Bullying: How Can We Fight Against it?

 Research Design  Threats to Internal/External Validity  Data  Proposed Data  Correlations (Slide 21-24)  Parent Survey-Sample Questions  Student Survey- Sample Questions  Pre-Test- Same Questions  Bullying Incident Report

Research Design: Pre-Experimental – One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design – Symbolic Design: OXO – Single group is pretested (O), exposed to a treatment (X), and post tested (O). – The same treatment will be given to one group once a week for four weeks two periods a day. - Students will be split up into 5 groups of 4 and 5 for the cumulative assignment to perform dramatic role play

External ValidityInternal Validity  Selection- Maturation Interaction  Pre-Test Treatment  Specificity of Variables  Experimenter Effects  History  Maturation  Testing/Pre-test Sensitization  Instrumentation  Mortality  Differential Selection of Subjects

 Pre-Test/Post Test o “Bullying Situations”  Parent Survey – Demographics, Attitude, Frequency  Student Survey o Demographics, Attitude, Frequency  Bullying Incident Reports

 “To prevent bullying from escalating, caregivers can prepare themselves with effective strategies to deal with bullying incidents—before, during, and after they occur. They can also look ahead and take steps to create an environment that supports respect, where bullying is neither accepted nor tolerated” (Education Development Center, 2008).  “Two out of three kids want to help when they see bullying, and helping out is one of the most effective ways to stop bullying and prevent it from happening again. When friends help out, 57 percent of the time bullying stops in 10 seconds “(Hawkins, Pepler, and Craig, Social Development, 2001).  This graph shows that Class X’s pre-test average is 69%. With the informative class sessions and the cumulative assignment, I project that Class X will have an average of 95%. This is a 26% increase from the pre-test. Below % 75 and Above- 63%

37% of the 27 parents disagreed to their child being a victim of bullying. There was no correlation between children not being victims and the pre- test scores (Bullying Situations) 62% of the 27 parents agreed to their child being a victim of bullying. There was a fair correlation of 0.43 for students who have been victims and pre-test scores (Bullying Situations)

18% of 27 parents disagree to talk to their child about bullying on a continuous basis. There was a very high negative correlation of between not talking with child about bullying and pre-test scores(Bullying Situations) 81% of 27 parents agree to talk to their child about bullying on a continuous basis. There was a very high positive correlation of 0.70 between agreeing to talk to their child about bullying and pre test scores(Bullying Situations)

44% of 27 parents disagreed to their children having access to social media. There was no correlation between children having access to pre-test scores(Bullying Situations). This might be the reason for low pre-test scores. 55% of 27 parents agreed to their children having access to social media. There was no correlation between children having access to pre-test scores (Bullying Situations). This might be the reason for low pre-test scores.

I. Demographics What nationality best describes your child? 1. Haitian 2. African American 3. Asian 4. Hispanic 5. Other _____________ II. Attitude My child has been a victim of bullying _______ (1) (2) (3) (4) If so, how often? Once a week Twice a week Once a month 1-2 Times III. Frequency My child has access to social media through themselves, family members or friends (ex: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) ______ (1) (2) (3) If so, how often? Everyday Three times/wk Once a week _______ Self- Attitude Rating Scale 4- Strongly Agree 3- Agree 2-Disagree 1- Strongly Disagree

I. Demographics What nationality best describes you? 1. Haitian 2. African American 3. Asian 4. Hispanic 5. Other _____________ II. Attitudes Have you ever seen someone get bullied? Yes (1) or No (2) III. Frequency How often does an adult talk to you about bullying? 1. Everyday 2. Once a week 3. Twice a week 4. Once a month 5. N/A

1. Chris lives with his mom and sister at a shelter. He always comes in with ripped clothing because they cannot afford to buy new clothes. The class stares at him every time he comes to school. Is this considered bullying? Yes (1) No (2) Why or Why Not?____________________ 2. Jessica always goes to school and worries about what people are going to say to her. Tommy always says that Jessica has bad hair and that she should wash it more often. Is this considered bullying? Yes (1) No (2) Why or Why Not? _____________ 3. Brian is clumsy when he forgets his glasses at home. He accidentally bumped into someone in the hall and they fall to the floor twisting their ankle. Is this considered bullying? Yes (1) No (2)Why or Why Not? ______________

Reporters Name: ______________________ Date of Incident: ______________________ Time/Period of Incident: ________________ Location of Incident: ___________________ Grade and teacher of the student(s) involved (DO NOT MENTION NAMES OF STUDENTS): ___________________ If the student(s) involved were from this class, please provide their names on the line __________________ Describe what happened (facts only, please) ________________________________________________________________ How did you feel when you saw this incident occur? Why? ___________________________________________________ Did you say something to the student(s) who were bullying others? If so, what did you say? __________________ Did you say anything to console the victim? If so, what did you say? __________________________________________ X _________________________ X ________________________ Student SignatureTeacher Signature Date: ___________________Date: ____________________

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