Presenting Action Research
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Purpose
• Provide an overview of the issue or the purpose
for your action research. What are you trying to
teach?
(E.g.)
• The purpose of this action research study is to
determine the impact of a math manipulative on
my fifth-grade students’ understanding of
positive and negative numbers.
2
Variables
The Independent Variable:
– Describe here the variable or strategy or technique
that you are introducing into the setting.
The Dependent Variable:
– Describe here what you are measuring with your
classroom assessment(s). What are you trying to
change?
3
Participants
Describe here:
• the number of students,
• grade level,
• and any other demographic data about the
students you are working with.
4
Design
Create a Flow Chart of Your Action Research
Post
Interviews with
Students
Lesson Delivered
Using Rules
Primary
Assessment
Secondary
Assessment
Video Taped
Card Game
Activity
Informal Obs.
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Data
Overview of the Data Collected
– Tables with students’ pre-post data
– Video clips
– Interview data clips
– Examples of students’ work
6
Results
• What does the analysis of all of this data
tell you?
• Did the independent variable make the
desired impact?
7
Reflection
• What did you learn about the setting?
• What did you learn about yourself and your
instruction?
• How will you use what you have learned in the
future to improve your instruction?
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