Contents

1. Welcome to Getting Active with Your Action Research

2. Introduction

   J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

3. Statement of Adaptation

   John Huss

4. I. Part 1: Putting the Action in Action Research

   1. 1. What is Action Research for Classroom Teachers?

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   2. 2. Action Research as a Process for Professional Learning and Leadership

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   3. 3. Planning Your Research: Reviewing the Literature and Developing Questions

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   4. 4. Preparing for Action Research in the Classroom: Practical Issues

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   5. 5. Collecting Data in Your Classroom

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   6. 6. Analyzing Data from Your Classroom

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   7. 7. Let it Be Known! Sharing your Results

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

   8. 8. The Action Research Process from a High School ELA Teacher’s Perspective

      J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe

5. II. Part 2: Developing Your Research Question and Finding Your Sources Part A: Research Questions

   1. 9. The Purpose of Research Questions

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   2. 10. Narrowing a Topic

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   3. 11. Background Reading

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   4. 12. Regular vs. Research Questions

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   5. 13. Influence of a Research Question

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   6. 14. Developing Your Research Question

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6. III. Part B-Types of Sources

   1. 15. Categorizing Sources

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   2. 16. Quantitative or Qualitative

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   3. 17. Fact or Opinion

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   4. 18. Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources

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   5. 19. Popular, Professional, & Scholarly

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   6. 20. Publication Formats and the Information Lifecycle

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   7. 21. Scholarly Articles as Sources

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   8. 22. People as Sources

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7. IV. Part D-Precision Searching

   1. 23. Why Precision Searching?

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   2. 24. Main Concepts

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   3. 25. Related and Alternative Terms

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   4. 26. Search Statements

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8. V. Part E-Evaluating Sources

   1. 27. Thinking Critically About Sources

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   2. 28. Evaluating for Relevancy

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9. VI. Part F-Ethical Use of Sources

   1. 29. Ethical Use and Citing Sources

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   2. 30. Why Cite Sources?

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   3. 31. Challenges in Citing Sources

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10. VII. Part G-How to Cite Sources

    1. 32. Steps for Citing

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    2. 33. When to Cite

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11. VIII. Part H-Writing Tips

    1. 34. Writing Tips

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12. IX. Part I-Copyright Basics

    1. 35. 1. What Is Copyright?

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    2. 36. 7. Public Domain and Term of Copyright

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13. X. Part J-Fair Use

    1. 37. Common Examples of Fair Use

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14. References

    J. Spencer Clark; Suzanne Porath; Julie Thiele; and Morgan Jobe