2. At the end of this learning Episode,
students must be able to:
• be familiar about action research as a
reflective teacher; and
• underscore the importance of doing
action research
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
3. • This episode focuses on doing action research as
one of the role of the teacher
• How students learn, wants to make innovation in
the curriculum and desires to improve teaching
practices.
Clarify your task
Doing Action Research: An Overview
4. ACTION RESEARCH
• Action Research is a process that allows teachers to study their
own classrooms, schools and educational settings in order to
understand them better and to improve their quality and
effectiveness.
• Teacher Action Research (TAR) and Action Research (AR)
• The process of observation, reflection and inquiry lead to action
that makes a difference in teaching and learning. It bridges doing
(practice) and learning (study) and reflection (inquiry).
6. John Collier (1945)
Collier believed that
research should not be done
for academic purposes, but
should also be used to solve
real-world issues.
7. Kurt Lewin (1949)
Lewin approach to action
research is more on collaboration.
The researcher share knowledge
with teacher, students and other
school administration to solve the
issues.
8. Stephen Corey (1920)
Corey defined Action Research as
the process through which
practitioners like teachers, study
their own practice to their
personal or professional practical
problems.
10. John Illiot (1993)
Illiot clarified action research
concerned with everyday
practical problems experience by
the teacher, rather than the
theoretical problems define by
pure researcher.