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Action research

Adapted from Anne Burns by Karen Bueno. Action research. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WHMPZ6WAiY. What is Action Research ?.

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Action research

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  1. AdaptedfromAnne Burns by Karen Bueno Actionresearch

  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WHMPZ6WAiY

  3. WhatisActionResearch? • Parsons &Brown (2002) define ActionResearch as “a form of investigation designed for use by teachers to attempt to solve problems and improve professional practices in their own classrooms”. • In other words, it is the act of exploring the needs of the teaching context.

  4. In ordertocarryout a successfulactionresearch, considerationssuch as questioning and self-reflexionshouldbetakenintoaccountforthelaterdevelopment of new ideas and alternatives.

  5. ActionResearch (AR) Process • TheCyclical AR ModelbasedonRemmis and McTaggart (1988) explainsitsprocess: • Planning • Action • Observation • Reflection

  6. Planning • Identifytheproblemorissue. • Develop a plan of action in ordertoimproveit. Consider: Possiblekind of investigation Possiblepotentialimprovements

  7. Action • Deliberate, criticallyinformedinterventionsoveranagreedperiod of time. • Plan new and alternativeways of doingthings.

  8. Observation • Observe theactioneffects • Documentcontext, actions and opinions of thepeopleinvolved. Note: Be ”open-minded” and “open-minded”

  9. Reflection • Reflecton, evaluate and describe theactioneffect. • Decide to do furthercycles of AR toimprovesituationeven more. • Share yourresearch

  10. ActionResearchExamples

  11. The Perceptions of Students toward Online Learning at a Midwestern University: What are Students Telling Us and What Are We Doing About It? • “This action research explored attitudes and perceptions of students at a Midwestern university enrolled in at least one fully online course during fall 2012. Our objective was to initiate a study that gathered comprehensive information about the diversity of the online phenomenon at our university so that we could seek improvement as online designers and professors and subsequently share our findings with other instructors on campus who teach students within the targeted population. The study focused on student perspectives toward web-based instruction and student expectations and experiences in the areas of course format; technological support; interaction with faculty and peers; course flexibility and pace; assessment and feedback; and overall communication.An electronic survey blended a quantitative component in the form of 23 fixed response items with a qualitative element accomplished through two narrative response questions. For such responses, content analysis was employed to compress many words of text into fewer content categories based on explicit rules of coding. A total of 1,085 participated, with numbers varying for individual survey items. The critical themes that emerged spoke to the necessity for clear instructions, timely responses, instructor availability, and an overall course design that integrates appropriate, yet not overpowering, technology.” (Huss, 2013)

  12. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning within Action Research: Promise and Possibilities • “Herein the idea that Action Research (A.R.) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) are very much related is explored. For instance, educational action research demands a series of commitments; it is a journey of self, through reflective inquiry, that is social. We do it to improve our teaching and self. We desire to improve praxes (practices) and understanding within the contexts in which these understandings are implemented. The action can be described as a quest to improve just as the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) can be viewed as a systematic, even recursive effort to illuminate, improve and grow through dialogue, reflection and often strategic self-study which eventually is made public and shared.” (Ryan, 2013)

  13. References • Parsons, Rick D., and Kimberlee S., Brown, 2002. Teacher as Reflective Practitioner and Action Researcher. Belmont, Calif.:Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. • Burns, A., 2010. Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching: A Guide for Practitioners (Online) New York and London: Routledge. Available at: http://lenguas.ujed.mx/virtualtutors/pluginfile.php/8276/mod_resource/content/1/Doing%20Action%20Research%20in%20English%20Language%20Teaching.pdf (Accessed February 18, 2014) • Ryan, Thomas G.. (2013). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning within Action Research: Promise and Possibilities. i.e.: inquiry in education: Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 3. Available at: http://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol4/iss2/3 • Huss, John A. and Eastep, Shannon. (2013). The Perceptions of Students toward Online Learning at a Midwestern University: What are Students Telling Us and What Are We Doing About It?. i.e.: inquiry in education: Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 5. Available at: http://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol4/iss2/5

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