AR is experimental in an exploratory and interventionist sense.

the meaning is at a good illustrations.

the cycle of action research

Plan-devolop a plan of critically informed action to improve what is already happening

Act-act to implement the plan

Observe-observe the effects of the critically informed action in the context in which it occurs.

collecting some data

Reflect-reflect on these effects as the basis for further planning, subsequent critically informed action, through a sucession of stages.

行动研究概念3

Professor Anne Burns

What AR does not do

-set out to prove/disprove an experimental hypothesis (it's about you and your understanding of your teaching)

-establish control/experimental groups

-control variables

-have control and experimental groups

-draw on pre-test/post-test methods

-emphasize statistical analyses

-produce generalizable findings

AR is "experimental" in an exploratory and interventionist sense.

The cycle of action research

--- plan -develop a plan of critically informed action to improve what is already happening

--- act - act to implement the plan

---observe -observe the effects of the critically informed action in the context in which it occurs

---reflect -reflect on these effects as the basis for further planning, subsequent critically informed action, [etc.] through a succession of stages.

(Kemmis & McTaggart, 1988,p.10)

What if I found out already, or something I didn't know before? If I found out some new information, how can I take more actions and going to the next step?

That's why sometimes you have more than one action research.

How does AR differ from other research?

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