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Action Research by Heber Soto Gonzalez. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYno85t1YmI. Action Research.
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ActionResearchby Heber Soto Gonzalez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYno85t1YmI
ActionResearch • As you can seeonthe video, actionresearchistheinvestigationusedbyteacherswhichconsist in looking at yourself in practice, collecting data, analyzingthat data and knowwhatyou can changetoimproveyourpractice in class.
ActionResearchProcess • Actionresearchprocess has 5 steps 1.- Selectinganarea: youhavetochooseanarea of interest, be focusonstudents and theeffects of yourpracticeonthestudents 2.- Collecting data: studythe data yougotfromyourpractice in class 3.- Organizing data: arrange data by charts, table, etc. organizetheinformationyougotfromyourclasstoanalyzeit.
ActionResearchProcess 4.- Analysing data: youhavetoseewhatisgood and whatiswrong in yourpractice and determine prioritiestochange 5.- Takingaction: selectthebestopinionsor ideas foraction, implementsomeactionsinmediately and checkwhatchanges are thebesttoselect.
Studyaboutcorrectinggrammar • Thisis a projectfromSingaporetwo English teachers. 1.- Selectinganarea: theareaselectedforthisproyectwasgrammarcorrection 2.- Collecting data: bothteacherswereobserved and tape-recordedwhileteaching, collectedwritingsamples of students, therewerestudents and teachers interviews.
3.- Organizing data: the tape-recorder data wasarrange and transcribed 4.- Analyzing data: the data show thatbothteacherscorrectallgrammaticalerrors and inmediately of thestudents, 5.- Takingaction: selectivecorrectionisthecorrectoption, correctionmusttakesome time becauselearners lose motivationifyoucorrectthemthewhole time.
Project 2 • A scienceteacher of middleschoolfrom North Florida comparedtwogorupstodiscoverhow he couldmakehisclass more interesting. 1.- selectinganarea: theareaselectedwastheinterest of students in theclasstoimproveit. 2.- collecting data: the data wascollectedcomparingthe tape-recorders of thegroupsstudied.
3.- Organizing data: the tape-recorder data wasarranged 4.- Analyzing data: studentsenjoy more usingcomputers and makingtheirpresentations 5.- Takingaction: keepusingthoseelements
References • http://www2.uah.es/master_tefl_alcala/pdf/arp_article.pdf • http://www.sagepub.com/mertler3study/resources/reports/88896_sr1.pdf • https://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Lessons_and_Resources/Grants_and_Awards/How%20is%20Action%20Research%20Defined(1).pdf