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Better teachers, better students and better researchers. We have to start changing the way we look at curricula and ask questions, and take that into the classroom and think with students and colleagues. Let's make unhappy and sad classes into something beautiful, dynamic and like a flower or a tree something with roots for life and make life more worth living.

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One of the major advantages of AR is that it allows for classroom-tailored data that can further on be used to create a plan that could actually work for that specific classroom. Let's say you have very poor results for most students in one classroom, even if you have done your best to teach the lessons. And the AR data might show that students have personal issues at home that just do not keep them focused at school (parents working abroad, for instance). An action plan can be devised form these conclusions, wherein you could involve a school counsellor, parents, the local authorities, the school librarian, other teachers and provide students with a timeframe when they can actually focus on learning. One disadvanage would be that it takes time or that you cannot provide the same solution to other students, with different learning needs.

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I believe action research has only advantages. It has a lot of positive results on the teaching process and professional development of teachers. It helps overcome challneges by studying them and understanding their roots. The only problem may be that ittakes pretty much time.

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In my opinion the biggest benefit of action research is that it encourages educators abandon judgments and preconceptions and, maybe, realize to a deeper level all factors that have an impact on students' learning. As a disadvantage I can think of time restriction and the fact that not all educators are trained and, therefore, are not confident to apply it in the classroom.

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Action research helps me solve problems that I have not encountered before. The main disadvantage is that it is not recognized by the ministry of education and therefore there is not enough time to properly do it

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One of the reasons that I signed up to this course was for the collaborative experience to be part of a group and for us to learn from each other.  I am glad to know that collaboration is at the heart of action research.  One of the disadvantages as other have mentioned is finding the time to orgainise, collect data and analyse the data.

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Collaboration among colleagues in a school is essential to have a research plan to promote inquiry and improve the learning we seek for students. But a big problem for the teacher is the concern of collecting and analyzing the data. There is no best way to do it or the only way, it is a dynamic and creative process as well as a process of development and evolution for students and teachers.

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In my view, two of the most important advantages of AS are that the quality of the teaching & learning process is improved via reflection for the benefit of the students, while teachers become more confident professionals and better at their work. On the other hand, it can be quite time consuming and discouraging if it is not followed by the right context and support. This is where this course can help us significantly.

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I believe that we, as teachers want to be the best and most of us try to do some experiments and create new ways of teaching. At the same time, we may make mistakes and learn from our own experience. Also, in my opinion, the most important thing is that we can find a solution to a problem in every single situation because we know that theory doesn't work sometimes.

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I've decided to apply for this training course because I believe in action research and in its benefits for me as a teacher, for my students and for me as a person.
The benefits for me as a teacher are: to reflect more and better about my teaching and my student's learning, to discover what doesn't work in some activities, to change strategy and to apply the same strategies, already tested, in other situations. The benefits for my students are: to increase their motivation, to be involved in the learning process and to learn to self-evaluate. The benefits for me as a person are: not to get attached to what you've always done, always questioning myself, to change my point of view if necessary and to share my experience with others.
Perhaps the only disadvantage of action research is the lack of time but I think that this problem could be overcome learning to be more organized, becoming more familiar with this methodology and by getting used to it during the daily learning activities.

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I just want to be a good teacher and to help the children in my class (and hopefully in the whole school later on) to acquire all the necessary knowledge in the most approachable way. I believe that AR will help me to do that. I loved the quotation at the beginning of one of the first videos here "...the best teachers always experiment and make lots of mistakes."

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I just want to be a good teacher and to help the children in my class (and hopefully in the whole school later on) to acquire all the necessary knowledge in the most approachable way. I believe that AR will help me to do that. I loved the quotation at the beginning of one of the first videos here "...the best teachers always experiment and make lots of mistakes."

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Action research offers a lot of benefits. It can empower teachers to change their teaching practices, to grow professionally, to enhance student learning etc. The biggest challenge is to stay objective while conducting your research- I am not sure whether and to what extent we can be objective while examining our own practice.

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Action research in the classroom is very important because each class we enter is different, and students are individuals who have different learning styles. Knowing what to offer to better achieve learning outcomes is essential to work.However, this approach can take a lot of time in the classroom. It is important to integrate the approach into your planning at the beginning of the year.

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In terms of benefits, I shall start small, asking questions about my teaching practice:
What it is in my language teaching that: makes me happy, motivates me, makes me feel satisfied
Also thinking about what it is in my language teaching that: bothers me/ confuses me/ annoys me/ worries me.
Questions I am asking myself ...
Am I treating my students as individuals? Do I work with the textbook in a critical way?
Do I use new media?
Is my teaching in accordance with my planning?
I also started setting the scene: My research interest should be relevant in my language classroom/for my learners,
my research question is manageable within my context & resources.
So far so good with the benefits;)
What I expect is for some obstacles to occur( not necessarily big ones), which I need to make efforts to overcome:
1/There should be a clear time frame.
2/My research interest must respect ethical principles( in my class I have students who are very advanced in learning English as a foreign language, as well as those who are beginners and are not very motivated to learn because it is difficult for them. It is a challenge for me to provide differentiated learning according to the level of achievement in the same class so that it is interesting and useful for both groups of students.
To take into account matters concerning
regulations, data protection etc. in my school.
To learn from this course suitable action research tools that will be appropriate for my research.
To inform students/colleagues/the school/ the authorities etc. about my project.
I have consulted colleagues.
The considerations above might be considered as a disadvantage to conducting the Action Research, in my capacity of a practicing teacher, yet participating in this Course, hopefully will equip me with the tools essential for the purpose.

