Which of the following are motivations for conducting action research?
a. improve student learning
b. improve curriculum
c. adapt instructional strategies
d. enhance professional development
e. all of these are true.
Ques. 2The action research cycle is described as reflect, ____, act, observe.
a. consult authority
b. conduct literature search
c. plan
d. reorganize
e. look
Ques. 3Which of the following is more characteristic of action research than of quantitative research?
a. maintains clear distinctions between researcher and subjects
b. seeks objective knowledge that can be generalized
c. occurs within a natural environment
d. randomly assigns subjects to treatments
Ques. 4Action research is
a. more often qualitative than quantitative.
b. more often quantitative than qualitative.
c. as likely to be quantitative as it is to be qualitative.
d. likely to be neither qualitative nor quantitative but to use a unique approach.
Ques. 5Which of the following is not a characteristic of action research?
a. the research has a primary goal of theory testing
b. the research is situated in a local context
c. the research is focused on a local issue
d. the research is conducted by a practitioner
e. the research results in action or change by a practitioner
Ques. 6Action research is also known as ____ research
a. involved observer
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. practitioner
e. expert
Ques. 7Challenges in conducting action research include all except
a. lack of resources.
b. lack of administrative support.
c. difficulty in obtaining reliable instruments.
d. resistance to change.
e. time.