CHAPTER 5: ACTION RESEARCH

CHAPTER 5: ACTION RESEARCH

1. CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION RESEARCH

   • Analyses human actions and social situations
   • Uses an exploratory approach
   • Aims to explain what happens in the classroom
   • Interprets different classroom events
   • Uses direct simple language

2. STAGES IN ACTION RESEARCH

   • Stage 1
     • Identification
   • Stage 2
     • Negotiations
   • Stage 3
     • Review of literature
   • Stage 4
     • Formulation of a hypothesis
   • Stage 5
     • Research procedures
   • Stage 6
     • Evaluation procedures
   • Stage 7
     • Data collection/analysis
   • Stage 8
     • Interpretation of data

3. WHY DO ACTION RESEARCH

   • A WAY OF LEARNING ABOUT OUR LEARNERS
     • Questionnaires
   • REFLECTING AND ANALYSING OUR TEACHING
     • Test-teach-test approach
   • A WAY MONITORING AND EVALUATING INNOVATION
     • Evaluation before innovation

4. CRITICISMS OF ACTION RESEARCH

   • Validity
   • Reliability

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