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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of Action Research methodology?
To understand how and why educational theories and practices are developed.
To describe, analyze, and interpret the culture of a group over time.
To interpret and understand social interactions.
To solve a problem or to obtain information in order to inform local practice.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Action research is most appropriate when teachers....
learn the participant views rather than imposing their own view of the situation.
try to correct something that is not working.
control for possible rival hypothesis for extraneous variables
learn how things were done in the past and apply them to current or future events.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are three types of data to consider in Action Research?
Analysis of documents, questionnaires, and records.
Checklists, observations, and surveys.
Observations, interviews, and analysis of documents.
Anecdotal data, surveys, and interviews.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which is not an appropriate tool for identifying the problem for research?
Gap Analysis
Prediction
Critical Thinking
- 5. Multiple Choice
The last stage of action research includes:
Draw inferences, analyze the assumption, and evaluate the project.
Analyze the data, draw inferences, and evaluate the project.
Evaluate the problem, implement the data, and draw inferences.
Formulate the problem, analyze the assumption, and draw inferences.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true about Action Research?
AR is a systematic inquiry conducted by teacher researchers, principals, and other stakeholders.
A four-step process of AR is identifying an area of focus, collecting data, analyzing data, and transforming data.
The two main theories of AR are critical and typical.
Critical AR emphasizes the importance of teachers' autonomy.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Action Research is related to bring out change.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Select three advantages of Action Research.
Researchers can develop more effective ways to practice their work.
It can improve educational practice to become more competent professionals.
Identifying problems with existing designs.
It can help teachers identify problems and issues systematically.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which step is taken after we identify a problem to study?
Analyze the data
Locate resources
Conduct data collection
Develop an action plan
- 10. Multiple Choice
Action Research usually takes place in single setting because...
it is difficult to get permission from different settings.
it is designed to answer issues to improve practice in a particular setting.
researchers do not have the skills to conduct research.
data collection methods are only for single settings.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a characteristic of action research?
Variables are tightly controlled
Results are generalizable
Results can show cause-effect relationships
Only qualitative data is used
- 12. Multiple Choice
"The problems which are identified and evaluated by researchers needs to be restricted to a particular class."
True
False
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