As I begin wandering down this road towards a master's degree, it seems a catch phrase that often appears is "action research". Thankfully my second class is all about that subject. Although we, as a class, have only reached the tip of the ice berg I think I can begin to see the picture start coming together. Action research is a term used to describe how a group uses a type of reflective process to learn and correct what they are doing inside of the campus and/or district. In order to get to a point to reflect, data has to be created using various methods to display strength and weaknesses of the current system. This data is most useful when it is created around those that are in the system, and generated with the purpose of growing in mind.
This can be easily used inside of a classroom. We have pieces of data coming at us constantly in the forms of verbal student feedback, written student work, homework, and tests. Using these four as a system of measurement a teacher should easily be able to see if they are lacking in a certain field or TEK, and if something can be modified to fit the need. This is the essence of reflection that makes action research so effective.
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