@perfect-timing.co.uk then I'll have your address.
Thank you!
The questions you have posed above sound really good. I particularly like the student's questions, which would also apply to adults. This is something I would like to look at more closely.
Thanks Nina.
Best Wishes,
Jo
Nina good starting pint - now you need to research and refine
ReplyDeleteThe question “Should all students be made to study drama at secondary level”
In your topic - are these teachers and students who have been involved in drama at the secondary level? It will be difficult in a contextual study like the inquiry to prove hypothesis like a scientific test - like in psychology - but evidence can be collected to inform you and others on the topic.However - the way you have frame your question could lead to some other issues that will lead to a deeper exploration of the topic and the issues surrounding it. Just put a source of secondary dram on my blog Go onto Summons and look up secondary drama to see if you can use this research to further develop your inquiry questions - from which will come these more specific questions that you can ask your participants.
Continue to visit other blogs to see if there are commonalities - comment frequently to try to figure out your questions as well as helping others questions what they are doing - are there people this study period have a similar territory or approach to the one you are taking? jo has talked about this issue on her blog.
Relate your questions to the context of your workplace...why is the question close to your heart? explain why your are professionally moved to investigate the topic...