Action Research & Reflective Teaching Practices Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the role of a 'critical friend' in teacher action research?
Answer: A trusted colleague who provides honest, supportive feedback on research and practice
A critical friend offers candid, caring feedback that helps the teacher-researcher examine assumptions and improve both practice and inquiry.
A teacher implementing action research wants to establish 'prolonged engagement.' This means she should:
Answer: Spend extended time in the research context to build trust and deep understanding
Prolonged engagement builds the contextual depth and relational trust needed for credible qualitative findings.
In Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, which stage immediately precedes 'active experimentation'?
Answer: Abstract conceptualization
Kolb's cycle moves from concrete experience → reflective observation → abstract conceptualization → active experimentation.
A teacher wants to document her instructional practice authentically over a semester. Which tool is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Teaching portfolio with annotated artifacts
A teaching portfolio provides curated, annotated evidence of practice over time and supports deep, evidence-based reflection.
Which statement about action research generalizability is most accurate?
Answer: Action research aims to improve local practice, so broad generalizability is not the primary goal
Action research prioritizes contextually meaningful improvements in the teacher's own setting rather than broad statistical generalizability.
A novice teacher feels her lessons are adequate but cannot articulate why some work better than others. This gap in metacognitive awareness is best addressed through:
Answer: Structured reflective journaling tied to specific instructional decisions
Structured reflective journaling prompts teachers to connect instructional choices with observed student outcomes, building metacognitive clarity.
An action researcher codes her interview transcripts by identifying recurring words and ideas across multiple responses. This qualitative analysis process is called:
Answer: Open coding
Open coding is the initial qualitative step of labeling segments of data with conceptual tags to identify patterns and themes.