Action research is a powerful tool that allows an individual to actively participate in the design, experiment, and analysis of a problem that is specific to the practices which directly relate to learning and student achievement. Unlike traditional research which is usually based on a review of literature on studies carried out by someone else, action research is question or problem specific and focuses on the role that the practitioner plays and what can be done to improve the actions set forth in the resolution to the specific inquiry. There are several benefits to action research but in my opinion, gaining experience and expertise to positively affect learning on the campus is the greatest benefit.
I think action research is going to be most effective in the way of PLCs for me. Because our instructional design is very much grounded in the findings of our PLCs, action research should definitely be employed to maximize the effectiveness of PLCs. I would like to conduct action research on the effectiveness of higher level questioning in mastering objective/TEK. This is something that comes up often in our PLC meetings but it just hasn’t been tackled. Through creating and implementing proper questioning and using different type of assessments and test data from previous years, we may possibly figure out the best ways to use this method and how effective it truly is.
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