ACTION RESEARCH
as part of Teacher
Professional Development
Presented by: Tran Kim Dung
Quang Tri High School
Dong Ha city, August 2011
SESSION OUTLINE
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What is Action Research?
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Why should we do Action Research?
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Steps in Action Research process
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Samples of Action Research Proposal
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Reflection & Questions
MOET/DOET/EXAM BOARD…
Syllabus
Materials/ Resources
Assessments
Textbooks
Teachers
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who creates professional knowledge;
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who is a reflective practitioner;
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who is a lifelong learner;
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who continually improves on

research paper
Reasons to do action research
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Help you build a reflective practice based
on proven ideas or techniques
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Allow you to try new ideas and reliably
assess their effectiveness
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It will help you build confidence in your
managerial or instructional decisions
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It will contribute to the professional
culture of teaching at your school
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It can create meaningful and lasting
change in order to improve student
achievement
Primary purposes of Action Research
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Improve one’s own educational
practices
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Improve one’s own
understanding of those practices
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Improve the situation in which
those practices are carried out
STEPS IN ACTION
RESEARCH PROCESS

your question?
Action Research: Main Steps
3. Data Collection
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What, why, when, where and how will
you collect your data?
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How will you ensure that you have
multiple perspectives?
Action Research: Main Steps
4. Data Analysis
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What can you learn from your data?
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What patterns, insights, and new
understandings can you discover?
Action Research: Main Steps
5. Reflection & Plan for Future
Actions
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What will you do differently in your
class/school as a result of this study?
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How will you write about what you
have learned so that your findings will
be useful to others?
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Reflection
Reflection


Observe
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Reflect
THE CYCLE OF ACTION RESEARCH
Action Research: Possible Process
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Identify the Topic
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Brainstorm Topic
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Consider Community, School, and Library
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Develop your Question
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Data Collection
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Analyze the Data
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Develop Timeline and Action Plan
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Share the Results
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Continue the Process
Data Collection Tools
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Questionnaires
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Interview
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Observation

professional practice
True
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True or False?