Action research by teacher – UGC NET Question

Action research is practitioner centred inquiry in which teachers systematically investigate their own practice to improve it. The cycle typically includes identifying a problem,planning an intervention,acting,observing results and reflecting. The stem describes exactly these steps in relation to a classroom issue,so the research is action research.

Option A:
Survey research collects data from samples using questionnaires and is often large scale,not focused on a single teacher’s iterative classroom changes.

Option B:
Historical research analyses past events and documents rather than current teaching.

Option C:
Ex post facto research examines variables after events have occurred without actively intervening,whereas action research involves deliberate change by the teacher.

Option D:
Action research directly links inquiry with improvement in practice,making option C the appropriate completion.