The Gap between Theory and Action through a Model for Classroom Inquiry

Abolfazl Rafiepour

doi:10.12928/ijeme.v1i2.6698

Abstract

This paper reports an investigation about lower secondary teacher professional development program in Iran that seventy teachers of mathematics participate on that. In this program, lesson study and action research are used to create a model for classroom inquiry. The first and important purpose of this model was to filling the gap between theory and action. Results of this study show that it is possible to combine lesson study and action research. Finding of this study also show that using the model for classroom inquiry can be helpful in decreasing the gap between theory and action. Finally, paper will be finish by introducing some obstacle that occurred within the accomplishment of the teacher professional development program.

Highlights

This paper has aimed to introduce a model for classroom research which will be conducted by teachers themselves
Finding of this study show that using the model for classroom inquiry can be helpful in decreasing the gap between theory and action
Most of them didn’t know much more about research in general sense, all of them, hear about action research because of advertisement that had been distributed by ministry of education in every year about action research

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Introduction

This paper has aimed to introduce a model for classroom research which will be conducted by teachers themselves. A model for classroom inquiry will be developed in order to enhancing teacher knowledge at in-service teacher training for the lower secondary level, in Iran. It will be good idea to discuss shortly about Iran educational system and teacher education specially with focusing on lower secondary level. The current educational system in Iran consists five years of elementary, three years of guidance cycle, four years of secondary education of which the first eight years of schooling are compulsory (Gooya, 2007). Lower secondary level (or guidance cycle) offer for students aged 11-13. Student study grade 9 and in the end of this grade, student divided by two streams: Received June 25, 2017; Revised August 7, 2017; Accepted August 25, 2017

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