Action Research

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Action Research - A Tool for Our Future
Third Year- Secondary School Marsha Hachmon-
Pedagogical Advisor June 2004
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What is Action Research?
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An approach to professional development in which
teachers systematically reflect on their work and
make changes in their planning and implementation.

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What are the pedagogical reasons for Action
Research?
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Identifies problems and needs in the classroom
setting. A systematic process that examines a
situation of planning and evaluating change.
An ongoing process with principles that can be
applied in other aspects of teaching. Investigate
s and reflects on teaching practices in a new
manner.
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Why should student teachers do Action Research?
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To develop meta-cognitive skills. To gain
expertise in their chosen profession. To
realize that teachers can make change.
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What is the process of Action Research?
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Observation
Reflection on Process/ evaluation
Reflection
Implementation of action plan
Research, collecting data
Deciding on Action plan
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What are the difficulties of the process for
student teachers?
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Lack of time. Artificial teaching
conditions. May contradict master teachers
methods of teaching.
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STUDENTS ACTION RESEARCH TOPICS
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Why Students Can not Read By Yulia Kovler.
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• A major problem that repeats itself in the
  classroom is difficulty in reading English words
  and decoding them. Students lack the skills of
  combining the letters, sounds, spelling and most
  importantly, understanding or decoding the needed
  information.
• This issue is a crucial one, for it is the basis
  for further realization and success in the learnt
  material and in future life.

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Using Games in the EFL Classroom By Michal
Bari
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• Games are motivating and effective tools in
  learning because they sustain pupils interest
  and allow teachers to create contexts in which
  the language is useful and meaningful. The Action
  Research deals with innovative methods for
  integrating games in the EFL classroom.

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Homework By Vardit Nakash
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• Lack of motivation regarding homework is a
  problematic issue.
• Innovative, motivational planning and
  implementation of homework tasks allows for
  improvement in pupils learning.

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Test Anxiety By Ahlam Sarsour.
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• Many students are afraid of taking tests, which
  has a negative effect on their test results and
  emotional well-being. After analyzing and
  researching causes for test anxiety, several
  methods were developed to deal with and hopefully
  eliminate the problem.

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Using Songs in the EFL Classroom By Safa
Hassouna and Ira Polyakov
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• Use of songs is an extremely motivating tool in
  teaching a foreign language. Students are more
  interested, involved and motivated when taught
  through songs. The action research will deal with
  integration of songs for language acquisition in
  the English class.

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Forming Questions in the EFL Classroom By
Liron Eyal
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• Difficulties in formulating questions in the EFL
  classroom leads to the need to find creative
  solutions. The action research focuses on social
  interaction as a tool for effective development
  of question formation.

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Grammar in Context By Dana Barr and Irit
Goldshtein
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• Grammar in context includes teaching grammar
  through songs, short passages and stories instead
  of rote-memory grammar exercises.
• This method raises students interest and ability
  to internalize the material taught.

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"Beginning Reading for Weak Pupils in the Junior
High School - Combining Phonics and Whole
Language" By Shamaim Paz
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Learning to read in a new language is a difficult
process, especially for weak learners, who have
problems in their own native language. Problems
breaking the code of new language puts students
under pressure and causes frustration. In the
past, teachers taught either by the whole
language approach or by phonics. Neither were
successful as separate entities. Combining both
methods increases the students positive attitude
and rate of success.
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Final Thoughts...
It was a long and difficult process.
Action Research contributes to my teaching
development
We can make a change!!!
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Presented by Third Year /English-Secondary
School Marsha Hachmon Pedagogical Advisor
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THE
END
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Here We Are Here we are in the center of town,
look! Everybody is here again We are
shopping They are walking We are eating They are
talking We are here in the center of town We went
to the circus, we had popcorn And we saw the
clown and we heard a big band The lions came in
and they sat on the sand Now we're here in the
center again I wrote down the order for the
cook I sat in a chair and read a book He stood by
the door I swept up the floor And I went to four
more stores Here we are in the center of town,
look! Everybody is here again They are
shopping We are walking They are eating We are
talking We are here in the center of town