● Chapter 3: “Creating a Review of Literature”
Part A-300 words Apa format!
Action Research is a popular method of inquiry among professional educators for good reason! First of all, it helps to identify real-world problems in a practitioner-oriented environment. Second, action research allows for the flexibility needed when implementing interventions with human subjects in a natural setting. Finally, it is an ideal method of research for teachers who might be new to conducting a methodical inquiry into their own practices.
Action research in the classroom is often initiated by you (the teacher) when you identify student needs which can range in complexity. Some of the actions include: adopting a new curriculum; revising old curriculum; changes in educational policy; adaptations to teaching with the aim of improving personal practices or classroom environment. Most professional educators are interested in how these changes influence student learning experiences.
For this week’s discussion, you will share the instructional or curriculum design areas that are in need of intervention within your own current or future teaching context. View this discussion forum as a brainstorm session where you can generate action research ideas from conversations with one another. Make sure to address the following questions:
● What excites you about using Action Research to address instructional problems or curriculum design in the classroom? What hesitations do you have about using Action Research to address instructional issues?
● If you are currently teaching: What type of intervention(s) are needed in your current teaching context? What type of interventions are you already implementing? Are they working? Why or why not?
● What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the course in terms of developing a teacher researcher identity and targeting instructional problems with strategic planning?
Part B-
Action research teachers engage in reflective and iterative processes. To practice this, you will follow a pre-planning guide for each section of the scholarly action research plan you are creating. You will use this research plan guide to reflect further on specific components of action research and how the pieces of your action research plan fit into the curriculum.
● Consider what kind of research question you would like to focus on: qualitative or quantitative. Consult pages 10 and 11 in your text as well as page 80 (Putman & Rock, 2018) to review the differences between qualitative and quantitative. Also, revisit our conversations this week to guide your thinking and choose a research topic that excites you. You will work with this same topic and research question for the remainder of the course. If this is your first time crafting a research question, do not worry! You will receive feedback from your instructor on how to improve and refine your research question.
● Construct a preliminary problem statement. The problem statement of a research paper acts much like a thesis statement of an essay. The problem statement is at the center of why you are pursuing action research, to begin with. Consult pages
