T3_assignment_1.docx Action Research Grand Canyon University:TCH 539 In an effort to

T3_assignment_1.docx    Action Research  Grand Canyon University:TCH 539  In an effort to analyze various interventions on mathematical problem solving achievement with ELL students, data is collected and will be analyzed to determine which are effective to put into future practice. This essay will outline the data collection process for each of the three research questions listed at the end, and rationale for selecting these methods.  Research will be conducted with middle school students in grades six through eight that are identified as requiring math intervention based on set criteria from the school district which is: seventh percentile or below on the math MAP assessment, tenth percentile or below on the FastBridge assessment, and score of at least 4.3 on the ACCESS listening assessment. From that criteria, the forty lowest scoring ELL students will be placed in groups of up to five students, meet two to five times per week, for twenty-five minutes per session. They will follow the math intervention program which includes problem solving but special focus will be on this skill for the entire school year. Additional instruments for data collection will include mathematical word problems from the district math program used as a pre and post assessment for the paraphrasing method in question two.   Data collection will vary for each research question. However, the following is standard for all questions: Students are randomly placed in math intervention groups based on when they have math class