Assignment:
1. Reflecting on the uses for action research and the growing concern over bullying in schools, you determined the need to collect data on aggressive behaviour of kindergarteners in morning recess. Discuss how you will collect this data using parent volunteers. Consider the issues regarding the use of parent volunteers, training needed, and the validity of the resulting data.
2. Data collection consists of more than just tally sheets and standardized test scores. Reflect on the processes, discovered, the benefits, and limitations of these various processes and the appropriateness of specific methods for a Action Research Project.
3. Discuss issues surrounding the data collection process such as reliability and validity.