A Plan

Writing from scratch:

I will keep sharing further information moving forward.

Assessment is in two parts (Total: 3000 words)

Part One: Discussion Forum (600 words):-

Discussion # 1 (200 words): (Request date: 05/06/2020)

TASK please respond to the following prompts and questions:

1) Share one unique thing about you as a researcher.
2) What is an issue that you/your teaching team have noticed?
3) What makes it an issue?
4) Why are teachers best suited to address this issue?
5) Which aspect of the AR Plan do you feel most challenged by and why?
6) Ethically we wish to protect privacy and confidentiality, but the reality is that teachers do share information.  How will you mitigate this reality?

Discussion # 2 (200 words): (Request date: 12/06/2020)

TASK please respond to the following prompts and questions:

1) Have you read the attachment entitled the difference between data collection and data analysis?
2) Why is using triangulation important to your AR? (For information on this topic please refer to: https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=51319)
3) How does each of your three methods support reliability and validity?
4) What are some ethical considerations you feel are important to your research?
5) Keeping in mind that most teaching teams are small and share a lot of information with each other, is it complete feasible for them to uphold privacy and confidentiality?  If not, what will you do in YOUR research to mitigate potential harm from such sharing?

Justification (200 words):

Justify how this post added value to the discussion (no more than 200 words). The course lecturer will consider the quality of the submission in determining the final grade. Justification (200 words) can be either on Discussion # 1 OR Discussion # 2 – choice is yours. Detailed information can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-adding_value_to_your_discussion_forum.docx

Part Two- Action Research Plan (Count: 2400 words)

Develop a comprehensive action research plan covering the following aspects. The word count is approximate:

1) Title of the project
2) A statement of the research topic and why the practice/s is in need of improvement and exactly what the action  research question  will be (200 words)
3) A synthesis of major themes in selected literature (5-6 journal articles, excluding Te Whriki) that would inform your topic (600 words)
4) A brief discussion of the participants and the setting (200)
5) A clear description of the three data collection methods you would use and why (450 words)
6) Procedures you will follow (step by step in order) (200 words)
7) How you would analyse the data you would collect from Data One (and later Data Two) (300 words)
8) A possible intervention which might change the practice (drawn from the literature) (250 words)
9) An assessment of the ethical issues you foresee in your project if you were to undertake it as you describe (200 words)

Learning Outcomes:

LO1: Critically examine ethical issues in practitioner research.
LO2: Apply elements of the action research process to effect change in practice.

The requirements of the plan in terms of expected content are clearly laid out in the Course Guide. You will find course guide in uploaded materials: Instructions-Course Guide.docx
Detailed expectation of the assignment is in the briefing guidelines which is in the uploaded materials: Important-Briefing_Guidelines.pdf

Course required readings must be used as well as additional literature to inform your assessment. Reference list must be attached. Course Guide is only for your knowledge. APA 6th edition reference list must be attached.

Part One – Discussion Forum: 600 Words
Part Two- Action Research Plan: 2400 Words
Total Word Count: 3000 words

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

(1) This is a level 7 Academic course so please ensure to maintain good academic language and presentation standards with excellent referencing throughout all the parts. Further information can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-Assessment_Presentation_Criteria.pdf

(2) My writing style is simplistic with understandable terms.

(3) The paragraphs must be well articulated. Further information can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-Well-constructed_paragraphs.pdf

(4) For Essay Introduction use 5% of the word count and Essay Conclusion use 10% of the word count. Further information can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-Writing_Introductions_and_Conclusions

(5) Detailed information on marking criteria can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-Criteria for Marking Presentation in Written Assessments.pdf

(6) Referencing Style: APA 6th Edition with page numbers A MUST. At least 3 references in every paragraph with page numbers. You need to limit your use of direct quotes and more importantly, use effective paraphrasing APA Guidelines to be followed. Further information can be found in uploaded document: Instructions-APA-Quick-Guide.pdf

(7) Please use references from all the readings in the uploaded materials + a few references from the  document in uploaded materials: Instructions-Recommended Readings.docx

(8) 100% Plagiarism free.

(9) I have set deadline for this project as 19 June but my submission is later, so we can have enough time for revisions.

Thanks