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The Action Research Question: Say What?. Objective:. Recognize the significance of the Action Research Question. Learning Outcomes:. Understand the purpose of the Action Research Question Write an effective Action Research Question. The Action Research Question.
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Objective: • Recognize the significance of the Action Research Question
Learning Outcomes: • Understand the purpose of the Action Research Question • Write an effective Action Research Question
The Action Research Question
What’s the Big Deal? • Sets up the inquiry • Drives the actions • Dictates the data to be collected • Determines the data collection methods to be used • Determines the resources
Critical Elements of Action Research Questions • The Action Research Question should be: • Significant • Manageable • Contextual • Clearly Stated • Open-Ended • Self-Reflective
Critical Elements of Action Research Questions • Does the Action Research Question: • Support the school’s vision? • Link the need/focus area to the problem statement?
Example Action Research Question: How does developing teachers' knowledge and skills around creating relevant lessons impact student attendance?
Writing an Effective ActionResearch Question • Work with your partners and re-write the weak action research questions • Refer to your notes to help formulate quality research questions
Now it’s your turn… • Using the problem statement and need/focus area developed earlier, work with your team to draft an Action Research Question.