JEAN MCNIFF

ACTION RESEARCH
MODEL

Action Research Concept

An inquiry which through an action research , someone

(a group of people) who will do a research to evaluate
their or to improve/enhance the quality of education
through changes to encourage teachers to become
more aware of their own practice, to be practical of
these practices and are willing to change it.

8 Basic steps in JEAN MCNIFF Model

1. Start with a review of your current
1. Start with practices
a review of your current
practices
2. Reflect on the issue(s) or the
2. Reflect
on theyour
issue(s)
problem(s)
face or the
problem(s) your face
3. Identify an aspects you want to
3. Identify an
aspects you want to
improve
improve
4. Explore how you can make it happen
4. Explore how you can make it happen

5. Plan your action and try it

5. Plan your action and try it

6. Monitor your action

6. Monitor your action

7. Reflect and evaluation on

7.
Reflect
evaluation
the
effectand
of your
action on
the effect of your action

8.Continue the cycles of your

8.Continue
the are
cycles
of your
action
until you
satisfied
action
until improvement
you are satisfied
with your
with your improvement

ACTION-REFLECTION CYCLE

Example of Action Plan

using Jean McNiffs Model

* when doing research about

pronunciation of phonemes, it is
always better to have minimal
pairs to prove differentiation
e.g : pronunciation of /sh/ vs /s/

Modify
- Games
- Rewards

Evaluate
- Oral
Evaluation
- Checklist
- Observation

Observe
Pronunciation
of /sh/

* evaluations should
come with a guide to
give marks
(descriptors)

She

sell
s

seashe
lls

shor
e

X
@/

X
@/

X@/

X
@/

Act
- Tongue
Twister

Reflect
Mispronunciatio
n occurs when
speaking

G.O + PMI of Jean McNiffs Model of

AR
* focus on behavioural issues

2 process
- systematic
actions
- learning

action reflection

Plus
Achieve a better
understanding of
oneself
(on how one deals with
behavioural issues)
Establish a systematic
evaluation procedure

Minus

Interesting

Identical to other
models (Lewins &
Whiteheads)

Self reflection is central

(researchers do
research on
themselves)

Time constraint

Provides alternative to
be used in teaching and
learning (can be
directed, revised or
new)

Advantages

Teacher can reflect on their teaching

technique and try to improve on it.
The result of the new finding will create
new knowledge
To identify things that need to be
improve.
On going process.
Systematic process of Observe, Describe,
Plan, Act, Reflect, Evaluate and Modify.

Disadvantages

The process is not sequential or

necessarily rational because it is possible
to begin at one place and end up
somewhere entirely unexpected .
As soon as we reach a provisional point
where we feel things are satisfactory,
that point itself raises new questions and
it is time to begin again.

The End
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