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Some Definitions:
Reason & Bradbury (2002) Action research is
an interactive inquiry process that balances
problem solving actions implemented in a
collaborative
context
with
data-driven
collaborative
analysis
or
research
to
understand underlying causes enabling future
predictions about personal and organizational
change.
Improving
teaching-learning
process
Improving the effectiveness of
certain methods of teaching
Continued
Acting
Continued
Observing
Continued
Reflecting
Cycles
Formal Research
Mostly conducted by
other (non-teacher)
No need representative Sample must be
sample
representative of
population
Do not pay attention to The instrument must be
valid and reliable
valid and reliable
instruments
No need complicated
Demanding the use of
statistics in analyzing
statistics in analyzing
the data
the data
Not always use
Demanding the use of
hypotheses
hypotheses
QUESTIONS
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