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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.

Start Here: Defining Action Research

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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

The guide is broken down into eight modules.

Module 1

Foundations of Action Research

  1. Defining Action Research
  2. Comparing to Formal Research
  3. Purpose and Reach
  4. Why It Matters
Module 2

The Research Framework

  1. Research Questions
  2. Literature and Findings
Module 3

Methodology and Design

  1. Methods and Approaches
  2. Flexible Design
Module 4

Sampling and Variables

  1. Population and Sampling
  2. Variables
Module 5

Data Collection

  1. Data Collection Tools
  2. Triangulation and Tips
Module 6

The Action Research Cycle

  1. The Cycle Model
  2. Planning and Acting
  3. Observing and Reflecting
Module 7

Research Ethics

  1. Ethics in the Classroom
  2. Objectivity and Practice
Module 8

Action Research Proposal

  1. Action Research Proposal

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Defining Action Research