Research & Assessment : Research & Assessment English Week! Teacher Development Hand On Practice(HOP)
Research & Assessment : Research & Assessment Teaching is an ongoing learning process.
Teachers are generally keen on improving their work
Teachers are in the business of "change".
Action Research Project : Action Research Project How can you improve your teaching?
How do I go about making changes in the way my classroom is run or in the way my students behave or in the way my school is run? Improving Instruction & Learning
Action Research Project : Action Research Project What is action research?
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Marcia Rettig-Seitam (1997) explains that "action research is a way for teachers to find solutions to classroom problems. By collecting data and analyzing the results, teachers can change their practices in the classroom as needed.
The principle of action research:
plan a change
implement the change
collect any necessary information
analyze what happened
Action Research Project : Action Research Project Action research can make use of data already being collected or needed for classroom practice.
" Action research goes through the following steps: (I T D E M A)
Identifying a problem
Thinking of ways to tackle it
Doing it
Evaluating it
Modifying future teaching
Action Research Projects
Action Research Project : Action Research Project Are there any Questions?
Action Research Project : Action Research Project Howe, E., Stack, J., & Rettig-Seitam, M. (1997). Planning for action: Turning meaningful data into programs and promotion. In: Information Rich but Knowledge Poor? Emerging Issues for Schools and Libraries Worldwide. Research and Professional Papers Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship Held in Conjunction with the Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada (26th, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 6-11, 1997); see IR 056 586. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/PDFS/ED412969.pdf