My vision of my action research plan was to increase student achievement through effective methods of review.

I thought about how the students enjoyed doing labs in class, so I decided to create mini-labs that students could rotate through while reviewing the tested material. My target population was 105 students in the 8^th grade. The setting of my study will be in my science classroom. The project will be implemented at the end of each six weeks. I will use the data from class work and teacher observation to determine weak objectives to include in the review. My principal encourages my work on this project and has observed one of our mini-lab reviews. My expected results from using this method instead of the tired worksheet or vocabulary game review are student achievement, student engagement, and increased test scores.

 My action research plan served the needs of all students. In the lab review students with special needs and those of diverse backgrounds were very successful. Hands-on learning seems to always be effective with special needs children. In addition, the technology station that worked on vocabulary was especially helpful for my English language learners. The group collaboration was impressive to observe. As I monitored the groups and listened to their conversations I was amazed at the problem solving and critical thinking they were exhibiting. They worked together to master the question, problem, or investigation. They worked as a team and learning was evident and for eighth grade that is achievement.