Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Don’t have to be a master of major types of research !
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
2 Types of Action research
Practical action research – to address a specific problem within a classroom, school, or other community. It can be in educational, social services, or business locations.
Participatory action research – to empower individuals and groups; to improve their lives and to bring about social change at some level. It can be in school, community, or society.
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Similarities and differences between action research and formal research
Systematic inquiry
Goal is to solve problems of local concern
Little formal training required to conduct such studies
Intent is to identify and correct problems of local concern
Systematic inquiry
Goal is to develop and test theories and to produce knowledge generalizable to wide position
Considerable training required to conduct such studies
Intent is to investigate larger issues
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Continued…… Carried out by teacher
or the local education professional
Uses primarily teacher-developed instruments.
Less rigorous Usually value-based Purposive samples
selected Selective opinions of
researchers often considered as data
Generalizability is very limited
Carried out by researcher who is not usually involved in local situation
Uses primarily professionally developed instruments
More rigorous Frequently value-neutral Random samples (if possible)
preferred Selective opinions of researcher
never considered as data
Generalizability of ten appropriate.
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Advantages Can be done by almost any professional, in any
type of school, at any grade level, to investigate just about any kind of problem.
Can improve educational practice.
When teachers or other professionals design and carry out their own action research, they can develop more effective ways to practice their craft.
Can help teachers identify problems and issues systematically.
Can build up a small community or research-oriented individuals within the school itself.
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Examples from Indonesian researchers
Motivasi, sikap terhadap mengajar dan Konsep Diri mahasiswa FKIP Universitas Lampung tahun 2001
Upaya meningkatkan keterampilan membaca pemahaman melalui penerapan teknik skema
Penigkatan kemampuan membuat kalimat bahasa inggris
Upaya meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara bahasa inggris melalui teknik KWL dan permainan bahasa
DR.Nandang Kosasih Ananda, Dosen FKIP Univ. Lampung
Fuad Asnawi, Guru Bahasa Indonesia SLTP Mataram, Kab. Bantul, Jogjakarta
Andreasn Suwarno, Guru Bahasa Inggris SLTPN 4 Muara Kelingi Kab.Musi Rawas SumSel.
Jafrizal, Guru Bahasa Inggris SLTPN 2 Bayang-Painan Kab.Pesisir Selatan SumBar.
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Some of the area in education
School improvement plans
Curriculum development
Evaluation
Classroom instruction
Class projects
Special programs
Parent participation
Site-based management
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Steps in Action research
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
A Basic Action Research Routine
Look
Think
Act
Gather relevant information (gather data)
Build a picture; describe the situation (Define and describe)
Explore and analyze. What is happening here? (Analyze)
Interpret and explain; How/why are the things as they are? (Theorize)
Plan (report) Implementevaluate
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
Ivan Rismi Polontalo, M.Ed.Stud
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