Male Behavior

11%

On task 44% 33% Texting Talking Other

11%

Female Behavior
0% 11%

11%

On Task Texting talking Other 67%

DAY 1: Lesson on Plans for Reconstruction There are fifteen students in the classroom; I took note of how many students were on task, talking, texting, or other (sleeping, drawing, day dreaming). I wanted to see whether the male or female students were more on task, or receptive to my lesson. During the first day of lessons the females tended to be more on task than the males. I collected this data so that I could see if my teaching style and lesson were producing a high frequency of on task behavior.

Male Behavior
0%

22% On task Texting 11% 67% Talking Other

Female Behavior
0% 11%

11%

On task Texting Talking Other 67%

Day 2: Lesson for Reconstruction Plans This was the lesson that I had decided to basically scrap what I had done the day before, I found that the behavior of the male students on task increased; I am not sure if this has a direct correlation with the graphic organizer. I find that the females behavior is relatively the same as the day before. I feel that my affectivity increased from the first day to the second; I feel this has a correlation with the interest levels of the students. The first day they seemed to not like the idea of a seven page note packet; but the idea of a simple graphic organizer seemed more appealing. I will say that I am curious as to why the

behaviors of the female student have stayed consistent? I would love to in the future experiment with separating the Males to one side and the females to the other.