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Mid Term Examination in Math 30 (Action Research in Math1)
Test I. True-False Test. Read each sentence carefully then write true if it is correct and false if otherwise.
Write answers on the space provided.
____ 1. The teacher is at the center of Action Research (AR).
____ 2. How students learn is the main focus of AR.
____ 3. Even without time, opportunities and resources, teachers can do AR.
____ 4. AR improves the practitioners practice.
____ 5. In order for AR to improve ones practice, data is needed.
____ 6. Teachers do AR in order t promote good relationships in school.
____ 7. Teachers engage in AR to learn more about their students.
____ 8. Teachers perform AR to re-examine their profession.
____ 9. Teachers go into AR to continue or alter their taken-for-granted beliefs.
____ 10. AR makes teachers grow professionally.

Test II. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided.
____ 1. Who is identifying the research topic in AR?
A. Principal B. Supervisor C. Teacher D. Students
____ 2. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Experimental research B. Teacher research
C. School-based research D. Practitioner inquiry
____ 3. Which of the following best describe AR?
A. It is experimental in nature B. It is a teacher-initiated research.
C. It is action-oriented. D. All of These
____ 4. AR can be performed by
A. One teacher B. a pair of teacher C. a group of teachers D. All of These
____ 5. AR findings and conclusions are applicable only to that particular classroom.
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Sometimes
____ 6. The most important aspect of AR is
A. Data B. measurement C. reflection D. evaluation
____ 7. Which is NOT a characteristic of a good AR?
A. Problem based B. methodology based
C. data based D. systematic, valid approach
____ 8. AR is supported by the reason that it is ______.
A. a professional responsibility.
B. taking place in classrooms where teachers have their greatest expertise.
C. gives teachers a voice in their practice.
D. All of the Above
____ 9. Which is NOT a name for AR?
A. Teacher professional development
B. Teacher as researcher
C. Teacher self-evaluation
D. Teachers methodology


____ 10. AR is differs from other forms of research because it is ____________.
A. value-neutral B. value based C. value-laden D. value-evaluated

Test III. Enumeration. Supply what is asked in each letter.
A. Steps in Action Research (4)
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B. Action Research data collection approaches (5 only out of 8)
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C. Strategies used to examine the validity of action research (3).
10.
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D. Common pitfalls in validation of AR (3 only out of 7).
13.
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15.

Test III. Instrument Making. With your Action Research problem submitted, make an instrument
(questionnaire) in order to gather your needed data for the proposed study. This is equivalent to
25 point distributed as follows:
5 - substance or content
5 organization of questions
5 grammar (Correctness of statements)
10 suitability (match) of questions to the research title

Research Title ________________________________________________________________________

Title of Instrument _____________________________________________________________________
Write Questionnaire at the Back.
GOOD LUCK!