Action research by teacher – UGC NET Question

Action research is a form of practitioner research in which teachers investigate their own classrooms to improve practice. It typically involves identifying a problem,planning an intervention,implementing it,collecting data and reflecting on the results. The stem mentions exactly this cycle of studying problems,implementing changes and evaluating impact,which defines action research.

Option A:
Survey research collects data from samples using questionnaires or interviews and is usually broader than one teacher’s classroom context.

Option B:
Historical research analyses past events and documents,not current classroom practice.

Option C:
Ex post facto research examines relationships after events have already occurred without manipulating variables,and it is not organised around cycles of intervention by the teacher.

Option D:
Action research is closely linked to reflective teaching and professional growth,which makes option D the correct completion.