What I Learned about Action Research-Week2

Week 2 provided much more information on action research.  The purpose of the action research project is focused, reasonable, ethical, and should clearly tell you what you will look at or do.  When conducting action research there are specific ideals to follow.  First and foremost, your action research must be data driven.  Secondly, your focus should be on the future thinking about how you will do the research and who it will affect.

From Dr. Chargois, I learned how conducting action research is important in the field of education, and that professionals never stop growing and must use data to impact instruction.  The individuals conducting the research must always keep student performance in mind.  Quality data driven instruction will increase student performance.  From Dr. Lewis, I learned that the research must be practical to the researcher’s environment.  Since the researcher is invested he/she will be focused and interested, ultimately leading to student understanding and achievement.  The data collected and analyzed should be used to change how instruction is delivered.