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ction Research
ion to
Objectives:
• Understand the purpose of action research in
education
• Differentiate action research from formal
research
• Appreciate the importance of action research in
the teaching and learning process
Activity
1. Form groups.
2. Discuss issues and concerns about
action research (5 minutes)
3. Post the output
4. Assign a rapporteur to tell about the
output and a group secretary to
document the discussion and record
outputs
Activity
What I What I don’t What What I want
know about know about challenges to learn
Action Action me to do about
Research? Research? action Action
research? Research?
ACTION RESEARCH IN EDUCATION
• Action Research does not mean a purpose of
promotion.
• Action research means to IMPROVE
performance not to PROVE validity and
reliability of a proposed project.
• Action Research should be based from
EVIDENCES rather than INTUITIVE
JUDGMENT.
ACTION RESEARCH IN EDUCATION
(Classroom Context)
Formal Action
Research Research
Research Design Rigorous and Flexible, quick
controls over long time frame,
periods control through
triangulation
FORMAL RESEARCH vs. ACTION RESEARCH
Formal Action
Research Research
Approach Deductive Inductive
Reasoning – Reasoning –
theory to observations,
hypothesis to data patterns,
to confirmation interpretations,
recommendation
FORMAL RESEARCH vs. ACTION RESEARCH
Formal Action
Research Research
Analysis of Data Test leading to Generally
statistical grouping of raw
significance data using
descriptive
statistics
FORMAL RESEARCH vs. ACTION RESEARCH
Formal Action
Research Research
Application of Theoretical Practical
Results Significance significance