Action Research
Action Research in Education
This guide teaches B.Ed. students how to do action research in their own classrooms. 56 short focused articles, grouped into 17 chapters across 7 modules, with step-by-step examples, quizzes, and flashcards.
What This Guide Teaches
- Define action research and explain why teachers use it.
- Frame a research question, do a literature review, and pick a method.
- Choose a sample and identify independent and dependent variables.
- Collect data using observation, questionnaires, interviews, and checklists.
- Run the cycle of plan, act, observe, and reflect.
- Apply ethical rules when researching your own students.
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Read in order. Each chapter is short. Each module builds on the one before it.
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A note on ethics from the start. Action research is gentle work, but it still studies real students. You may need school or parent consent before you collect data beyond normal teaching, like interviews or recordings. Module 7 covers the rules in full; keep them in mind from your first cycle.
The Learning Path
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