1. Do you like Geography class?
"Yeah"
2. Do you like the way your teacher teaches class? What would you like for her to do differently"
" Yeah, noting really, I like the way she does it."
3. Do you find the quizzes hard?
"Sometimes. When she gives us multiple choice quizzes it is easier but it is hard when we have to write it out."
4. Do you like the way I taught last week"
"Yeah."
5. What did you like best about it?
" I liked the way you showed us pictures of Russia because I didn't really know what it looked like over there."
6. Did you like the guided notes that I handed out for the class?
" Yeah"
7. Why did you like them"
"Because they helped me figure out what we were talking about and remember it better."
8. What do you like best about Geography class?
"I like watching student news at the beginning of class. I like knowing what is going on and I don't watch much news when I am at home."
9. Do you feel like the guided notes helped you learn more about Russia?
"Yeah"
10. Why do you feel that the guided notes helped you learn more about Russia?
"Because they let me write down things that were on the quiz so it was like studying but not really studying. It went with the pictures you showed us."
After interviewing this student I felt like the lesson I did on Russia with the guided notes really helped this student. I was a way for him to learn that was different than he was used to doing in the classroom and it showed positive results because his score on the quiz on Russia showed significant improvement from his previous quizzes that I had read to him and he did not need as much help reading the answers on the quiz because he was more familiar with the vocabulary and key points I was trying to get across that were significant for Russia.
Are you going to do your Action Research project on using guided notes with students? You should! Good interview!
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