Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Action Research is a fancy way of saying let's study what's happening at our
school and decide how to make it a better place.
- Emily Calhoun (1994)
2. Collecting data
Collect existing archival data
Use additional multiple data sources
Collect data regularly
Promote collective ownership of data
Monitor data collection
3. Organizing data
Count instances, events, and artifacts
Display data in tables and charts
Arrange data by classroom, grade level, and school
Organize for analysis
5. Taking action
Combine data analysis with that from professional literature
Select best options for action
Craft short- and long-term action plans
Implement some actions immediately
Assess implementation of selected actions
Bibliography:
Miller, Christine A. “Action Research: Making Sense of Data.” On-line article
recovered 11/05/2007, www.coe.fau.edu/sfcel/sensdata.htm.