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Action Research Design
Outline

  • What is the topic of your action research?

My innovation plan has been focused on helping bilingual students who fall behind and need to grow in different circumstances such as learning academic topics in two languages. After reading and learning more about Blended Learning and Station Rotations models can find a better focus of my action research. I can now use all my learning to reflect on my planning time to implement fun and personalized stations that allow me to help my students in their needs. 

According to the research, "Blended Learning is predicted to grow significantly and play an essential role than online learning (Mubayrik, 2018)." Also, after diving into Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators by Dr. Craig A. Mertler, my research topic is based on implementing Blended Learning at five-station rotations; three of these with technology (e.g., Raz-Kids, IStation, Education Galaxy) and two without technology. 

  • What is the purpose of your study?

The study pursues to get data about how technology can influence and help students' interest in learning and their language preference. So then, drive my planning time to help my behind students focus on their needs. 

  • What is your fundamental research question?

The fundamental question is how the implementation of the Blended Learning Station Rotation model improves effectiveness to bilingual students? It will allow everybody to see inside my second classroom, and my colleagues can know how this model works based on my experience.  

  • What is your research design? Qualitative, quantitative both (mixed-methods) Why?

If the Action Research is not well developed, it will give inaccurate results. Therefore, I will use a qualitative approach through the research process, and it will end with a test to get data on a quantitative approach. 

Qualitative and quantitative are appropriate for different cases, not precisely one better than others. 

  • What is the most appropriate type of data to collect?

The idea of collecting data in Action Research is to reach a goal to make things better or make corrections when necessary because something is not working correctly. According to my research, the more appropriate type of data to collect is:

* The observation with specific groups of students and then would compare data to determine the scope of the objectives.

* Learning A-Z (Raz-Kids) will provide reports as skills and progress with accuracy. Login time, practice recording, and level progress.

  • What types of measurement instruments will you use?

In more cases, collected data will be mixed. I will collect data with 

* Field notes, 

* Journals,

* Interviews,

* Learning A-Z (Raz-Kids) - IStation - MyOn - Education Galaxy 

  • What is the focus of your literature review?

The literature review focuses on identifying the developments in the field of study. In my case, it introduces the reader to understand the effectiveness of the Blended Learning Station Rotation model to help students who are falling behind in their reading goals to facilitate the growth on pace as autonomous people. 

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Reference

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Mertler, M. C. (2019). Amazon.com: Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators eBook: Mertler, Craig A.: Kindle Store. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5KC4Y6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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