Reflection
I have learned how to conduct action research to help me improve my practice in my math support classroom. I found both methods used, quantitative and qualitative, useful as they address the same question or hypothesis from two different angles. One is data driven and easier to represent with analytical methods such as statistical measures, while the second methods is a qualitative measure which looks at attitudes and interest, engagement, and interest in the researched topic, from the perspective of the researcher, the educator and the learner, the student.
For any educator, action research is a valuable tool to employ to improve practice. As a future instructional designer, I am looking forward to using action research on a different scale, to support administrators and decision makers in education with research employed to assess different parameters important in their decision making.