Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ACTION RESEARCH
- CHARACTERISTICS
- Elliot
- *Analyses human actions and social situations
*Uses an exploratory approach *Explains what
happens in the classroom *Interprets classroom
events *Uses direct simple language vs.
technical language
- Kemmist &
McTaggart
- Carried by teachers
Collaborative
Aimed at changing
things
- Cohen &
Manon
- Situational
Solution of
problems
Specific context
- PHASES
- *Plan of
action
*Act
*Observe
*Reflect
- MODELS
- Cohen &
Manon
- -Identification, evaluation and
formulation of the problem
-Preliminary discussion and
negotiation -Review of reseach
literature -Formulation of hypothesis
-Research procedures, resources,
materials, methods -Evaluation
process -Data collection and analysis,
monitoring and feedback
-Interpretation of data, overall
evaluation
- Nunan
- 1. Initiated by teacher (real problem)
2. Real objective data is collected 3.
Results are disseminated 4. Ongoing
cycle / reflection
- WHY DO ACTION RESEARCH?
- To learn about learners
To reflect and analyze
our teaching
To monitor and evaluate
innovation
- CRITICISMS
- Lack of
Reliability
Validity or
Replicability
Unable to
provide facts
- DATA COLLECTION
- Approaches
- Data first
Theory first
- Instruments
- Interviews
- Open
Semi-open
Structured
Semi-structured
- Questionnaires
- Open Semi-open
Structured
Semi-structured
Liket scale
Semantic
differentials
- Case studies
- Advantages
- *Based on
reality
*Generalizable
*Multiplicity of
viewpoints
*Data bank
materials
*Insights can be
put into practice
at once *Very
accesible
- Types
- Neo-ethnographic
Evaluative
Multi-site Action
- Diaries
- Anecdotal and
Subjective