Action research

How it is used

Common among practitioners investigating their own settings.

Example sentences

1. The teachers used action research to redesign feedback and observe its effects.

   Changing practice and studying it are linked.

2. Our second action research cycle tested a revised library orientation session.

   Earlier reflection informed another round of action.

Common collocations

• action research cycle
• conduct action research

Related terms

• research methodA specific way of collecting or analyzing information in order to answer a research question.
• research questionA clear, focused question that a study is designed to answer; it guides the choice of methods, data and analysis.

More terms: Research Design

• research
• hypothesis
• methodology
• qualitative
• quantitative
• sample
• participant
• questionnaire
• case study
• carry out
• validity
• reliability