Hatfield Eval Project

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Submitted to John Thompson

Submitted by Erin Hatfield

Fall 2014

EDTECH 505

Evaluation of

Pets in the

Classroom Grant



SUMMARY

This evaluation is being completed for the program entitled “Pets in the Classroom Grant.”This grant provides teachers with a subsidized classroom pet. The pets can vary and the teacher gets

the final say in which pet they would like to open their classroom to. The program states that it provides students with the opportunity increase their responsibility self!esteem nurturing abilityand provides an interesting element to the curriculum.

"n evaluating this program the grant corporation can further know if their program is trulyliving up to it#s potential. "f this program is truly beneficial more educators may wish to apply forthe grant and incorporate a pet into their classrooms. "n order to carry out this small scaleevaluation the evaluation team choose one teacher who has implemented this program. $fterseveral months of implementation the evaluation window will open. %nce open it will take twodays for the evaluator to gather the necessary data.

&espite this small window the effects of the program are 'uite evident. $ll but one of theob(ectives was fully met in the classroom. The students truly en(oyed sharing about their pet a

leopard gecko. The only ob(ective not met during the evaluation window was the ob(ective thatinvolved the teacher incorporating the gecko into the curriculum. )owever this does not affect theoverall success of the program.

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E VALUATION METHOD

Participants

The ma(ority of participants in the program evaluation are 1 th graders from a localelementary school. They range in ages from 2!*3 years old at the time of the evaluation. They wereselected based on their assignment to +rs. rin )atfield#s homeroom roster. There are 71 studentson the roster and they consist of *7 boys and *7 girls. &ue to the time constraints of the evaluationnot every child was responsible for the gecko. $ppro/imately half of the students have been the #Pet+onitor#. )owever all students have had learning opportunities with the gecko in some capacity.

The instructor and local administrator of the program is the classroom instructor. +rs. rin)atfield received the Pets in the Classroom grant in $ugust 73*1. 8he has been a teacher for 9years however this is her first year at this school building.

Procedures

&uring the evaluation window the evaluator was on site for two days. &uring that time sheobserved the classroom environment and inclusion of the gecko in to the daily activities. There wereseveral interruptions to the normal daily operation of the classroom including visitors andannouncements. &espite these distractions the students seemed to en(oy the addition of the gecko.

:hile there the evaluator was responsible for observing student behavior related to theob(ectives of the programs and administrating a survey to the students. The behaviors were talliedon a behavior chart. %ne tally was used for each child demonstrating each behavior. The evaluatorobserved the behaviors for 7 hours before lunch and ; hours after lunch each day.

The survey was administered at the end of the second day. 8tudents were handed individualcopies of the three page survey and completed it in pencil. They were encouraged to add commentsto the end but this was not re'uired. $t the re'uest of the teacher students were re'uired to answerevery 'uestion to the best of their ability.

Data Sources

$ survey was created by the evaluation company to evaluate the ob(ectives of the program.This is the primary data source for this evaluation. The survey included 'uestions to measure

student perception of the benefits of a classroom pet. They were asked specifically about their selfesteem and how they felt about the responsibility of caring for the gecko using a five!point scale.This survey can be found in $ppendi/ $.

The evaluator also took anecdotal notes during the two day evaluation window. 8hespecifically observed the behaviors and attitudes of students when interacting with the gecko andwhen interacting with each other. These behaviors were tallied when observed. The total is used tosupport the survey results. The specific behaviors observed can be found in $ppendi/ -.

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R ESULTS

Survey

The students have had the pet gecko in their classroom since 8eptember *4 73*1. &uring thattime they were responsible for caring for the gecko and it was incorporated into the curriculum. %n&ecember * 73*1 the students were administered a survey to ascertain if the program was meetingthe stated ob(ectives. -ased upon the data submitted by the students they have met three out of thefour ob(ectives.

%b(ective 8urvey "tem <esults

-ring new ways to learninto the classroom

)ow often has your teacher incorporated thegecko into learning=

;>5 ?2@71A said at least once amonth

415 ?*;@71A said not very often

:hy does the temperature and humidity matter= 2*5 ?77@71A were able to correctly

identify the reasons.

ncourage nurturing in thestudents

)ow well do you like having a pet in the room= 175 ?*3@71A said they like it4>5 ?*1@71A said they really like it

:hat is one thing that has to be done for thegecko every day=

*33 5 ?71@71A were able tocorrectly identify these things

"ncrease student selfesteem

:hat is your favorite part of having a class pet= 8tudent responses were all positiveand students were able to list morethan one thing they liked about havinga class pet.

