‫المركز الجهوي لمهن التربية والتكوين – العيون الساقية الحمراء‬

Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de le Formation

Laayoune - Sakia El Hamra

Planning your Exploratory Action Research Mohamed Lehjef

PART ONE: Introduction (End of February)

- Introduction ( reflecting on practice/the importance of action research in the
teacher’s professional development)
- Background of the study

Part Two: Exploration (End of March)

- The problem
- Objectives of the study
- Exploratory questions ( What – Why – How)
- Exploration methodology ( qualitative or quantitative or mixed methods /the
tools of research/ research population ..)
- Review of literature (what does literature say about your problem?/ definition of
terms (defining keywords)
- Data collection (questionnaires – interviews –observations( self
observations or a colleague’s observations) –
students’ work – assignments …..etc )
- Data analysis and interpretation
Part Three: Action ( End of April)
- Plan for action ( activities/tasks you intend to implement to solve the problem) :
activity/task - objectives - date
- Action for change: description of the action for change
- After the action: observations and tools you used to identify the changes that
took place
Part Four: Reflection and Conclusion ( Mid May)
- Reflection: Lessons learnt
- Conclusion

- Bibliography/Webliography

- Appendices

Presentation ( copies – ppt presentation) June 20