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Action research in education [electronic resource] : a practical guide / Sara Efrat Efron, Ruth Ravid

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Efron, Sara Efrat
Published
New York : Guilford Press, [2013]
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1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations
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Ravid, Ruth and Ebooks Corporation
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Action Research -- What Is Educational Research? -- Practitioners as Researchers -- Historical Perspectives -- The Unique Characteristics of Action Research -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 2 Choosing and Learning about Your Research Topic -- Choosing Your Research Topic -- Framing the Research Problem Statement -- Box 2.1 Research Problem Statement of a Sixth-Grade Teacher Conducting Research to Determine the Success of Applying Differentiated Instruction in Her Classroom -- Developing the Literature Review -- Step 1 Locating Sources for the Literature Review -- Step 2 Reading Literature to Identify Themes -- Step 3 Constructing a Literature Review Outline -- Step 4 Writing the Literature Review -- Introduction -- Main Section of the Review -- Box 2.2 An Opening Paragraph from the Main Section of the Literature Review -- Box 2.3 A Paragraph from the Literature Review -- Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Box 2.4 An Opening Paragraph from the Literature Review: Moving from the General to the More Specific -- Formulating Specific Research Question(s) -- Questions in Qualitative Action Research -- Questions in Quantitative Action Research -- Questions in Mixed-Methods Action Research -- Examples of Research Problems: From the General to the Specific -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 3 Approaches to Action Research -- Educational Research Approaches -- Qualitative Educational Research -- Assumptions about School Reality -- Research Purpose -- Researcher Role -- Research Process -- Common Qualitative Methods -- Case Study -- Ethnographic Research -- Narrative Research -- Critical Research -- Quantitative Educational Research -- Assumptions about School Reality -- Research Purpose -- Researcher Role -- Research Process -- Common Quantitative Methods -- Experimental Research -- Causal-Comparative (Ex Post Facto) Research -- Correlational Research -- Descriptive Research -- Mixed-Methods Research -- Assumptions about School Reality -- Research Purpose -- Researcher Role -- Research Process -- Common Mixed Methods -- Embedded-Design Research -- Two-Phase Research -- Integrated Research -- Choosing an Approach for Your Research Project -- Action Research Framework -- Personal Worldview -- Research Question -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 4 Developing a Plan of Action -- Considering Your Role as a Researcher -- Box 4.1 A Researcher Role Statement -- Establishing the Research Scope -- Identifying the Research Site and Participants -- Research Site -- Box 4.2 An Excerpt from a Research Site Section -- Research Participants -- Box 4.3 A Description of Research Participants -- Choosing Data Collection Procedures -- Ensuring the Study's Validity and Trustworthiness -- Qualitative Studies -- Quantitative Studies -- Mixed-Methods Studies -- Developing Ethical Guidelines -- Obtaining Permission to Conduct the Study -- Confidentiality of Data Collected -- Informed Consent -- Respect toward the Research Site -- Box 4.4 Sample Letter of Introduction -- Safety of the Participants -- Box 4.5 Sample Informed Consent Form -- Accurate Interpretation and Presentation of the Data -- Creating a "To-Do" List -- Finalizing the Research Plan -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 5 Data Collection Tools -- Observation -- Qualitative Observation -- The Process of Conducting Qualitative Observation -- Observation Protocol -- Observation Steps -- Behavior Log -- Photographs, Videotapes, and Audiotapes -- Quantitative Observation -- Tally Sheets -- Checklists -- Rating Scales -- Interview -- Unstructured, Semistructured, and Structured Interviews -- Unstructured Interviews -- Semistructured Interviews -- Structured Interviews -- The Interview Process -- Developing the Interview Questions -- Conducting the Interview -- Before the Interview -- During the Interview -- After the Interview -- Focus Group Interview -- Online Interview -- Surveys -- The Process of Conducting Surveys -- Writing the Survey Items: Types of Questions and Response Choices -- Suggestions for Writing Survey Questions -- Structured Responses -- Unstructured (Open-Ended) Responses -- Artifacts and Documents -- Official and Personal Artifacts and Documents -- Teacher Journals -- Final Comments about Data Collection Tools -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- Websites for Survey Design -- ch. 6 Using Assessment Data in Action Research -- Understanding Standardized Commercial Achievement Tests -- Norm-Referenced Commercial Tests -- Criterion-Referenced Commercial Tests -- Teacher-Made Tests -- Writing Instructional Objectives -- Preparing a Table of Test Specifications -- Constructing Teacher-Made Traditional Assessment Tools -- Writing Test Items -- Selection-Type Items -- Supply-Type Items -- Evaluating Traditional Teacher-Made Assessment Tools -- Content Validity and Reliability of Tests -- Looking at Students' Response Choices -- Using Teacher-Made Authentic Assessment Tools -- Performance Assessment -- Curriculum-Based Measurement -- Using Rubrics to Assess Student Performance -- Using Portfolios to Assess Students' Performance -- Final Comments about Classroom Assessment -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 7 Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Qualitative Data Analysis -- Preparation for Analysis -- Transforming Data into Readable Text -- Sorting the Data into Files -- Creating a Data File Organizer -- Immersing Yourself in the Data -- Analysis of the Data -- Using Predetermined Categories -- Using Emerging Categories -- Synthesis and Interpretation of the Data -- Identifying Patterns -- Creating a Concept Map -- Supporting the Findings with Evidence -- Validating the Interpretation -- Presentation of Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Reporting on the Analysis Process -- Reporting the Findings and Their Meanings -- Quantitative Data Analysis -- Entering, Organizing, Graphing, and Tabulating Data -- Coding and Entering Data in Preparation for Data Analysis -- Creating Frequency Distributions -- Graphing Data -- Tabulating Data -- Computing Measures of Distribution Centers -- Mode -- Median -- Mean -- Outliers -- Computing Measures of Distribution Variability -- Range -- Standard Deviation -- Analyzing the Data -- Measures of Association -- Measures of Differences -- Evaluating the Statistical Findings -- Statistical Significance -- Practical Significance -- Presenting the Findings -- Mixed-Methods Data Analysis -- Embedded Design -- Two-Phase Design -- Triangulation Design -- Reporting the Study's Results, Conclusions, and Implications -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- ch. 8 Writing, Sharing, and Implementing the Research Findings -- Writing a Formal Action Research Report -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Researcher Role -- Site and Participants -- Data Collection Procedures -- Data Analysis -- Findings and Results -- Discussion and Implications -- References -- Appendix -- Developing Alternative Formats for Reporting on Action Research -- Poster Presentation -- Research Portfolio -- Electronic Media -- Performance Presentation -- Sharing the Research Findings -- Implementing the Research Findings -- Completing the Action Research Project -- Becoming a Part of the Research Community -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Exercises and Activities -- Additional Readings -- Websites for Presenting Action Research.
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1462509738 (electronic bk.)
9781462509737 (electronic bk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Electronic reproduction. Perth, W.A. Available via World Wide Web.
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