)ow do you feel about school since getting theclassroom pet=

2*5 ?77@71A " really en(oy comingto school

15 ?*@71A " am scared to take careof the gecko

*B5 ?1@71A " don#t really notice thegecko is there

>5 ?7@71A " don#t like coming toschool

>;5 ?73@71A " like seeing thegecko every day

*335 ?*4@*4A " feel importantwhen " take care of the gecko

"ncrease studentresponsibility in the

classroom

)ow would you rate your level of responsibilitysince having the class pet=

>;5 ?73@71A said " am now moreresponsible

*B5 said " am the same as before:hat is one thing that has to be done for thegecko every day=

*33 5 ?71@71A were able tocorrectly identify these things

not every student has taken care of the gecko as of the close of the evaluation window. %nly *4students have been the pet monitor.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS

Observation Sheet

The observation sheet was used in con(unction with the survey to support the information provided by the students. :hen observed for a five hour school day the students and teachershowed signs of each ob(ective. The evaluator tallied the number of times the behavior wasobserved. -ehaviors could have been by the same child or different children they could also have

been all at once or over the course of the day. )owever the data supports the survey results in thatonly ; of the four ob(ectives are truly being met.

%b(ectives Duestion <esults ?talliesATo consider it #being met# the

behavior must have beenobserved more than once an our ?or 4A times in the day.

-ring new ways to learn intothe classroom

Gecko discussed ?in learningA 4

<eferenced by the teacher ?inlearningA

4

ncourage nurturing in thestudents

Gecko cared for ?nurturingA ;

8tudents helping each otherunprovoked ?nurturingA

73

Gecko being observed?nurturingA

*>

"ncrease student self esteem 8tudents stood up forthemselves ?self esteemA

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8tudents raised hand to answer'uestions ?self esteemA

47

"ncrease student responsibilityin the classroom

:ork completed and turned in?responsibilityA

12

8tudents asking each other forhelp ?responsibilityA 71

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PROJECT COST

This invoice covers the costs related to the evaluation of the Pets in the Classroom Grant

Program. 0or this evaluation the evaluator spent two days on site observing the studentsinteractions with the classroom pet and each other. $ survey was created for the students to measuretheir perception of the class pet and how it has affected them.

Item Cost Quantity Total

8urvey Creation E*33.33 * E*33.33

valuator &aily <ate E433.33 7 E*333.33

+ileage ?8eattle to 8teilacoomA E74.33 1 E*33.33

?11 miles F 3.49@mile A

TOTAL DUE: $1200.00

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A PPENDIX A

Duestions from the Pets in the Classroom 8urvey

*. )ow well do you like having a pet in the room=)ate it&islike it&on#t Care6ike it<eally 6ike it

7. :hat is your favorite part of having a class pet=

;. )ow would you rate your level of responsibility since having the class pet=" am now more responsible" am the same as before" am now less responsible

1. )ow often has your teacher incorporated the gecko into learning=$lmost every day$t least once a week $t least once a month

Hot very often

4. :hat is one thing that has to be done for the gecko every day=

9. :hy does the temperature and humidity matter=

B. )ow do you feel about school since getting the classroom pet= ?check all that applyA" really en(oy coming to school" am scared to take care of the gecko" don#t really notice the gecko is there" don#t like coming to school" like seeing the gecko every day" feel important when " take care of the gecko

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A PPENDIX B

Duestions from the %bservation 8heet

*A Gecko being observed ?nurturingA 7A 8tudents asking each other for help?responsibilityA

;A 8tudents helping each other unprovoked?nurturingA

1A Gecko discussed ?in learningA

4A <eferenced by the teacher ?in learningA 9A Gecko cared for ?nurturingA

BA :ork completed and turned in?responsibilityA

>A 8tudents stood up for themselves ?selfesteemA

2A 8tudents raised hand to answer 'uestions?self esteemA

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