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Action Research

Activity: Post Group Answers (3 min) . What factors are responsible for students doing poorly in school? (math and science)Interview Question: What would you do if the students in your class were doing poorly in Algebra?Who is in control of learning in the classroom?. A Brief History of Action Re

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Action Research

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    1. Action Research By Eileen Ferrance Presented by Maria B. Roberts

    2. Activity: Post Group Answers (3 min) What factors are responsible for students doing poorly in school? (math and science) Interview Question: What would you do if the students in your class were doing poorly in Algebra? Who is in control of learning in the classroom?

    3. A Brief History of Action Research Kurt Lewin- Social Psychologist and educator- 1940s Stephen Corey- Teachers College at Columbia University

    4. A Brief History of Action Research Mid 1950s- AR seen as unscientific, work of amateurs, new quantitative focus 1970s- AR came back Practitioners questioning emphasis on theory, not practice AR continues and is valued Now seen as professional development and school reform

    5. Quote on Action Research Action research emphasizes the involvement of teachers in problems in their own classrooms and has as its primary goal the inservice training and development of the teacher rather than the acquisition of general knowledge in the field of education. (Borg, 1965, p. 313 in Ferrance, 2000)

    6. So What is Action Research? Research by a teacher with the intent to use the results to inform and change the current practice of the teacher Conducted in the teacher’s environment (school, students) Centers around educational issues

    7. What is Action Research? Method to educate yourself Form of staff development Improving your skills, techniques, and strategies Answersing how we can do things better Changes our instruction to impact students

    8. What is Not Action Research? Not a library project Not a problem-solving project Not research on or about people Not about learning WHY we do certain things

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    10. Types of Action Research Single teacher- issue in classroom Group of teachers- common problem Team- school or district-wide issue

    11. Single Teacher Classroom management Instructional strategies Use of materials Student learning Support from administrator, instructor, parents

    12. Single Teacher Problem evident in classroom Can be addressed individually Teacher collects baseline data May not necessarily be shared with others

    13. Group of Teachers May involve one classroom or shared problem May be supported by administrator, instructor, or community partner

    14. School-wide Group Issue/Problem common to all Parental Involvement Organizational and decision-making issues Low test scores

    15. School-wide Group Teams work together Narrow the question Gather data Analyze data Decide on plan of action Review results

    16. District-wide Group More complex Utilizes more resources Issue can be organization, community-based, performance-based, or decision-making process Issue can involve only a few schools

    17. District-wide Group Problems: communication may falter Hard to keep plan in motion Collection of data may be slow Positive: Real school reform and change Energizing effect can create group commitment and accountability

    18. District-wide Group Problems: communication may falter Hard to keep plan in motion Collection of data may be slow Positive: Real school reform and change Energizing effect can create group commitment and accountability

    19. STEPS in ACTION RESEARCH

    20. Sample Projects from My Students

    21. SAMPLE PROJECTS FROM MY SCHOOL

    22. SAMPLE PROJECT FROM MY SCHOOL

    23. SAMPLE PROJECT FROM MY SCHOOL

    24. SAMPLE PROJECT FROM MY SCHOOL

    25. SAMPLE PROJECT FROM MY SCHOOL

    26. Benefits Voiced by Participants Planning Learning Experiences and assessments responsive to student differences Recognition of health problems of students Integration of technology into PE Integration of other subjects into PE activities Use of multiple learning styles: verbal, visual, kinesthetic Emphasis on process and not “giftedness”

    27. Benefits Voiced by Participants Planning Learning Experiences and assessments responsive to student differences Strategies to ensure critical thinking Incorporation of video games Collecting data Graphing and analyzing data Students learned to track their food intake and remained engaged and focused on lesson

    28. Benefits Voiced by Participants Motivating Students to Learn Meaning of independent levels of learning Helping students set goals Minimizing lecture Self -Efficacy Emphazing physical activity

    29. Benefits of Action Research Teachers learned: To identify own instructional weaknesses based on student performance To research to find solutions To integrate subjects to increase student learning To increase self-efficacy for student success

    30. Benefits of Action Research Students’ success in the classroom increased Classroom management improved

    31. Benefits of Action Research Teachers learned: To use assessment to check learning and teaching progress To follow IEPs (legal) To consider various factors that can impact teaching

    32. Benefits of Action Research Teachers learned: To integrate technology into lessons To have students track their own progress To have students set their own goals

    33. Action Research Teaching is a Dance You Learn as You Go. GOOD LUCK on your projects!

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