2. What is Classroom Action Research?What is Classroom Action Research?
ClassroomClassroom ActionAction research isresearch is
a natural extension of gooda natural extension of good
teachingteaching..
Classroom action researchClassroom action research
(CAR) begins with a question(CAR) begins with a question
or questions about classroomor questions about classroom
experiences, issues, orexperiences, issues, or
challengeschallenges
3. Who is it for?Who is it for?
Any teacher who:Any teacher who:
• wants to understand more aboutwants to understand more about
teaching and learningteaching and learning
• wants to develop teaching skillswants to develop teaching skills
and knowledgeand knowledge
• wants to take action to improvewants to take action to improve
student learningstudent learning
4. What are the benefits?What are the benefits?
• provides a framework for trying outprovides a framework for trying out
different approaches and ideasdifferent approaches and ideas
• helps develop reflective practicehelps develop reflective practice
• enables teachers to make choices andenables teachers to make choices and
decisions about their teaching stylesdecisions about their teaching styles
• helps develop confidencehelps develop confidence
• helps teachers improve student learninghelps teachers improve student learning
5. The idea of classroom actionThe idea of classroom action
research is that educationalresearch is that educational
problems and issues are bestproblems and issues are best
identified and investigated whereidentified and investigated where
the action is; at the classroomthe action is; at the classroom
and school level.and school level.
FFindings can be appliedindings can be applied
immediately and problems solvedimmediately and problems solved
more quickly”more quickly”
7. AA ModelModel of Professionalof Professional
DevelopmentDevelopment
• Classroom action research is aClassroom action research is a
model of professionalmodel of professional
development in which educatorsdevelopment in which educators
study student learning relatedstudy student learning related
to their own teachingto their own teaching
