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Research in Action Checklist 10–1 Criteria for Evaluating Action Research

• Area of focus—Does the area of focus involve teaching and learning?

• Research questions—Does the researcher state questions that were answerable given the researcher’s expertise, time, and resources?

• Locus of control—Was the area of focus within the researcher’s locus of control?

• Data collection—Did the researcher use appropriate data collection techniques (qualitative and/or quantitative) to answer the study’s research questions?

• Ethics—Did the research face any ethical challenges? If so, how were they resolved?

• Reflective stance—In what ways has the action research effort contributed to the researcher’s reflective stance on the ways teaching and learning are viewed?

• Action—Did the outcomes of the study lead to action?

• Action-data connection—How is the proposed action connected to the study’s data analysis and interpretation?