1. CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH: An Introduction
QUALITY CONTROL SUB DIRECTORATE
APRIL 2007

2. CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH (CAR):
is a systematic way for teachers to discover what works best in their own classroom situation, thus allowing informed decisions about teaching (Mettetal, 2002)
typically involves small-scale investigative projects in the teacher’s own classroom (Richards and Lockhart , 1996).
is an activity that connects the ‘doing’ of teaching with the ‘questioning’ of research that can be united if teachers are to become contributors who shape educational policy and define effective classroom practice (Freeman, 1998)

3. WHY DOING ‘CAR’ ?
We want to solve the puzzle (problems) encountered in our classes
We don’t want to be burned-out teachers (PD)
We want to give more to our students (customers)
We want to achieve success and feel the achievement

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION RESEARCH
It is contextual, small scale and localized.
It is evaluative and reflective.
It is self-generated.
It is participatory (collaborative).
It is the base of changes in practice.

5. CAR CYCLE SHARING INQUIRY / PROBLEMS PREMILIMINARY DATA COLLECTION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
DATA ANALYSIS
ACTION / INTERVENTION
DATA COLLECTION

6. Identifying the problem or puzzle Refine your puzzle
ACTION RESEARCH PLAN
(R. Allwright, 1993)
Identifying the problem or puzzle
Refine your puzzle
Decide on a specific focus for your classroom research
Find appropriate procedures
Collect the data and analyze it
Reflect on your findings
Share your findings with other colleagues

7. Classroom Research starters:
 I would like to improve  I am perplexed by  Some people are unhappy about  I'm really curious about  I want to learn more about  An idea I would like to try out in my class is  Something I think would really make a
difference is  Some I would like to do to change is  Right now, some areas I'm particularly
interested in are..

8. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES:1.
JOURNALS / DIARIES
Regular dated accounts of teaching/learning
Include personal feelings, reflections, philosophy,
observations 2.
TEACHING LOGS 3.
DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 4.
OBSERVATION 5.
FIELD NOTES 6.
RECORDING 7.
TRANSCRIPTION 8.
SURVEY /
QUESTIONNAIRE 9.
INTERVIEW /
DISCUSSION
10.
STIMULATED RECALL

9. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES
RECORDING
JOURNALS / DIARIES
TRANSCRIPTION
TEACHING LOGS
SURVEYS / QUESTIONNAIRE
DOCUMENT COLLECTION
INTERVIEWS / DISCUSSIONS
OBSERVATION
STIMULATED RECALL
FIELD NOTES