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FACULTAD DE LA EDUCACIÓN, EL ARTE Y LA COMUNICACIÓN

CARRERA DE IDIOMA INGLES/PEDAGOGÍA DE LOS IDIOMAS


NACIONALES Y EXTRANJEROS

Group members: Luciana Jumbo – Juliana Pardo – Valeria Cabrera

Action research is a model of professional


WHAT IS ACTION RESEARCH? development where educators study student
learning related to their own teaching.

APPROACHES
BENEFITS

• Students’ learning is being


Focuses on studying a
Individual teacher studied.
problem or issue within a
research Students • Instructional practices are
single classroom.
being designed to accelerate
learning and build upon
student knowledge.

Focuses on studying a
Collaborative Allow teachers to think about,
problem or issue within one Teachers
action research study, and refine their own
or more classrooms.
professional practice.

Is a school reform initiative.


Every faculty member of the Students’ achievement can
School-wide action
school is involved in studying improve when student
research Schools
a specific issue identified from learning is being studied and
school data. specific learning needs are
being addressed.
Developing and Implementing
an Action Research

Hubbard and Power (1999)


described the action TOPICS: Research question, Learner
research plan as a kind of outcomes, Instructional focus,
backbone for the study. Data collection, Support,
Implementation Schedule
Action research plan includes
the following topics:

Posing a
Research Question

A research question is a carefully formed question


that will be answered by conducting action research.
Four specific characteristics.
1. Identify a desired change in student learning.
2. Be specific and measurable.
3. Be answerable in a reasonable amount of time.
4. Cannot be answered with a “yes” or “no”
response.
Defining Learner outcomes
Establishing high expectations and
ambitious goals are important.
Studying and Developing
an Instructional Focus

Instructional focus.
The practices that are selected as the
instructional focus should directly target
the identified classroom problem
Instructional focus may be determined at
the school or district level.
Identifying
Data Collection
Source

To measure whether the Provide information to


instructional practices answer the research
have had the desired question.
effect.

Determining Level of Support


·Do you need further professional development?
·Will you need assistance with data collection and
analysis?
·Could working with a coach provide you with the support
that is needed to conduct your action research?
·Perhaps having opportunities to discuss action research
with colleagues will prove to be a necessary support
system

Creating an Action Research

Plan

This action research plan focuses on


outlining the “what,” “how,” and
“when.”
Focuses on the following components: research
question, learning outcomes, instructional focus,
data collection, and support.

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