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Collecting data
The second step involved in conducting action research includes collecting data to use in answering your research questions. Once again, in step one you’ll identify questions you are interested in answering. It is thought that you can effectively “answer”? In the second step, you’ll need to gather info to address these questions. This data may consist of teacher-made surveys and standardized test data. Data may consist of surveys and interviews. Collected data may also consist of student portfolios, observations, and other sources of information. The data you collect may also consist of research conducted to identify best practices, or research tested techniques. This is an opportunity to learn from others that may have been trying to unpack the same problems or challenges. In my own work I use a two-step process of Google searches and then Google Scholar to quickly learn more about a topic. After I have identified the focus, keywords, and relevant search terms, I can continue my examination at the library or using online sources. You’ll want to make sure that your data will address the focus of your action research. If you’re interested in studying the district’s new ELA/Reading curriculum, you might collect interview and survey data. You may also collect student scores on district-wide assessments. Finally, you may collect the previous curriculum, or examine other curricular materials available. As you collect data, you’ll want to make sure that you organize it to make it easy for you (and others) to analyze. You may not present the data to others, but it helps you in the long run in you keep your work organized as you work. You may also choose to share your data with others to help prove a point or connect your findings with others. One of the last points I’d like to make about data collection is identifying when you have collected enough data. This is always a question that is asked as we begin the research process. What you’re looking for is “saturation of data.” As you collect data, you’ll begin to recognize patterns in the data. If you start to get a “gut feeling” that “you’ve already seen this before”…chances are you’re approaching saturation.