Exam 20: Action Research

Naima is a speech and language specialist. She works with several students in a large elementary school. She uses mixed age groupings to work with children with specific needs. For example, she places all the students who are disfluent in one group. This year the age discrepancies in her groups seem particularly large and this has made her consider this as an area of focus for an action research study. -Noah is a pack leader conducting an action research study on the structure of his group's scouting experiences. Which of the following data sources is Noah most likely to consult within the context of his study.

That action research should be socially responsive is a value of __________ action research.

Which of the following is the most likely research team to conduct an action research study on the role of simulated driving experiences in a school district's driver education curriculum?

Which of the following is an action research reconnaissance activity as presented in your text?

One primary criticism of critical action research is that it is not

According to your text one of the reasons that teachers might avoid conducting action research involving multiple schools is the

Which of the following is a component of a practical perspective of action research as presented in your text?

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of action research?

Which of the following is the best example of action research?

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of practical action research?

Educational action research is generally conducted by

In an action research study conducted in an early childhood education setting, Kemen is engaged in the action research process to address emerging number sense in his classroom. He stated to his colleague, "I believe that manipulatives are a successful mechanism to teach numeracy to young children. I believe it is motivating for them to use toys as their numeracy skills emerge." Kemen is best illustrating which aspect of the dialectic action research spiral?

Takota works in a school with racial and ethnic conflict among the students. He questions whether implementing a peer tutoring program could reduce tensions and is interested in conducting an action research project on the topic. -Takota's research study is best described as an) ____________ action research study.

Aggie is a paraprofessional conducting an action research project that examines the role of structured cooperative seatwork in mathematics classes in her school. She is sharing her findings with other teachers and paraprofessionals. Aggie is now likely engaged in which phase of the action research?

Given what you know about types of research data, of the following, which is the most likely data source for an action researcher?

Takota works in a school with racial and ethnic conflict among the students. He questions whether implementing a peer tutoring program could reduce tensions and is interested in conducting an action research project on the topic. -Takota's issue is appropriate for an action research study because

Lyla feels she may not be as successful as she would like to be in conveying to her students the connections between current Middle Eastern relationships and the historical foundations of the region. She has identified this as an area of focus for her action research study. She now is engaged in reconnaissance. Which of the following activities is Lyla likely to engage in?

The four-step action research process as presented in your text is termed

Tasa is a primary grade teacher in a rural school district. She and the other teachers have found that after kindergarten there are large differences among the rising first grade students. Some are reading and writing well and others are still 'catching up'. Tasa would like to investigate this further. -Tasa' s issue is appropriate for an action research study because

Which of the following is the last step in the action research process?