What is Action Research

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• What is Action Research ?
• Action Research is reflection and inquiry
  conducted by educators who want to improve what
  they do and how they do it, and aims to make
  research methods useful on a daily basis in the
  classroom and the school.
• Participants examine their own practice,
  systematically and carefully, using the
  techniques of research. Action research is an
  effective way for teachers to learn because
  teachers explore topics related to their work and
  in which they already have an interest.

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• What is Action Research ?
• Using the techniques of research, teachers draft
  questions, collect data, analyze data, and act on
  what they learn. Unlike traditional forms of
  research, action research is more responsive to
  the discoveries that researchers make along the
  way. That means action researchers must be
  flexible and willing to follow their questions
  wherever the information takes them

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• What are the benefits of AR?
• It is a professional tool for investigating
  practical mathematical issues
• It promotes reflective practices in TL
• It can be a basis for further academic
  investigation

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• Strategic Intent
• To promote Action Research in East Zone schools
• Why?
• To enhance the capacity of teachers
• To drive Innovation and Creativity in
• Teaching and Learning

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• Strategic Outcomes
• To have at least 1 AR training programme for
  teachers
• b) To have 4 AR projects to be completed by Oct
  05

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• COE for Schools Philosophy
• your full participation is important !
• we cannot succeed unless you succeed

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• How do you benefit ?
• part of your teachers professional development
  (competency cluster in EPMS)
• support your departmental work in promoting IE
  
• you may use the AR project to address specific
  issues in Mathematics Teaching and Learning
• it is supported by COE () !

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• What is the plan?
• Conduct AR Needs Assessment for schools (Feb 05)
• Determine the level of learning needed (Feb 05)
• Work on the time frame for learning
• (Mar May 05)
• d) Completion of AR projects (Oct 05)
• e) Do a review of action taken (Nov 05)

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• What do I need to do?
• Complete the Needs Assessment Survey
• Check your department workplan to see how AR can
  supplement or be aligned to what you are doing
• Talk to your teachers
• TOGETHER WE CAN SUCCEED !