Thus, action research helps educators be more effective in their teaching
because it is a discipline inquiry approach.
Action research helps to professionalize teaching as it leaves
the teacher-researchers to look objectively at what they are doing in
their classrooms.
And to try out new tools and strategies to meet the diverse needs of their students.
Action research can be a form of professional development
leading teachers to learn more about their current practices.
And to find solutions for instructional issues they are having in their classroom.
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Action research involves action, research, and training.
Lewin's conceptualization of action research is that of a spiraling
process in which the practitioner, which in our case is the teacher researcher,
moves through action, research, and training cyclically.
This process involves seven steps.
The fist three steps are to select a focus,
clarify theories, and identify research questions.
The teacher researcher identifies and focuses
in on an instructional issue that he or she is experiencing in the classroom.
For example, you may want to bring closure to a unit of study
by leading students to express their learnings in a visually and memorable way.
What tools would enable students to do this effectively?