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Today read about Action Research. I would like to share with you all about the characteristics of Action Research. let us reflect on the points and give your feedback.
Action Research is
— a process that improves education in general by
incorporating change
— a process involving educators working together to
improve their own practices
— persuasive and authoritative, since it is done by
teachers for teachers
— collaborative, that is , it is composed of educators
talking and working with other educators in empowering relationships
— is participative, since educators are integral
members- not disinterested outsiders of the research process
— practical and relevant to classroom teachers, since it
allows them direct access to research findings
— developing critical reflection about one’s teaching
— a planned , systematic approach to understand the
learning process
— a process that requires us to test our ideas about
education
— open minded
— a critical analysis of educational places of work
— acyclical process of planning, acting, developing and
reflecting
- · a justification of one’s teaching practices
Action Research is not
— the usual thing that teachers do when thinking about
teaching; it is more systematic and more collaborative
— simply problem solving; it involves the specification
of a problem, the development of something new and critical reflection on its
effectiveness
— done ‘to’ or ‘by’ other people; it is a research done
by particular educators on their own work
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the
simple implementation of pre determined answers to educational questions; it
explores, discovers and works to find creative solutions to educational
problems
·
conclusive,
the results of action research are neither right or wrong but rather tentative
solutions that are based on observations and other data collection and that
require monitoring and evaluation in order to identify the strengths and
limitations.
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a
fad; good teaching has always involved the systematic examination of the instructional
process and its effect on student learning. Teachers are always looking for
ways to improve instructional practices and although teachers seldom have
referred to this process of observation, revision and reflection as research,
that is exactly what it is.
Very useful material to know about action research actually most of us very little knowledge about the research and this is the basis of fuñdamental research so we should know the steps, procedure and practical utility of action research then only we can solve various problems and find out the solution
ReplyDeleteIt is very informative one.It is clear from the article that action research is based on observation and data collection. To do knee observation we have to identify strength & limitation of the probldo.on which we are going to do action research.As Teachers always do their best in the class to improve the teaching learning process, action research helps them to improve instructional objectives.similarly the process of reflection in action research effectd the Teacher to evaluate himself.
ReplyDeleteAction Research is often used in the field of education. It is either research initiated to solve an immediate problem or a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in team or as part of a community of practice to improve the way they address issues and solve problems .It is a cyclic process. First identifying a problem , Devise a plan , Act to implement the plan , observe , Reflect and Share .It helps teachers 1 ) link prior knowledge to new information , 2 ) learn from experience and ask questions. As it plays an important role in the preparation and professional development of teachers the pre-service 2nd year pupil teachers in D.El.Ed courses do actioñ researches .
ReplyDeleteFirst of all thank you madam for sharing valuable information relating to action research.It creats a clear cut vision about action research with in us.As a teacher educator we must search solutions of immediate problems relating to classroom.In this regard action research helps a lot to strengthen our capacity.Therefore, we must have depth in this field so that we can eradicate our problems easily.
ReplyDeleteAction research, the name it self says it's meaning that the research has it's action. To understand what is action research then first we should understand what it is not. The above material will help us to build a clear concept of action research. It simply explained all the key characteristics of AR. We all need to understand it as it is a reflective practice to improve the learning of students.
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