Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research

Part One

After reading Chapter One of the course text and watching the videos (Action Research in the Classroom: Part 1 and Action Research in the Classroom: Part 2), in one paragraph provide your initial thoughts about action research. What value do you see in conducting action research in an educational setting? Provide examples from both sources to support your discussion.

From the video and the course text, action research refers to a method that teachers use to conduct systematic research on an issue that affects the education sector. In the action research process, teachers need to draw responses from other researchers' work to come up with an interpretation of the consequences attached to the research outcomes. Researching the educational setup has great value. From the first video, the value of action research is emphasized on the need to compare the outcomes of research with colleagues who have researched the same issue and the same situation. The comparison allows the educational researchers to identify the best research outcomes and implement the outcomes in the education programs. From the second video, action research in education is valuable because it stimulates further research on the selected educational topic to enhance the quality of education. Further research in an educational research topic allows the teachers to come up with better ways of teaching that are learner-centered.

Part Two

Select one educational research-based topic that interests you from our course topics. List the topic you select for instructor approval prior to moving on to the next steps. The topics covered during this course include: implementing change in an education-based organization, evaluating the impact of the applied intervention, communicating outcomes, collaboration, and 21st-century leadership practices (e.g., testing and assessment, educational standards, educational technology, literacy strategies, culturally- and linguistically-diverse students, safe classroom environments, disability research in general, AD/HD, autism, emotional/behavioral disturbance, intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities, etc.)

The topic selected for the research is Literacy Strategies.

Resource link is  https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2019/4/

The website that I reviewed for the resource is an academic website that belongs to John Carroll University. The website is used to publish educative content of different disciplines for its readers. I found it interesting that the John Carroll University website is the statue on the website. The statute is a creative piece of work that is interesting and grabs the attention of website visitors. I chose the resource to review because it has a direct focus on my research topic. The resource evaluates the literacy strategies that can help young children learn and understand language while still in kindergarten.

References

Missmelissa73. (2009, November 8). Action Research in the Classroom Part 1. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDVH0u4tUWo (Links to an external site.)

Missmelissa73. (2009, November 8). Action Research in the Classroom Part 2. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZHvpgU7pc8 (Links to an external site.) Minimize Video