PPT-Action research in an educational context

Professor Emeritus Lin Norton Applied Pedagogy residentail 2829 Jan 2012 1 EDU 40017 2 The classic definition of action research Action research is simply a form of selfreflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own practices their understanding of these practices and the situations in which the practices are carried out. Introduction, Critique and Enhancements. IS8004 – Seminar 7. 2. 2. Layout. Motivation. Background & Introduction. Principles & Criteria. Critique and Improvements. Case Analysis & Future Applications. Paul Dowling. Institute of Education. University of London. Pedagogic Dogma. Plato. Piaget. Politics. Education = production & transmission of knowledge/skills in contexts that vary in terms of the strength of . What makes . g. reat . p. edagogy? Nine strong claims from research. . There is a strong consensus that high performance in education systems is dependent on the quality . of teaching.. . ‘. the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers. Janet Landeen, Lynn Martin, Charlotte . Noesgaard. , & Kirsten Culver, McMaster. Donna Carr, Conestoga. Nancy Matthew-. Maich. , Mohawk. Changing Perspectives. Overview of Approaches. Today’s Session. Chapter 7. By Ashley . Dziedzic. and Shawn Brodie. According to Karl Popper. Basic idea is that no scientific idea is ever totally confirmed. The best science can do is to show that test after test fails to . Our presentation today:. Chapter Summary. What is ARD? What makes it different?. What are the types of ARD?. Key Characteristics . Ethical Issues with ARD. Our thoughts on ARD. Examples of ARD. Using ARD - an activity and a discussion. Goals of Action Research. To see if the Minesweeper game has promise to teach logical skills that aide in hypothetical and critical thinking, thus reducing dysrationalia.. To see if the Minesweeper game has promise in helping people to use a computer better.. LIB. . 604 Libraries in the School Curriculum. Spring . 2010. What is it?. What is Collaborative Action Research?. a process in which participants systematically examine their own educational practice using the . Alekh Agarwal. Microsoft Research. Joint work with Daniel Hsu, John Langford, Lihong Li, . Satyen. Kale and . Rob Schapire. Learning to interact: example #1. Loop:. 1. Patient arrives with symptoms, medical history, genome, …. BPA. CSUB. What is it?. System Context . Diagrams . are diagrams used in systems design to represent the more important . external actors . that . interact with the system . at hand. . This type of diagram usually pictures . Julie Martin, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist. Why Action Research?. Action . Research . in . Perth & Kinross. School Engagement Action Research . Self Regulation. Closing the Gap. Pupil Equity Funding. Details in the surrounding text give you clues to the word’s meaning. . Types of Context Clues. Definition. The word is directly and clearly defined in the sentence in which it appears. . Example: “The . Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry Narrative, phenomenological, ethnographic, case study, Action research, grounded theory Research paradigms Qualitative researchers generally see human behavior as something that is influenced by both internal and external factors. Thus, human behavior is variable, and can change from person to person, time to time, and situation to situation Presenters: Dara Bayer, Mikayla Batts, Chris Buttimer, Mariama Coker Kallon, Jackie Mallard, Kharimah Muhammad, Ja’hari Ortega, Frangeli Ramirez, Irene Sampson, Issel Solano-Sanchez. Introductions.