Sally Is a Third Grade Teacher Who Is Also the Classroom

question 15

Multiple Choice

Sally is a third grade teacher who is also the classroom coordinator of a new student teacher, Sam. Sam is in his fourth year in the teacher education program, and he has recently joined Sally’s class to gain experience in teaching. Sam immediately faces problems in the classroom. It seems that he easily loses control of the students and this loss of control leads to further acting up. It is embarrassing for Sally who hears from other teachers that she is having a “free for all” in her room whenever Sam teaches.

Sally would like to study her own classroom and make some changes to help Sam become a better teacher
-With Sam, Sally meets after school and discusses the issue of loss of control in the classroom and invites him to participate in an action research project. This phase of action research is…

• A) Collaborating with others
• B) Collection of data
• C) Identification of a problem
• D) Development and implementation of an action plan