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Classroom Action Research module J 21 | MoDUIE Classroom Aation Research Classroom Action Research ‘What This Module Is About ‘What iyourundestndinget acionrsarch? ton esx inquiry research nthe cone of focus to improve qu af an ‘orpninaton and it performance. ype designed and conde by pratitonen ho analyse data tire throm practic, ‘ason research hs theptetl generate genuine and sustain improvements nso It ‘is edoatrs ew opportuni toret on and sesh aching to explore and ste eas methods and material ose how tive the ne approaches wt share dba wid flow am meres an tmake dessa show which new approaches inde inthe tezm’scuriclum, instruction, an asessmentplans. Sohatdos aon seach "row?" ‘Wale xperinental research daly nag ruben aos ain conta pop tne sarc validiy inthe human ston nich ela nll peace. Insole yoo wiles moe hut atone ‘What Will You Learn From This Module? ‘Ate this mule, you shold be abe + dine atonreseacs, iene xeton research om fonna seas; + explen how action nsearch workinschools and cascoms, + enty and explain th varies faction ear ant ‘+ explain the ntatosf ston rsesch, 1 Classroom Action Research [nour introduction wehbe detned what action search, nhs son, weil fas ation reseachinthe cantt of schol and class. fer lesson, you shouldbe ableto plan how action esearch can work inschoo andi helen, Reflect 9 ‘haistefrenceberee foal earch andacton each? study Acton esearch an frm rsechiesomediee The ble lovee te dienes, ‘ ee Acton serch an oral Research Toric FORMAL RESEARCH [ACTION RESEARCH Tainingnesded by | Ecensive ‘Onewn or with sesearches consultation Goakofveserch | Keowiedge thats ‘rowed to applytothe ‘eneraiable local situation Method ofidentiying | Review ofpresiousrescarch | Problemsor goals curently the problem tobe fond studied ProcedureforTeraure | Exensive,wsingpimary | Merecusory, wring review sources secondary sources Samplingapproadh | Randomorrepresentatve | Stdants or llnts with sampling nom they wor 2 Classroom Action Research Reflect Study roric FORMALRESEARCH [ACTION RESEARCH Reseach design Rigorous conto angtime | Looser procedures, change frame uring ty, quicktime frame; contothrouh ‘angulation ‘Measurement Evaluate and pees (Convenient measures oF precedes esis standardized ests Dataaralsis ‘Statistical ets; qualitative. | Fecus on practical, not techniques totic sigiicnce present raw data ‘Application ofresuits | Emphasisontheoreicat | Emphasson practical signtieance signieance Infg18 ational on ton rt eld a ein vey. Asin that adit cen reach oso flows Acton src isoform of cll retin andra by sea aici tats nor opr ratty and us ft ces ‘il nd dca praia Bian ft prc ond utopia cared a ‘sa partcpatry coltrane reer whch pay ara Be afaton of sos cancers ery share arp. ho dies crea f once Hos nto gt, ac ado india or lec ond refer os ction research apie in these level? Action research in schools ‘plied on these eel action research ivestigaes human coos wich are experenod by ‘waht spears or aminstatrs ss unazoahleinsome espectspoblemate, ssc © ange (contigs, an equiingpracial sponse (perp), ‘sion search be defined a form of ingury aimad at solrng a speci and practical hoo problem, uh is esl are onal fora paral case and arenot meat app > anyother station. eon research canbe dneby nda or by eamsof alesgues. The team approach ale callaboraiveinguiry ‘dassroom Action Research Reflect Study & ‘Aion research ste ptt generate enue and sustained improvements Inschoos It seduces er oportoniis 0 refleton and ase hi eaching; explore and stew ideas methods and atria ass hw ete the ne approaches weet share fedback ith llow team members and to mae decisions about which new approaches onlin the ‘exnscuriulo, stu, td sessment pans, nschooks whet instances orstations il require action search? Characteristics of Action Research in Schools 1. Atinreearch in scons invesigas human aon also station wich re epetendbyteten ss + unazepablinsome nes (oblate); + ssc tcange coming + requtinga paca response (pci), ‘etonrezarh sconce ith the yaa poles execs aches, rae than he ‘thn poblns én by pur esearces wii a dsilineot Fowl tmaybe cared otytheteachers hase oF by someone hey commision carey tutfor he, 2 ‘Tealmof acteurs dagen acer sundersunling (agro) fis problem. ‘here aps an explora stance tovars any ina dfintrs fs tatoo he may bel ‘Thsundesanding des ota any speci rsgonse bu dos inte moe ely ‘hal sorof responsi appropriate ndetnding dos ot determin appro acon but sprit aion muse ground inundetang. 