Action Research
By Himanshi Singh
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• Research conducted specifically within
the context in which the problem existed
was the key to arriving at a solution.
• !वशेष 'प से उस संदभ. म0 1कया गया शोध
िजसम0 सम:या मौजद ू थी, समाधान पर पहुंचने
कE कंु जी थी।
Stephen M. Corey
• “ The process by which practitioners attempt to study their
problems scientifically in order to guide, correct and
evaluate their decisions and actions is what number of
people have called action research.”
• !"या%मक अनस ु ंधान वह 1!"या है िजसके 6वारा 8यावहा9रक
काय:कता: वै<ा=नक >व?ध से अपनी समBयाओं का अDययन, अपने
=नण:य और !"याओं मH =नदJ शन, सध ु ार और मM
ू यांकन करते हN।
Action Research definition,
• “Action research is research used by teachers,
supervisors and administrators to improve the quality
of their decisions and actions.”
• “अपने %नण'य) व काय- क. गुणव1ा सध
ु ारने के 5लए 5श9क) व
:शासक) ;वारा :य<ु त शोध ?@याAमक अनस ु ंधान कहलाता है ।”
• Address local – level problems of practice.
• Finding immediate answers to questions or solutions to
those problems.
• Reflection is an integral part of the A.R process.
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(!"या%मक अनस ु ंधान के पद)
1. समBया PेQ का =नRचय तथा समBया का चयन
(Identifying a problem)।
2. समBया को प9रभा>षत करना (Defining a Problem).
3. अनसु ंधान 1Bताव के उ6दे RयY का =नमा:ण करना।
(formulate the objectives of the research proposal.)
4. !"या%मक प9रकMपना (Action Hypothesis) तैयार करना।
5. अZभकMप =नमा:ण एवं उपकरणY का >वकास करना। (Data Collection)
6. योजना का !"या\वयन (Plan implementation).
7. 1द]Y का >वRलेषण कर =न_कष: =नकालना। (Analyse findings and draw
conclusions.)
8. अनसु ंधान 1=तवेदन (Report) तैयार करना।
Identify or
Collect
Redefine
Appropriate
the
problem Data
Evaluate
Analyze
and
Data
Reflect
Take
Action
Report
Based on
Results
Results of
Data
Practice Questions
Q.1 Action research !" !"या%मक अनस
ु ंधान का अथ: है :
means: A. एक अनद
ु ै Dय: अनस
ु ंधान।
A. A longitudinal research.
B. An applied research. B. एक अन1
ु यa
ु त अनस
ु ंधान।
C. A research initiated to solve C. एक शोध िजससे त%काल समBया
an immediate problem.
को हल !कया जा सके।
D. A research with socioeconomic
objective. D. सामािजक आ?थ:क उ6दे Rय के
साथ एक शोध।
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related to Action Research?
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A. Action research helps in theory
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B. It enables us to solve practical
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problem.
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D. Rigidity of research design.
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Q.4 Action research is different
from research because : X4Y2+ 4;Z
A. It is done by teachers,
educational managers and A. 6[4.@+Y\ /<$]+ F981+Y JI8
administrators. 1शासकY 6वारा !कया जाता है ।
B. Researchers who have no
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C. It is based on standardized #@$*/ #AB/C. () *2D (4563 $89
devices.
D. It is based on random 827/E
sampling.
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B. The construction of
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hypothesis is based on a
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C. Action hypothesis are
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constructed in such a way that
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D. Action hypothesis are not
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