Phases+of+Action+Research 

=5 Phases of Action Cohort Research=

Phase I - Develop cohort and begin collecting general data

 * such as benchmarks, MAP testing, classroom observation, student work, etc...

Phase II--Analyze data collected and Identify a problem with student performance:

 * Why do you want to do it?
 * Is it an important and practical problem, something worth your time and effort, something that could be beneficial to you, your students and others?
 * What does the data collected indicate student needs/concerns are?

Phase III - Develop the essential question and develop a plan of action:
Will you develop and implement a new strategy or approach to address your question? If so, what will it be? Will you focus your study on existing practices? If so, which particular ones? What is an appropriate timeline for what you are trying to accomplish? What resources or PD is needed?

**Phase IV - Put plan (intervention) in place and collect data**
What resources exist and what information from others might be useful in helping you to frame your question, decide on types of data to collect, or to help you in interpreting your findings? What types of data should you try to collect in order to answer your question? Who, When, and Where will data be collected? What will your data collection look like? How will you monitor whether or not the intervention is improving student performance? How will you ensure that you have multiple perspectives?

Phase V - Analysis of Data or Determining Results
What can you learn from the data? What patterns, insights, and new understandings can you find? What meaning do these patterns, insights, and new understandings have for your practice? for your students?

Phase VI - Instructional implications or plan for future action
What did you find out from the results? Was the intervention/strategy or instruction successful in improving student progress? Was there something that did not work or was not effective in improving student progress? What will you do differently in your classroom as a result of this study? What might you recommend to others? How will you write about what you have learned so that the findings will be useful to you and to others?