Abstract

Introduction: Action Research is a formative study of progress commonly practiced by teachers in schools. Basically an action research is a spiral process that includes problem investigation, taking action & fact-finding about the result of action. It enables a teacher to adopt/craft most appropriate strategy within its own teaching environment. Objective: The objective of present work is to study the effectiveness & advantage of Action Research at higher education level. Bio-Statistics taken as difficult, dry & non-interesting subjects by most of the biological sciences students was selected for the study. Methodology: Practical Action Research (one of its mode) was chosen as a scheme of study to address the major problems of these students. Beginning the cycle of Action research, students views were collected & main problem areas was identified. Within our educational environment, solutions (Actions) were implicated & results were evaluated periodically. Each time modifications were made by symmetrical communication to students without any attempt to direct the outcome of deliberate process. Results: The students' response in form of behavior & class room assessments showed a positive change in their interest & understanding of the subject. Conclusion: The study concluded that at all educational levels, Action Research can be adopted to improve the teaching/learning outcomes & should also be practiced by university teachers as important educational strategy.

Citation

Yasmeen, G. (2008). Action Research: An Approach for the Teachers in Higher Education. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 7(4), 46-53. Retrieved August 13, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/175587/.

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Keywords

• action research
• Biological Sciences
• College Faculty
• College Science
• College Students
• EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
• Educational Strategies
• Foreign Countries
• higher education
• Instructional Effectiveness
• Instructional Improvement
• participatory research
• Science Instruction
• Statistics
• student attitudes
• Teacher Researchers
• teaching methods