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Action research comes with a lot of benefits. AR can help me as a teacher to improve my teaching skills, to see what is working and what I can adjust, to find solution to problems that emerge in my class and to become more confident in my work. Students, as well, benefit from AR because promoting collaboration between them has always proved to be a good way of learning for them.

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I believe that Action Research has a multitude of advantages, all of which add qualitative elements in our knowledge and experience, and help us grow personally and professionally. The reflection process is the element that significaly contributes to put knowledge into action. The time restrictions is one of the most serious disadvantages in Action Research.

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As it is stated in the video, the biggest advantage for me is the impact on student success. Also, it gives teachers a chance to critically look at what they are doing, what works, what does not work and what can be changed. When thinking of the disadvantages,  lack of the time to conduct research, lack of theoretical guidance or knowledge of research methodology might be problems.

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The main benefits to me are that I will keep learning myself and keep improving my own practice, as well as improving the learning experience for my students. The disadvantage that I can see is just a lack of time as I am so busy in my work.

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The most important benefit is that action research takes place in my classroom, with my pupils and that I can immediately see the impact. Time is the most important obstacle. Not my time, but the time I teach these pupils. When I seem to find the best solution for a particular class to work, the pupils of this class move to another and I take new  pupils. Sometimes, I can use the same strategies, but very often I have to look for new ones as pupils change. That's why it's crucial to share our findings with colleagues.

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There are numerous benefits and advantages of action research. As teachers our goal is to transfer knowledge to our pupils but we are always on a path of personal learning.
Improving our skills, competences and knowledge seems to be a continuois journey for teachers. Action research helps us inthis process. It enables us to acquire new methods of teaching and learning, action research powers professional growth.
It empowers us, enables change, and creates opportunities for the future. These are all advantages.
The only disadvantage is time and finding willing collaborators.

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Getting more awareness about daily didactic practices, looking at the process through a more scientific approach, reasoning about it and better understanding the reasons why some things happen.

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Collaborative work

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I think that action research is necessary in order to see carefully our students needs. In my opinion it is difficult to find the appropriate solutions for the challenges we identify in our classroom.. I think most of us have the experience to see what goes wrong and why, but we don't always know what to do to improve things. Collaborating with our colleagues is necessary, or even with a person who is more experienced than us.

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Teachers are interested in learning more, gaining up-to-date knowledge and improving their teaching practice. Action research allows them to improve, gain the ability to observe themselves from different perspectives and become more confident in their work practice, to develop new knowledge that is directly related to their classes.
The main disadvantage is the lack of time to meet colleagues, to work collaboratively, especially if I think about the Albanian education system is the overload with bureaucratic work teachers have to do.

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meeting students' needs

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This video really confirmed my idea that teachers are somehow researchers throughout their careers, particularly if they are interested in learning more, in getting updated knowledge and improving their teaching practice to promote their students’ success. These are all advantages for me. I don’t think there are necessarily disadvantages or downsides of conducting action research and I believe this is the way to go, if you want to innovate and foster your students’ critical thinking skills. Action research allows for collaboration between teachers, because only through other’s feedback can we improve, but also promotes collaborative tasks in class and project-based learning activities and methodologies. Of course, you can always find obstacles (I wouldn’t call them disadvantages), as lack of time to meet colleagues, to attend their classes, to work collaboratively, particularly if I think about the Portuguese educational system, with the full timetables and bureaucratic work teachers have to do, but wherever there’s a will there’s a way, as I always say.

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In my opinion, the most important advantage of action research is that action research can be used to fill the gap between theory and practice and helps us teachers develop new knowledge directly related to our classrooms. On the other hand, the main disadvantage of action research is that sometimes it's hard to suspend any preconceived ideas of what the potential solutions to the problem might be.

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I think that one of the most important benefits of AR is that teachers become more confident in their job practice and didactic approach because they acquire the ability to observe themselves from different points of view and this allows them to improve. AR can be also a way for feeling as an active part of a learning community because it is based on collaboration among teachers, Universities, trainers, and this is strong support for avoiding the well-known sense of isolation that sometimes teachers experiment when they feel alone in their job routine, without anyone to compare with and to share their reflections on teaching and their experiences at school with students.
The main disadvantage of AR is that it requires a long time and rigorous methods to be rightly conducted, that's why it is not commonly applied.

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The most important benefit is finding a solution to a problem your classroom faces by yourself. That is, having the method and the tools to do so. This allows the teacher act swiftly and it could render quick results. Ultimately, it empowers teachers and boosts their confidence and motivation.
The downside is, as always, time. Action research is time-comsuming and it requires dedication. Moreover, collaboration is required, so finding peers to assist you is of critical importance.