Action Research Unit Reference Number Unit Title Unit Level Number of Credits Guided Learning Hours (GLH) Total Qualification Time (TQT) Mandatory / Optional Sector Subject Area (SSA) Unit Grading Structure
R/618/2820 Action research 5 15 50 150 Optional 13.1 Teaching and lecturing Pass/Fail
Unit Aims The unit aims to enable learners to carry out action research in an area of professional practice. It includes understanding the nature and purpose of action research, conducting action research and presenting the outcomes. It also involves evaluating own practice in relation to action research.
Learning Outcomes, Assessment Criteria and Indicative Contents Learning Outcomes – the learner will:
Assessment Criteria – the learner can:
Indicative Content
1. Understand the purpose and nature of action research.
1.1 Explain the purpose of action research. 1.2 Analyse key features of the action research process. 1.3 Analyse the implications of a model of action research.
• Action research: Definitions of action research, models of action research, purpose of conducting action research, key characteristics of action research, systematic enquiry, personal and collaborative enquiry, level of action research (personal, organisational, scholarly) professional values. • Key features of action research: The researcher can be an interested party in the research i.e. own practice, improvement of an area of practice, improvement of the understanding of practice, improvement of the situation in which the practice takes place, action research cycle (plan, act, observe, reflect, revised plan). • Implications of a model of action research: Possible criticism of the reliability of data gathering, possible researcher bias, researcher commitment to the critical analysis of their practice.
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