3. Aan eer ops athe stance n which action ined to change he station temporary upended una epe understanding ofthe practical problem hasbeen sched, 4. Inexpaining whats goingon action etch lb sory abate venty lating to ‘cone of mutvalyinterdepenient contingencies. es whic ‘hang together bese theydependoncach oer trocar, "This sri called a cae study. The ade of explanation case stds ‘natural rather than foals Relabonhgs a illninte by conte dexition raherthanyfomal semen causal ns and tats colton. assures ‘hear of hestation bit anal henry emboli sacavefor, thr than formal hy stn preston fom, 5. Aon resach interes sha s grngon' fromthe point of vero th atng nd Interactingin he pcblem station, eg waches and pup, eas an bean 4 ‘lassroom Action Research ‘rents nerprea suman actions nd trensatons ater than natural process bjt ‘othelans ofnatral scene Actions and transactions arene intense cones they postulate, ie asexprsonsof pesos + undestunlings of andl about, hissuton; efron and gals + ces anddcions, ‘© ackooadgereritof ean norms principles, and vals in iagnesing, eto gals, snl chosngonusesof ation ‘whats gong’ made tighly efernce tthe sbjtve meanings ace to ithy ‘heparicpans Tiss why eving ani partpantoberetion ae inpotant research ‘eos inanactonresearcheontex. {6 Since acton-tsearch aoksatasiustion fom the paripanpoint of wil debe and eplin wating ninth sane language a tey use nay the ommonsense |anquage people ueto describ ane explain human actons and sociation in ereray Iie Teisbyvinue ofthis fat thatthe acount faction researc can bevaldted in daogue wth parlpans. Areseach eportcouchadinthelanguagecf abstract dines sneer apradct of genuine aioe esearch 11. Since ston sear els at pebem fram hepsi of ew of hoe ime canon be validate in unconstrained alogue wih ther son search neces ios patients in eleton about elation, 25 antvpannersin he earch, sous of daloge ith patipans bout interprets andesplanaton emerging te esearch shoul be an integral pao ny action earch pt 8, Sinoetton search voles unconstrained dalogue between ‘eearcer (whether bean ‘our asherearcher) anf parcpans there mustbefenformatonfobeveen them. “Thepatipans masta fe anasto theresearhe’ aa nterpeatins axons ant “tereseacher musthavefee aos 'whas oingon arth itrpetaton and sczunlf il Tiss why ation serch cannot be undertaken propern le asence att abled lity taut agreed bia ramevork governing the cllestion, ws, anicleascof daa, Reflect ‘Shinkabout partular problem nyourschool wich wil require acton search What approach row wld you think you wl go aboutin doing te action eer ) son esearch hassel varies. Rea on find out ‘Classroom Action Research 5 6 Study Varieties of Action Research ving deel tay, depth dificult, the eli of ton esearch is for him, and having, sash his opening community latons he prospective ston searcher must delete natore oti work in species. ‘One may dtingish four ait of acton esearch, Bach variety hs some ues andeach hast ‘ounlimtatons. Tere ae, fous, no shay nef demarcation betwen tem andthe se not mutually incopatble Characters features of woot more dstngushabl ates ay sometimesbecboredin asinglepoe. ‘Telstar maybe dsc as chagret: his esearch wich sega ad ato. isclearesfrm diagnostic action rserch maybe dese asfollons The seach agency into an already exiting problem station, preferably ition It egos he stuatn, Torevampl tesco! rnp maya te itt upto st escola ata parla polem soon vate af ton esearch maybecalledpaipant acon serch To large een iis srectofthe nese fle cherein the fist varie namely hat diagno est algs lead ation an that fen te main diel in eng acon ters fom nse ‘community iva "sen ea stat the people wo aeotak ston mt also evo inthe rear poss from they begining Not on wl hey more key ei th net forthe para acon rogram ial ded pn, ut thee gp nese’ rebrand th aon rogram. Wout thisclaboraton, seach diagnos and emmedations fo change edb simul insect aggre, and rationalization ahehan moda eos tomake hangs “Tisvary faction esearch isin aseseaspecl kind olga acon seach Consider ssarenarh echnique is ametod which canbe ued forenya limite angeofpoblems. ike gost action each it ls pia fas about a paral community rater than spneral pines hich can guide ation noes communies 2 wel Papa’ action "cari, rit speaking mea ecel kindof ation hn than spec kndo search Xermphassis placed on participant action research aan ation eiq te degre preson of the research findings isnot particularly important s ong asthe ction i being tered into sre channel (whch may hemsees haven coer rn an techicaly more adegte sear, Theraecbvnslimiations upon the copay fy perl to priate scenic reer the esr ation may tn confit wth nin search guierents, “Terare many paleingrclems ino hers the degre which search possscan ‘esl the dee to which the ns fr depth nteveing canbe rue hatiean ‘bested