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Takota works in a school with racial and ethnic conflict among the students. He questions whether implementing a peer tutoring program could reduce tensions and is interested in conducting an action research project on the topic. -Takota's issue is appropriate for an action research study because


A) the study will appeal to the students and parents in the district.
B) the study involves something Takota is interested in exploring further.
C) the district administrators will support the study.
D) peer tutoring is widely accepted in school districts.

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In an action research study conducted in an early childhood education setting, Kemen is engaged in the action research process to address emerging number sense in his classroom. He stated to his colleague, "I believe that manipulatives are a successful mechanism to teach numeracy to young children. I believe it is motivating for them to use toys as their numeracy skills emerge." Kemen is best illustrating which aspect of the dialectic action research spiral?


A) Developing an action plan
B) Collecting data
C) Analyzing and interpreting data
D) Indentifying an area of focus

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According to your text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of practical action research?


A) Teacher researchers have decision-making authority.
B) Teacher researchers will use a systematic approach for reflecting on practice.
C) Teacher researchers will anonymously collect data.
D) Teacher researchers will reflect on their practices.

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Which of the following is an action research reconnaissance activity as presented in your text?


A) Self-reflection
B) Pragmatic application
C) Taking action
D) Follow-through

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Naima is a speech and language specialist. She works with several students in a large elementary school. She uses mixed age groupings to work with children with specific needs. For example, she places all the students who are disfluent in one group. This year the age discrepancies in her groups seem particularly large and this has made her consider this as an area of focus for an action research study. -Noah is a pack leader conducting an action research study on the structure of his group's scouting experiences. Which of the following data sources is Noah most likely to consult within the context of his study.


A) State-wide demographics of the type of children enrolled in scouting in Noah's state.
B) Data from an experimental study that addressed the effects of scouting on students' self-esteem.
C) Correlational data regarding the relationship between scouting and later environmental activism.
D) Data from semi-structured interviews he conducted with his group members and their families.

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D

Given what you know about types of research data, of the following, which is the most likely data source for an action researcher?


A) Classroom test scores
B) Informal interview data
C) Survey data
D) Pre-existing achievement data

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Which of the following is the last step in the action research process?


A) Data analysis
B) Data interpretation
C) Action planning
D) Generalizing the findings

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Takota works in a school with racial and ethnic conflict among the students. He questions whether implementing a peer tutoring program could reduce tensions and is interested in conducting an action research project on the topic. -Takota's research study is best described as an) ____________ action research study.


A) emancipatory
B) critical
C) practical
D) reflective

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Which of the following is the most likely research team to conduct an action research study on the role of simulated driving experiences in a school district's driver education curriculum?


A) The superintendent, a school administrator, and the driver's education teachers.
B) A parent committee and the driver's education teachers.
C) A committee of teachers, parents, and insurance agents.
D) The teachers who teach the course.

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D

Aggie is a paraprofessional conducting an action research project that examines the role of structured cooperative seatwork in mathematics classes in her school. She is sharing her findings with other teachers and paraprofessionals. Aggie is now likely engaged in which phase of the action research?


A) Identifying an area of focus
B) Data collection
C) Data analysis and interpretation
D) Action planning

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Which of the following is a component of a practical perspective of action research as presented in your text?


A) Teacher researchers are participatory and democratic.
B) Teacher researchers are socially responsive.
C) Teacher researchers want to reflect on their practices.
D) Teacher researchers conduct action research without compensation.

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Tasa is a primary grade teacher in a rural school district. She and the other teachers have found that after kindergarten there are large differences among the rising first grade students. Some are reading and writing well and others are still 'catching up'. Tasa would like to investigate this further. -Tasa' s issue is appropriate for an action research study because


A) the study involves something Tasa would like to change.
B) the study should not cost too much to conduct.
C) administrators and policy makers will support the study.
D) there is a body of relevant related empirical research.

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Lyla feels she may not be as successful as she would like to be in conveying to her students the connections between current Middle Eastern relationships and the historical foundations of the region. She has identified this as an area of focus for her action research study. She now is engaged in reconnaissance. Which of the following activities is Lyla likely to engage in?


A) Persuasive activities
B) Descriptive activities
C) Application activities
D) Implementation activities

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The four-step action research process as presented in your text is termed


A) the Dialectic Action Research Spiral.
B) the Action Planning and Implementation Cycle
C) Professional Stance in Action Research System
D) Reciprocal Action Research in Application.

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Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of action research?


A) Action research is empirical.
B) Action research is accessible.
C) Action research is authoritative.
D) Action research is relevant.

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Which of the following is the best example of action research?


A) As requested by the school board, Maurice examines motivation for second language acquisition by fifth-grade students.
B) Samantha assesses her fifth grade learners' second language acquisition during the school year and issues each a grade.
C) Dana examines whether the way she is teaching second language vocabulary is successful.
D) Nina tests whether there should be a second language program for middle school children in the state.

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According to your text one of the reasons that teachers might avoid conducting action research involving multiple schools is the


A) organizational complexity of schools.
B) politics of working with other districts.
C) concerns of parents in different communities.
D) limited experiences of teachers conducting research.

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That action research should be socially responsive is a value of __________ action research.


A) practical
B) applied
C) reflective
D) critical

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D

Educational action research is generally conducted by


A) school board members.
B) superintendents.
C) policy analysts.
D) teachers.

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One primary criticism of critical action research is that it is not


A) conducted in a timely manner.
B) socially responsive.
C) practically feasible.
D) consistent with teachers' values.

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