RUNNING RECORDS AND By: Chloe

Bohlman,
EARLY LITERACY Mandie Hill,
and Pamela
DEVELOPMENT Henderson
 PURPOSE OF RESEARCH

The purpose of the study was to see of the running

records treatment would have a higher student
achievement in reading and writing than would
schools assigned to an alternative treatment (action
research).
- Action research is discussing students problems in the
classroom with colleagues for immediate problem
solving.
 WHY WAS THIS RESEARCH DONE?

To improve a teachers reading and writing strategies

through different assessment ideas.

Comparing and contrasting assessment ideas will

ultimately help the students reading comprehension
and writing success.
 METHODOLOGY

1 . Assign Canadian schools certain area of treatment (running

record) or (action research).
2. Grade chosen: 3 rd grade
3. Student achievement consisted of schools scores for grade 3
reading, writing, and math from may in 2001/2002
4. Teachers assessed from specific directions from a testing
organization for 2 hours a day for 5 days a week.
5. Principles and a team of teachers would dedicate time to
identified a professional issue related to early literacy to work
on, devised improvement activities, implemented the action
plans, and reflected on and reported the results.
6. Multiphase process that consisted of (a) identifying a
measurable goal, (b) designing action plans, (c) collecting and
analyzing data on the effects of the intervention, and (d)
reflecting on the results .
DATA
 FINDINGS OF RESEARCH

Finding: The researchers found that in a controlled experiment

there is a direct correlation between schools who engage in
classroom assessment procedures (particularly running
records) and high student literacy.
 IMPLICATIONS AS PRESENTED BY
RESEARCHERS
The implications of this study state that engaging in running
records contributed to higher achievement in reading and
writing.
A important aspect to note is the importance in collaboration
with the principal and their support in implementing
transformational leadership.
 CONCLUSION/APPLICATIONS

This study suggests that the new wave of school ef fectiveness

research is likely to be more useful because it identifies
through qualitative investigations specific behaviors occurring
in naturalistic settings.
In this study, implementation of running records, a classroom
assessment system, contributed to higher achievement in
reading and writing, as predicted by ef fective schools
research
Essential element of the intervention was a support system
for teachers developed in collaboration with principals
working from a transformational leadership stance and
coordination of their actions with other change agents
Application: As future teachers we can collaborate with other
teachers and discuss new wave school ef fectiveness research
and how to apply this to our classrooms. For example,
utilizing running records.
 BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Ross, J. A. (2004). Effects of Running Records

Assessment on Early Literacy Achievement.
Journal Of Educational Research, 97(4), 186.