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CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: An Introduction

CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: An Introduction. QUALITY CONTROL SUB DIRECTORATE APRIL 2007. CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH (CAR):. is a systematic way for teachers to discover what works best in their own classroom situation , thus allowing informed decisions about teaching (Mettetal, 2002).

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CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: An Introduction

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  1. CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH:An Introduction QUALITY CONTROL SUB DIRECTORATE APRIL 2007

  2. CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH (CAR): is a systematic way for teachers to discover what works best in their own classroom situation, thus allowing informed decisions about teaching (Mettetal, 2002) typically involves small-scale investigative projects in the teacher’s own classroom (Richards and Lockhart , 1996). is an activity that connects the ‘doing’ of teaching with the ‘questioning’ of research that can be united if teachers are to become contributors who shape educational policy and define effective classroom practice (Freeman, 1998)

  3. WHY DOING ‘CAR’ ? We want to solve the puzzle (problems) encountered in our classes We don’t want to be burned-out teachers (PD) We want to give more to our students (customers) We want to achieve success and feel the achievement

  4. CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION RESEARCH • It is contextual, small scale and localized. • It is evaluative and reflective. • It is self-generated. • It is participatory (collaborative). • It is the base of changes in practice.

  5. CAR CYCLE SHARING INQUIRY / PROBLEMS PREMILIMINARY DATA COLLECTION CONCLUSION REFERENCES DATA ANALYSIS ACTION / INTERVENTION DATA COLLECTION

  6. ACTION RESEARCH PLAN (R. Allwright, 1993) • Identifying the problem or puzzle • Refine your puzzle • Decide on a specific focus for your classroom research • Find appropriate procedures • Collect the data and analyze it • Reflect on your findings • Share your findings with other colleagues

  7. Classroom Research starters: •  I would like to improve...2.  I am perplexed by...3.  Some people are unhappy about...4.  I'm really curious about...5.  I want to learn more about...6.  An idea I would like to try out in my class is...7.  Something I think would really make a • difference is...8.  Some I would like to do to change is...9.  Right now, some areas I'm particularly • interested in are..

  8. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES:

  9. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES RECORDING JOURNALS / DIARIES TRANSCRIPTION TEACHING LOGS SURVEYS / QUESTIONNAIRE DOCUMENT COLLECTION INTERVIEWS / DISCUSSIONS OBSERVATION STIMULATED RECALL FIELD NOTES

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