introduction to action research

INTRODUCTION TO ACTION RESEARCHThe Fourth Course in the Professional Certificate Program for Advanced Studies in Student Learning

PURPOSE….

•To prepare yourself to conduct and publish your own action research project.

OUTCOMES….•You will leave the course with the knowledge, materials, and resources

to successfully complete your action research projects

LEARNING TARGETS….•To reflect on your capacity to complete

the action research project•To clarify teaching and learning

frameworks/theories in relation to brain-compatible and constructivist design

•To identify an area of interest for your Action Research Study

•To develop a focus question for your Action Research Study

Let’s return to last year’s brain dominance patterns…

•What was your dominance profile?

•What were some challenges you faced in the first year of this professional certificate program that might be explained once you take another look at your HBDI profile?

“A” QUADRANT ANALYZES…

LOGICALANALYTICALFACT BASED

QUANTITATIVE

“B” QUADRANT ORGANIZES…

ORGANIZEDSEQUENTIAL

PLANNEDDETAILED

“C” QUADRANT PERSONALIZES…

INTERPERSONALFEELING BASED

KINESTHETICEMOTIONAL

“D” QUADRANT STRATEGIZES…

HOLISTICINTUITIVE

INTEGRATINGSYNTHESIZING

WHOLE BRAIN THINKING MODEL

LOGICALANALYTICALFACT BASEDQUANTITATIVE

HOLISTICINTUITIVEINTEGRATINGSYNTHESIZING

ORGANIZEDSEQUENTIALPLANNEDDETAILED

INTERPERSONALFEELING BASEDKINESTHETICEMOTIONAL

0 - 33 use least

34 - 66 use

67 - 100 prefer

101 + strongly prefer

1

21

3

DETERMINING THE HBDI PROFILE CODE

OUR FOUR DIFFERENT PERSONAL SELVES…

AnalyzesIs logicalIs criticalIs realisticLikes numbersKnows how things work

Speculates / ImaginesTakes risksIs impetuousBreaks rulesLikes surprisesIs curious / Plays

Takes preventative actionEstablishes proceduresGets things donePlans/OrganizesIs realisticIs neat and timely

Is sensitive to othersLikes to teachTouches a lot / Is expressiveIs supportiveTalks a lotFeels

OUR FOUR LEARNING SELVES…

LEARNS BY…

Acquiring & quantifying factsApplying analysis & logicThinking through ideasBuilding casesForming theories

LEARNS BY…Taking initiativeExploring hidden possibilitiesRelying on intuitionSelf discoveryConstructing conceptsSynthesizing content

LEARNS BY…

Organizing & structuring contentSequencing contentEvaluating and testing theoriesAcquiring skills thru practiceImplementing course content

LEARNS BY…

Listening and sharing ideasIntegrating experiences with selfMoving and feelingHarmonizing with the contentEmotional involvement

HBDI Profile

Based on your review, what “habits of mind”will you put in place for this new school year to take advantage of what you know from your learning profile, and hopefully to insure your success in completing this action research study?

HBDI T-ChartStrengths Areas of Need

IDENTIFYING AN AREA OF INTEREST…

Evidence of Learning for this Lesson

•T-Chart of personal strengths and areas of need

•Develop an area of study and a research question