One of the biggest issues I want to address in my classroom involves keeping students focused and engaged in class. There are many resources out there to help address this issue. I want to specifically use the Pomodoro Method. This method involves a timer that breaks up a time to focus and a break. The focus period lasts about 25 minutes and the breaks last 5 minutes. I want to bring this into my classroom to help break up the class period for students.
Using the CIPP strategy, I will evaluate the effectiveness of this program following a trial run. CIPP stands for Context, Input, Process, and Product. This model allows me to analyze the environment, describe my intervention, discuss the reaction to that intervention, and then look at the results of the intervention (Frye & Hemmer, 2012). The graphic below will show precisely how I want to do all of those things in my evaluation process. I decided to go with a graphic to explain this process because I believe it shows the flowchart process that this model follows. Overall, I want to use this method to determine if this will be a good idea to use in my classroom. If I see the increase in focus, grades, and engagement that I am looking for this will be a success. If I see minimal or no changes in student behavior, I will go back to the drawing board and reassess how to change this issue.
References:
Eichstaedt, M. (2024). Using CIPP to Evaluate Focus Interventions [Image].
Focus Keeper. Pomodoro Timer - Focus Keeper. (n.d.). https://focuskeeper.co/
Frye A. W., & Hemmer P. A. (2012). Program evaluation models and related theories. Medical Teacher, 34(5): 288-99.
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