Action Research/Inquiry
What is an action research/inquiry? How can I as an individual use it? What is a Blog? These are questions that need to be answered. When I first heard of action research/inquiry, my mind was blown away. "Blog", what in the world is that? This was my brain's reaction thought at the beginning. Now I have learned what all of this is intended for and how it is going to benefit the researcher in the long run. An action research/inquiry can be done in many different ways and it is a method intended to increase knowledge of a particular topic or problem. We can justify our findings and increase our revelations through an action research project. We can use this method for data collection of student standardized test scores, field notes, interviews, documents, student work, digital pictures, video, reflection journals, surveys, literature etc. An Action Research starts a reflection of an initial plan, you act upon this plan, you monitor the plan, you evaluate the plan and then you share your results or findings. This then turns into a cycle that continues on with reflection of a revised plan, you act upon this revised plan, you monitor the revised plan, evaluate the revised plan and share the revised plan. This cycle is continuous until you reach perfection or close to it. This will help improve student achievement in our schools. An example of an action research/inquiry on how parent involvement increases student achievement, behavior and attendance can b
e posted on the internet as a blog. A blog is a way to post news for everyone around the world to read and comment. You then in turn receive ideas, strategies, methods, and solutions that work from other people all over the world. Administrators, teachers, parents, students and the community will all benefit from the wisdom and knowledge that this will bring. It starts with the administrator taking the time to create and believe in the benefits of an action research/inquiry and to reap the rewards. This will increase student achievement, student accomplishments, improve school goals and objectives. We will all learn from one another. What a great idea.
What is an action research/inquiry? How can I as an individual use it? What is a Blog? These are questions that need to be answered. When I first heard of action research/inquiry, my mind was blown away. "Blog", what in the world is that? This was my brain's reaction thought at the beginning. Now I have learned what all of this is intended for and how it is going to benefit the researcher in the long run. An action research/inquiry can be done in many different ways and it is a method intended to increase knowledge of a particular topic or problem. We can justify our findings and increase our revelations through an action research project. We can use this method for data collection of student standardized test scores, field notes, interviews, documents, student work, digital pictures, video, reflection journals, surveys, literature etc. An Action Research starts a reflection of an initial plan, you act upon this plan, you monitor the plan, you evaluate the plan and then you share your results or findings. This then turns into a cycle that continues on with reflection of a revised plan, you act upon this revised plan, you monitor the revised plan, evaluate the revised plan and share the revised plan. This cycle is continuous until you reach perfection or close to it. This will help improve student achievement in our schools. An example of an action research/inquiry on how parent involvement increases student achievement, behavior and attendance can b
e posted on the internet as a blog. A blog is a way to post news for everyone around the world to read and comment. You then in turn receive ideas, strategies, methods, and solutions that work from other people all over the world. Administrators, teachers, parents, students and the community will all benefit from the wisdom and knowledge that this will bring. It starts with the administrator taking the time to create and believe in the benefits of an action research/inquiry and to reap the rewards. This will increase student achievement, student accomplishments, improve school goals and objectives. We will all learn from one another. What a great idea.
Your statement that we will learn from one another comepletly sums up my idea of a great blog!! Well said~~~
ReplyDeleteYou have created a great blog. It gives good information on action research.
ReplyDeleteI like the comment about learning from people from around the world. It is true that we can gain insight from many different cultures that can help us in our own school communities.
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