CUR 535 UOPX Problems Faced by Students with Visual Impairment
Humanities
Action Research
Proposal
Throughout this course, you will create an action research proposal. While not required, the action research proposal could be used to obtain permission from your school or organization to conduct your research. You must create a practical action research proposal using information and data that you collect from your own school or district or from a school or district with which you are familiar.
Note: Consider publicly available information from your school, district, or state.
Section One: Problem Identification (Due Week 3) 1
Section Two: Problem Documentation and Literature Review (Due Week 5) 1
Section Three: Solution Strategy (Due Week 6) 2
Four: Outcomes and Evaluation (Due Week 7) 3
This is what needs to be done this week
Section One: Problem Identification (Due Week 3)
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following information:
Area of focus
Problem statement should:
begin with: “The problem is…”
be clear and focused
involve teaching and learning
address a problem you have the ability to personally influence
be something you feel passionate about
read as an “if/then” statement
Example:
The problem is accommodations and modifications of special education students are not being implemented effectively by the regular classroom teachers. Upon narrowing of the problem, an intervention will be implemented.
Problem description should:
describe the problem statement in greater detail
include possible difficulties you may encounter
include reasons why the problem has not been addressed
include a rationale for selecting action research to address the problem
Purpose of the project
Why you picked this topic and how you relate to it
How this topic influences or is influenced by your role in your current setting
What you expect to accomplish
