#📓 #🎥 #🟠 # What is action research? ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Oct 08, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Nov 25, 2022</small> 🏷️ [[Action Research]] **Author:** John Spencer **Citation:** Spencer, J. (2017, January 11). *What is action research?* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov3F3pdhNkk&ab_channel=JohnSpencer --- # Summary Short video explaining how teachers can use Action Research to determine what's working in their classroom. # Key Ideas - Researcher actively participates while conducting research - 4 Phases of Action Research 1. Planning for Research - Define research question that can be tested - Lit review to gain deeper understanding - Determine data methods - Create deadlines and set up systems 2. Action - Multiple cycles of experimentation and data collection - Qualitative data: observations, artifacts, interviews - Quantitative data: rubric scores, surveys, achievement data 3. Analysis - Organize data with charts or graphs - Look for trends - Discuss with peers 4. Conclusion - Reflect on practice - Share research with others - Generate new questions to start cycle again > Action research dissolves the barrier between participants and researchers. ## Connections to Other Materials --- # Personal Reflections & Application # Other References