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Concept of Action Concept of Action ResearchResearch
According to Stephen M. Corey’s According to Stephen M. Corey’s view:view:“ “ The process by which practitioners attempt to study The process by which practitioners attempt to study their problems scientifically in order to guide, correct their problems scientifically in order to guide, correct and evaluate their decisions and actions in what number and evaluate their decisions and actions in what number of people have called action research.”of people have called action research.”
According to Good’s view:According to Good’s view: “ “Action research is research used by teachers, Action research is research used by teachers, supervisors and administrators to improve the quality of supervisors and administrators to improve the quality of their decisions and actions.”their decisions and actions.”
In the light of above In the light of above definitions it can be definitions it can be
concluded that action concluded that action research is the research research is the research
undertaken with a view to undertaken with a view to find out a solution for the find out a solution for the various practical problems various practical problems
of the educational of the educational institutes. It is conducted institutes. It is conducted by those actually involved by those actually involved
in teaching process.in teaching process.
Need and importance of Need and importance of Action researchAction research
Development of scientific outlook:Development of scientific outlook: Action research develops scientific outlook in the Action research develops scientific outlook in the
teachers, inspectors, heads, and managements of teachers, inspectors, heads, and managements of the educational institute.the educational institute.
Solution of educational problems:Solution of educational problems: Some of the problems of educational institutes are Some of the problems of educational institutes are
related curriculum, text-books, methods of related curriculum, text-books, methods of teaching, system of examination, discipline, co-teaching, system of examination, discipline, co-curriculum activities, backwardness and curriculum activities, backwardness and delinquency.delinquency.
Improvement of educational system:Improvement of educational system:
It helps the teachers, principals, and It helps the teachers, principals, and examiners to evaluate their own methods examiners to evaluate their own methods and to remove their defects.and to remove their defects.
Application of result:Application of result:
Action research is useful from the point of Action research is useful from the point of view of application of the results obtained. view of application of the results obtained. Result are applies and implemented by the Result are applies and implemented by the persons engaged in the work of educationpersons engaged in the work of education..
Need and Importance of Need and Importance of Action Research in Action Research in
TEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER EDUCATION Action research is Action research is
conducted by practitioners to bring conducted by practitioners to bring improvement in their practices. improvement in their practices. Teachers and teacher educators Teachers and teacher educators conduct action research for.conduct action research for.
(1)(1) Improving their own teaching.Improving their own teaching.(2)(2) Bringing desired modification in the Bringing desired modification in the
behavior of their students and behavior of their students and student-teachers.student-teachers.
(3)(3) Bringing improvement in the Bringing improvement in the performance o the task on duties performance o the task on duties assigned to them other than teaching assigned to them other than teaching and behavior modification.and behavior modification.
A Teacher may also help a student A Teacher may also help a student in acquainting with the global in acquainting with the global
significance in their professional significance in their professional life in the following ways:life in the following ways:
o Improvement in teaching-Improvement in teaching-learning process:learning process:
It helps in solving day-to-day classroom It helps in solving day-to-day classroom and administration problems. It helps in:and administration problems. It helps in:
(1)(1) Improving methods of teaching and learningImproving methods of teaching and learning(2)(2) Making effective use of audio-visual aids. Making effective use of audio-visual aids. (3)(3) Improving methods of organizing co-Improving methods of organizing co-
curriculum activitiescurriculum activities
(4)(4) Solving problems related to indiscipline. Solving problems related to indiscipline.(5)(5) Solving problems related to system of Solving problems related to system of
examination and evaluation.examination and evaluation.(6)(6) Solving problems of backwardness. Solving problems of backwardness.(7)(7) Improving attendance Improving attendance(8)(8) Bringing professional improvement and Bringing professional improvement and
excellence and evaluation.excellence and evaluation.(9)(9) Creating healthy environment for teaching Creating healthy environment for teaching
and learning.and learning.
o Development of progressive Development of progressive
outlook:outlook: Action research helps in reducing wastage Action research helps in reducing wastage
and stagnation in the teaching-learning and stagnation in the teaching-learning process by developing progressive outlook process by developing progressive outlook and bringing and flexibility in the school and bringing and flexibility in the school programme.programme.
o Development of mutual understanding:
All of them work for bringing improvement in education. It develops love, cooperative feeling and mutual understanding among the different partners of the teaching-learning process.o Development of research-mindedness:
Action research has caused to develop awareness among the teachers and administrations and has made them research-mindedness by developing objective and scientific attitude.
o Utilization of experiences:Utilization of experiences: Action research provides a systematic Action research provides a systematic study carried out on the spot, in the study carried out on the spot, in the natural conditions of the problems felt natural conditions of the problems felt and effects of the changes introduced and effects of the changes introduced by the actual practitionersby the actual practitioners
It is clear that action research helps It is clear that action research helps in developing knowledge, skills and in developing knowledge, skills and
professional life which will be an professional life which will be an asset to you. Hence action research asset to you. Hence action research must be included in any programme must be included in any programme
of teacher education.of teacher education.
