Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Action Research - Week 2 thoughts
After viewing the videos of some leaders in education, I found a few common threads among them. First, research is based on data. Data must be used in order to really hone in on my research question. It's what's going to help me pinpoint the very thing I am investigating. By collecting data, I will be able to watch the trends in my research and note where progress is being made and where I was off track. Second, I continued to hear how important it is to research an area that is practical. It doesn't make any sense for me to ask a question that I can't answer or that I don't have experience with. The inquiry must be measurable and if measurable, then close enough to me that I can gain sufficient exposure.
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Josh, I agree with you that research must be based on data. It is important to see and compare the data from before and after the research project. It really does show whether there have been any positive or even negative changes.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that the action research project must be measurable. (Thank you for pointing that out.) I need to focus on that as I create my own action research plan. I am going to be creating the curriculum for my school computer lab class. In doing this, I keep pondering what I really want my end result to show. Keeping data in mind and making sure that everything I am doing can be measured in some way, will help me as I create my action research project.
The process of collecting data would probably turn out to be one of two things - a good experience or a massive experience. I wouldn't mind some techniques on collecting data. Maybe we'll get to that later in the lesson.
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