Action Research: Impact of Digital Devices on Student Understanding

This report presents an action research project focused on the use of digital devices in the classroom to improve student understanding. It begins by defining action research as a systematic inquiry conducted by educators to gather information on student behavior, curriculum development, and teaching methods. The research follows a four-step process: identifying the area of focus (classroom environment, classes seven to nine), collecting data through observation and surveys before and after implementing digital devices, analyzing the data to understand the impact of digital teaching, and developing a plan of action that includes strategies such as using digital media and practical demonstrations. The report also discusses the strengths and limitations of action research, highlighting its ability to promote reflection and identify important issues, while acknowledging potential limitations such as a focus on outcomes. The objective of the study is to increase student understanding through digital devices, with success measured by improved understanding and better results in examinations.

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Name of the student:
Name of the university:
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Part 1: Action research in education
Researches can be performed in various ways, and it is essential to know about the
method in order to implement it in the appropriate professional field. For the professional field
that involves psychology, social work, sociology, medicine, and education it is one of the most
important aspects to understand the appropriate research method (Mertler & Reinhart, 2016).
Action research is one of the ways to conduct research in the field of education. Action research
is an interactive method to collect information that helps in exploring topics of student
behaviour, curriculum development and teaching. The present paper aims to discuss the
importance of action research in education along with the strengths and limitations of action
research. The paper will also include a topic that would that would be explored as an action
research project. in this paper, the topic selected is the usage of digital devices in the classroom
to improve student's understanding.
Action research in education:
A method of systematic enquiry undertaken by teachers as researchers. It has gained
attention over the last decades most popular among the educators, policymakers and
administrators across the globe. Educators off variety levels have successfully embraced it and
implemented in order to make research more manageable yet capable of getting results that are
more informative. It is preferred methods for its direct and immediate application to the field of
research.
Action research can be defined as any systematic inquiry utilised by teachers,
administrators, and counsellors or others with vested interest in the learning and teaching process
or environment. It is used in order to gather information regarding the ways their schools

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operate, they teach and the way their student learning. It is a research that is performed by
teachers by themselves such as their own institutional methods their own assessment and their
own student to understand the specific pattern, behaviour and the system in a better way and
improve their quality and effectiveness. According to Mertler (2008), action research method
focuses on the characteristics that are unique and exceptional of the population with whom they
are working and the people with whom specific actions needed to be taken. To conduct action
research, the basic process is inclusive of four steps:
1. Identification of the area of focus
2. Collection of data
3. Analysing and interpreting the data
4. Development of a plan of action
Strengths and limitation of action research method
Action research is a process that encourages reflection of an individual’s practice.
Through the action research method, changes are promoted, and development takes place. It is a
method that helps in identifying issues that are important to identify. Also, in this research
method sharing practices is endorsed. According to Creswell & Clark (2017) the action research
method is a method that aids in identifying own practices, arrange them after evaluation.
Through the process, the educational practice can be amended as it provides a better reflection to
own practices. There are several researchers that suggest including pupils in the process of
school improvement and through action research process it lets pupils become inclusive in the
program along with collaboration with colleagues, clients or professional researchers. Action
research as a purpose helps in improving educational practices.

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The limitation of the action research process that comes in the first stage is the fact that it
can be perceived as a structured plan. It is also a plan involving a degree of ownership. The
action research method when used can present results that can be focused on outcomes (Soss,
2015).
Part 2: Topic and justification:
Topic: Action research on the use of digital devices for learning
Justification: the increase in digitalization and children become increasing adaptable to digital
devices, it can provide an different and interesting perspective to students in the educational
field.
1. Identification of the area of focus:
In the research, the area of focus in the classroom. I will focus on the ways using digital
devices can help teachers explain better in the classroom. After the permission is obtained from
the principle and the head of the learning, the area that would be focused is the classrooms from
class seven to nine.
2. Collection of data:
The method of collecting data will be through observation and survey method. On the
first day of the research, observation would be made by the teachers regarding the ways students
respond to the usual class. They will conduct a survey method including questions that reflect
their level of understanding teaching without the help of digital devices. After an adequate time
period of 6 weeks, the changes among the students will, and a survey will be conducted. This
will help in understanding the impact of digital teaching process on students and the

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improvement, if any, will be noted. The entire process will be recorded in order to reflect and
understand the variable.
3. Analysing and interpreting the data:
Analysing and interpreting is the process by which the data collected make sense and
provides meaning. The survey method will help to get numeric values which will reflect the
result. On the basis of the result, the decision of including digital devices in the classroom to be
used by teachers to ensure better understanding for students.
4. Development of a plan of action:
Objective Strategies/activities Persons
involved
Time frame Success indicator
To increase the
understanding
level of student
with the help of
digital devices
while teaching.
- Use more of
digital media
to show the
course
materials
- Use digital
device to
make
presentation
and teach
accordingly
- Practical
demonstration
such as
Principal,
head of
learning,
students,
teachers.
6 weeks - Better results
in
examination.
- Smooth
understanding
of difficult
contents
- Better
imagination
reflection.

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literature and
science.

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Creswell, J. W., & Clark, V. L. P. (2017). Designing and conducting mixed methods research.
Sage publications.
Mertler, C. A. (2008). Action research: Teachers as researchers in the classroom. Sage.
Mertler, C. A., & Reinhart, R. V. (2016). Advanced and multivariate statistical methods:
Practical application and interpretation. Routledge.
Soss, J. (2015). Talking Our Way to Meaningful Explanations A Practice-Centered View of
Interviewing for Interpretive Research. In Interpretation and method (pp. 193-214).
Routledge.