by spe pling ota 2), the dpe to which athe meio eich 1mcasarsilsanbeimparat oy ep, hedegre stich more tx ealabraton ct skilled reac peopl sneer andthe manner fitting the wake the sia with thay colors ‘Classroom Action Research resample the district suersr may did tobe part ofthe tam that wil lookin andfind solons to partir problem inteshoo. This tay district superior oto actsas coneulantbatis aewalyone ofthe reaches. invari ton rch perhaps stared a empral, maybe xem many boys steer hos, and other commit pojets Tease behing His are of seh do somahingand heared of hat sdaneand what hagpns Tense proms ‘spiny materof rc ping ed uonenlating exper ayo day wk eal thee ation nsacher sos wth asuesinof similar groups. Atheeginning fis work cach ane wes oun the ahah s ong tue whe on sis ‘patna bat change il ake placinth atts and ehaor ote goup nee. Dring his act contc th the grou ered hate actly des, what ther ‘ontsakeplce hich ens have an unc onthe pup members an what change inthe poupoon te endohischerasds wher hishpothoxshae bene ore sndakoany ners which bens maybe dere mis experience with his particular po. ‘inherent wean ef hispeof acon researchisthatomelsons adr eer fom ‘pein ith sing pop orf xen wih sel groups dleng nnumes nono a Depietsweakoes epi schon search may edo agradal elon of eerily ald pripes. eet illustrations f such element an befound iothepeogessofical medicine ‘nepal ace esearch thse dal bas sual be spose ator tot of theation ad tent terse Tis arargerent asthe get aaah it sutbsatelly vesthe reach voter fl kouedge ofthe dtf heaton ing stu Howe hedeanigs aenuresandseous (1) great many succes nanos and ees group action oot have sity formule tet hypothe explly rset concurs preci. Though roplede may ise elope dati and opera Sil, tees peranen gain o si his sil aot communica.) The seach wore whois ab lode owns eon reposts usually unable ae he ine b ordi chenaiosfil ornsome cass nto mat obs tbl. (3) renrorpng atl aeqa, ouch mtrialsusaly gate hati wok ie close fonts arly Sins th grou erga sus lead under pestaepin ‘new poet ith noth group hein make hasty sane fi la andthe bry the ‘nhs vette beso itensitishard ora esearch wore beseropully cbjetiein luting he oukome al is hn to lls ernest aainfience what appensina rosa, heintereion ftir eles s abana set, dit eat tptatn forte seach wore expan aay anything hates ee his ‘nal puts oreastdout ote extent of hchangese hsb ble pede esto thes pil can be aaa the loth epilation eearcrisliite hat fan cbse or constant with oe repos fete ont ofthe acton aang, ‘ih hi sangeet sneces tof stuansin which ropa alread paieadar Classroom Action Research 7 Activity 1.4 ‘under ay and twin the enoperaton ofthe peopl retin he group actin. Continued ase calsbration alin nasa contusions he research worker ae tohave any influencean ‘the conduct of fue ston rs, ‘A exale of emp ston research when thepricgal andor the isi sensor Sonmulat hypothesis and tess these phos find oti scorch. Alounh vary of action sear, theepermental iscntled march onthe elave ‘tines ofvaciow asonehniqus. Theres alst vas more than one possible wayof ‘ying tacomplish someting, The roblem ist find which sthebst. This research om acon Inthe sloest sense ofboth words An ecample would the principal and sit supensr ty out ilerentsoutns oa problem. tofndoutsbich ones works best. rom heresearch point of ve itis of cou, ees thatthe situations in wich te leave scone place bes early lie apostle and measurements be taken before and aie in tion ober quantile or qualita data canbe aed ding the couse he acon for the pupasf throng ght onthe dais ofthe changes whic tke place so much tnebeter fal be varies of action esearch the experimental as tbe rests pote valor the savaee of cintfclnomlg, sine itean provid, under fworablereamstancs, adn est of spc nprhes, Iishawerer the mas dfieaform of action seach a cary a succes In ation tlle general ifcales which we suse inthe eon ston of ‘hisppe experimental action research requis theresearcher tobe ableto preity considerable scary and osomeexten convo the ooue of social acon. Une hecan doth ‘heacton wchniqus whose ven he sinvestgting wil be carl ont under the widely fing ceumstancs charac ofempitial acon research ae may een take afer which ‘comply relevant the bypothas els eng os Gveyourownexamplesofthevariets of aon esearch Jodo youransversonaseyarate shesf paper ‘What problems or entnsintheclasswem can besoheorimproved hough action esearch Action Research in the Classroom Al good eachers ela raat the impart ther wor hasonstodent tig, bt ation restarch aks this ongoing sel evaluation terete, Alte her of action earch the

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