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Action Research And Evaluation –
edd581ca
(4 credits)
This course examines action research and its role in decision-making and in educational practices. Students are introduced to various types of action research and to the elements of the action research process, including identifying a problem, determining a problem statement and a purpose, conducting a literature review, planning for the collection and the analysis of data, and creating a plan of action. Methods for collecting, evaluating, and analyzing data are discussed. Students identify ethical issues related to research as well, including a professional code of ethics, confidentiality, and research using human subjects. In addition, they synthesize and apply the content of the course by writing a proposal for an action research study.
This graduate-level course is 8
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Creating a Proposal for an Action Research Study
- Prepare an overview of the proposal for presentation.
- Produce a proposal for an action research study.
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Ethical Issues Related to Educational Research
- Develop a process for following ethical guidelines throughout an action research study.
- Assess ethical considerations when publishing reports of a research study.
- Discuss the ethical use of data in educational decision-making.
- Analyze the impact of technology on the ethical issue of confidentiality in educational research.
- Outline guidelines for conducting research using human subjects.
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- Draw conclusions from data.
- Describe ways to analyze and report results for quantitative data.
- Describe ways to analyze and report results for qualitative data.
- Explain the purpose of interim data analysis and its importance in action research.
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Initial Steps in Developing an Action Research Study
- Develop a plan for collecting data.
- Explain ways of ensuring validity in action research.
- Examine quantitative research designs and methods, and issues in collecting data.
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Collecting Data
- Develop a plan for collecting data.
- Explain ways of ensuring validity in action research.
- Examine quantitative research designs and methods, and issues in collecting data.
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Introduction to the Action Research Process
- Compare qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
- Explain the importance of the literature review.
- Determine varied sources relevant to a research problem.
- Identify the elements of an effective research question.
- Determine appropriate topics for an action research study.
- Examine the role of reflection on practice in generating ideas for a research focus.
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Introduction to Action Research
- Examine opportunities to conduct action research collaboratively.
- Explain how action research can be utilized to effect school improvement and change.
- Review examples of action research.
- Identify the components of action research.
- Distinguish between types of action research.
- Define action research.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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