Sample Action Research Report Evaluation1
Sample Action Research Report Evaluation
Fretarsha Muse
Dr. Kathy Hoover
EDU 671: Fundamental of Educational Research
March 31, 2014
Sample Action Research Report Evaluation
Area of focus The area of focus is integrating technology into middle school curriculum to influence the students’ enthusiasm for learning science (Hollis, 1995). This area of focus does involve teaching and learning because technology is being incorporated with teaching the students and the students are learning about science. “Uniting the use of technology with academic content enhances the overall learning” (Kelley, Finley, Koehler, and Picard, 2001), so by using technology, the students should benefit greatly. Research questions In this action research report, the research question(s) “should specify the population of interest, be of interest to the scientific community and potentially to the public, have clinical relevance and further current knowledge in the field” (Farrugia, Petrisor, Farrokhyar, and Bhandari, 2010). The research questions of this report are:
1. Will the integration of technology into my middle school science curriculum impact my
students’ enthusiasm for learning science? (Hollis, 1995)
2. Can multimedia technology be the conduit that my students need to acquire new
knowledge, develop new concepts, and express strong understanding? (Hollis, 1995)
These questions will help the researcher with finding out if technology will be bests for their students. These questions were very answerable as the researcher has had a great interest in incorporating technology into their classroom and also has determined the measures needed to be taken in order to make this focus effective.
Locus of control Locus of control is a “personality construct the deals with the expectancy or belief regarding the reinforcements that follow a behavior” (Haplin, 2003). With this definition, the locus of control would be to believe that one can control
Fretarsha Muse
Dr. Kathy Hoover
EDU 671: Fundamental of Educational Research
March 31, 2014
Sample Action Research Report Evaluation
Area of focus The area of focus is integrating technology into middle school curriculum to influence the students’ enthusiasm for learning science (Hollis, 1995). This area of focus does involve teaching and learning because technology is being incorporated with teaching the students and the students are learning about science. “Uniting the use of technology with academic content enhances the overall learning” (Kelley, Finley, Koehler, and Picard, 2001), so by using technology, the students should benefit greatly. Research questions In this action research report, the research question(s) “should specify the population of interest, be of interest to the scientific community and potentially to the public, have clinical relevance and further current knowledge in the field” (Farrugia, Petrisor, Farrokhyar, and Bhandari, 2010). The research questions of this report are:
1. Will the integration of technology into my middle school science curriculum impact my
students’ enthusiasm for learning science? (Hollis, 1995)
2. Can multimedia technology be the conduit that my students need to acquire new
knowledge, develop new concepts, and express strong understanding? (Hollis, 1995)
These questions will help the researcher with finding out if technology will be bests for their students. These questions were very answerable as the researcher has had a great interest in incorporating technology into their classroom and also has determined the measures needed to be taken in order to make this focus effective.
Locus of control Locus of control is a “personality construct the deals with the expectancy or belief regarding the reinforcements that follow a behavior” (Haplin, 2003). With this definition, the locus of control would be to believe that one can control
References: Bournot-Trites, M., & Belanger, J. (2005). Ethical dilemmas facing action researchers. The Journal of Educational Thought, 39(2), 197-215 Bhandari, Mohit, M.D., M.Sc. (2010). Research questions, hypotheses and objectives. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 53(4), 278-281 Kelley, D., Finley, R., Koehler, K., & Picard, K. (2001). Equal Access: Integrating Technology Into the Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Pope, C., Ziebland, S., & Mays, N. (2000). Analysing qualitative data. British Medical Journal, 320(7227), 114-6