Action research is the improvement in practices. (theory/ practices)
Action research is participant- driven, reflective, and collaborative (collaborative/solitary)
Action Research is a research based on people’s real -world experience. (Fundamental Research/Action Research)
Action Research was created by Kurt Lewin.- True
Action Research is not conducted in a specific context.- False
Fundamental research is done by outside specialists, while action research is done by people who want to evaluate their work situation. – True
Action Research: Improve Practices
Check Your Understanding 02
Action Research is not a justification of one’s teaching practices.- False
Action Research is non-cooperative. – False
Action Research is a critical analysis of educational theory. – False
Action Research is practical and relevant to classroom teachers.- True
Action Research is a process involving educators working together to improve their practices.- True
Action Research is never context-specific. – False
Fundamental Research is usually conducted to establish broad generalizations, whereas Action Research is conducted to improve practices – True
Fundamental Research is done by people who want to evaluate their work situation, whereas Action Research is done by outside specialists. – False
Formative Assessment 01
Which of the following is not a step in the Action Research Process?
Drawing Generalization
Which of the following is not related to the criticism of Action Research?
Findings will have implications on classroom practices
Module 02: Steps of Action Research
Check Your Understanding 03
Action Research adopts formative methodology.
Action Research follows scientific research design.
Action Research experiments with the situation.
Action research tries to solve the problems of practitioners.
In Action Research, teacher is the researcher.
Action Research is a self-reflective enquiry.
Action Research is Quantitative or Qualitative in nature.
The process of Action Research is cyclic.
Action Research adopts a methodology of its own.
Formative Assessment 02
‘Action’ in Action Research implies –
Change
Educational Action Research is – i) a research for the teachers ii) a research by the teachers iii) a research of the teachers
Only (ii) is true [(ii) a research by the teachers]
The main objective of Action Research is
Improvement
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Action Research?
Helps in personal behaviour modification
Which of the following is not a problem of Action Research?
In what way can I make teachers more accountable for their duties?
Module 03: Process of Action Research
Check Your Understanding 04
The test which is not on the basis of purpose- speed tests.
The test which is on the basis of process- Teacher made tests.
Which is not the type of validity?- Practicability.
Check Your Understanding 05
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Action Research?- Likert scale.
Find the odd one out: Types of reliability- Validity.
Find the odd one out: Types of observation schedule- Structured Observation.
Find the odd one out: Types of questionnaires- Unstructured.
Formative Assessment 03
Which is not a tool of data collection?
Reliability
Which is not the research method?
Validity method
Experimental research is a systematic and scientific approach of research.
True
Guttman scaling is also sometimes known as cumulative scaling or scalogram analyses.
True
Personality inventories only deal with overt behaviour of a person.
False
Questionnaires are not paper and pencil based instrument.
False
The school survey is used to gather data concerned with internal or external characteristics of school system.
True
Module 04: Report Writing
Check Your Understanding 06
Arrange the steps of Action Research in the correct sequence.- (v) Identification of Problem,(ii) Formulation of the hypothesis, (i) Methods of Research, (iii) Data Collection, (iv) Data Analysis
Check Your Understanding 07
Ms. Mathur is an English teacher of class VI at Adarsh Vidya Mandir. Her students were very weak in English writing. She decided to try word processor software to improve the writing skills of her students. It proved effective in bringing about remarkable changes in the writing skills of her students. Ms. Naik, principal of the school shared the findings of Ms. Mathur with the principal of Vidya Niketan Ms. Ranade. Ms. Ranade wanted to know more about the experiment but Ms. Naik was not able to help her out. The most probable reason for this is Ms. Mathur did not do documentation of her research.
Ms. Borde’s students were weak in communication skills. She made use of the chat tool as an intervention. It helped to improve the communication skills of her students. This finding will reach more teachers if Ms. Borde Write a report and keep it in the library
In the report written by Mr. Sathe it has been mentioned that “Dr. Mashelkar (1985) has given Panchsheel which will be useful for transforming Indian society.” The correct way of writing would be Mashelkar (1985) has given Panchsheel which will be useful for transforming Indian society.
Research Report has to be- i, ii, iii and iv [(i) Logical, (ii) Objective, (iii) Concise, (iv) Technical]
Research report has to be written in Past tense.
From the following abbreviations abbreviations, researchers is allowed to use which abbreviation in the research report?- Etc
What is the purpose of conducting Review of Related Literature? – iii & iv [(iii) To lay the foundation for research, (iv) To show how your study differs from other studies]
The purpose of having a table of contents is to Locate quickly the desired part of the research.
The reason for conducting action research is to be mentioned in the Rationale of the study part of the report.
Review of Related Literature is included in the Body part of the report.
Objectives of the study are derived from Title.
The sampling part of the research report should describe: i, ii, and iii [(i) Sample size, (ii) Sampling technique, (iii) Sample characteristics]
If you are referring to an action research report, then which part of the research will be most important to you?- Action plan and its implementation
