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| List of figures | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| An Introduction to Action Research | |
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| What is Educational Research? | |
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| What is Action Research? | |
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| Creating a Research Persona | |
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| Plan, Collect Data, Analyze, and Reflect | |
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| Research Ethics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Planning an Action Research Project | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Formulating a Research Question | |
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| Searching for a Strategy | |
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| Searching the Educational Literature | |
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| Selecting the Methods | |
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| Summary | |
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| Making Observations | |
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| Observing Students and Their Work | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Making Careful Observations | |
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| Steps in Observational Research | |
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| Observing Students | |
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| Using Checklists | |
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| Analyzing Student Work | |
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| Analyzing Student Talk | |
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| Summary | |
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| Observing Teachers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steps in Observing Teachers | |
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| Open-Ended Observations | |
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| Using Checklists | |
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| Analyzing Audiotapes, Videotapes, or Verbatim Transcripts | |
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| Summary | |
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| Gathering Perceptions | |
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| Using Surveys in Action Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steps in Survey Research | |
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| Plan | |
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| Collect Data | |
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| Analyze | |
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| Reflect | |
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| Summary | |
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| Using Interviews in Action Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steps in Conducting an Interview | |
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| Types of Interviews | |
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| Determining Your Research Question | |
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| Selecting Participants | |
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| Writing Interview Questions | |
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| Preparation for the Interview | |
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| Conducting the Interview | |
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| Analyzing the Interview Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| Analyzing Test Results | |
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| Standardized Test Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steps in Analyzing Standardized Tests | |
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| Comparing to the Norm (by Individual) | |
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| Comparing to the Norm (by Class, Grade Level, Building, or District) | |
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| Disaggregating Data | |
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| Analyzing Trends | |
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| Mixed Analysis | |
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| Correlating Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| Pre- and Post-Tests | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steps in Comparing Pre- and Post-Tests | |
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| Comparing Pre- and Post-Tests | |
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| Comparing Subgroups | |
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| Individual Adaptations | |
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| Evaluating Teaching Strategies | |
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| Developing New Teaching Strategies | |
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| Deciding on a Research Question | |
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| Summary | |
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| Talking and Writing about Action Research | |
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| Collaborating on Action Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Establishing Group Norms | |
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| Managing Time | |
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| Choosing Your Data | |
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| Structuring the Discussion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reading and Writing Action Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Plan: Purpose Section | |
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| Plan: Participants and Setting | |
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| Plan: Source of Data | |
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| Data Collection | |
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| Findings | |
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| Reflection | |
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| Summary | |
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| Action Research Report Example | |
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| Sample Answers and Discussion Guide | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |