Teachers as Researchers – Improving Classroom Practice through Action Research
Mionsonraí an chúrsa
This self-study module is for you if you want to embark on a reflection of your teaching practices, innovate your practices, and analyze the effects of your innovation.
If this applies to you then this module can help you to become familiar with action research, a systematic process of inquiry into a self-identified teaching challenge to better understand its complex dynamics and to develop effective strategies to address the challenge. This module offers you an outline of the different steps of the action research process and provides you with a scaffold for developing your own action research plan.
In 2022 the School Education Gateway Teacher Academy and eTwinning piloted an extended format of this module with 50 participants to explore the challenges teachers face when implementing action research in their classrooms and to support them in a more personalized way to apply action research in practice. This self-study module is based on the experiences from this course and builds on the work of the 50 pilot teachers who implemented action research in their schools.
Duration and workload
Start date: Monday 19 September 2022
End date: open-ended
Duration: self-paced
Workload: 2-3 hours
An spriocphobal
The course targets any classroom practitioner who wants to implement a classroom-based action research project.
Cuspóirí foghlama
In this self-study module, you will find guidance on how to:
- Identify the research topic you would like to focus on by gathering information
- Increase your understanding of the planning process for implementing an action research project
- Discuss data collection strategies and analysis of the empirical material you will collect
- Consider the claims that you can make after analyzing your data
- Discuss ways of modifying practices based on your findings
- Explore ways of sharing your findings
Arna thairiscint ag
Tá an t‑inneachar seo á thairiscint ag an gCoimisiún Eorpach. Is é an Coimisiún Eorpach brainse feidhmiúcháin an Aontais Eorpaigh atá neamhspleách ó thaobh na polaitíochta de. Is ise amháin atá freagrach as tograí a tharraingt suas le haghaidh reachtaíocht Eorpach nua, agus is ise a chuireann chun f
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- How This Module Works
- Module: Improving Classroom Practice through Action Research
