Transcript CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: An Introduction

CLASSROOM ACTION
RESEARCH:
An Introduction
QUALITY CONTROL SUB
DIRECTORATE
APRIL 2007
CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH (CAR):
is a systematic way for teachers to discover what works
best in their own classroom situation, thus allowing
informed decisions about teaching (Mettetal, 2002)
typically involves small-scale investigative projects in the
teacher’s own classroom (Richards and Lockhart , 1996).
is an activity that connects the ‘doing’ of teaching with the
‘questioning’ of research that can be united if teachers
are to become contributors who shape educational policy
and define effective classroom practice (Freeman, 1998)
WHY DOING ‘CAR’ ?
We want to solve the puzzle (problems) encountered in our classes
We don’t want to be burned-out teachers (PD)
We want to give more to our students (customers)
We want to achieve success and feel the achievement
CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION
RESEARCH
It is contextual, small scale and localized.
It is evaluative and reflective.
It is self-generated.
It is participatory (collaborative).
It is the base of changes in practice.
SHARING
CAR CYCLE
INQUIRY / PROBLEMS
PREMILIMINARY DATA
COLLECTION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
DATA ANALYSIS
ACTION / INTERVENTION
DATA COLLECTION
ACTION RESEARCH PLAN
(R. Allwright, 1993)
1. Identifying the problem or puzzle
2. Refine your puzzle
3. Decide on a specific focus for your
classroom research
4. Find appropriate procedures
5. Collect the data and analyze it
6. Reflect on your findings
7. Share your findings with other colleagues
Classroom Research starters:
1. I would like to improve...
2. I am perplexed by...
3. Some people are unhappy about...
4. I'm really curious about...
5. I want to learn more about...
6. An idea I would like to try out in my class is...
7. Something I think would really make a
difference is...
8. Some I would like to do to change is...
9. Right now, some areas I'm particularly
interested in are..
DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES:
1.
2.
JOURNALS /
DIARIES
TEACHING LOGS
3.
DOCUMENTS
COLLECTION
4.
OBSERVATION
5.
FIELD NOTES
6.
RECORDING
7.
TRANSCRIPTION
8.
SURVEY /
QUESTIONNAIRE
9.
INTERVIEW /
DISCUSSION
10.
STIMULATED
RECALL
• Regular dated accounts of teaching/learning
• Include personal feelings, reflections, philosophy,
observations
DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES
JOURNALS / DIARIES
TEACHING LOGS
DOCUMENT COLLECTION
OBSERVATION
FIELD NOTES
RECORDING
TRANSCRIPTION
SURVEYS /
QUESTIONNAIRE
INTERVIEWS /
DISCUSSIONS
STIMULATED RECALL