Presenting Data - Florida trip

Our group finished presenting our data on the google groups document we created for Action Research. Here are the steps we took:

1. Compare and analyze the data collected through Survey Monkey.
2. Select and divide cadres to group members.
3. Meet and discuss options for presentation.
4. Research education trends based on popular information per cadre.
5. Create graphs and clean up document.

Here are some things we learned from this presentation:

1. Create a basis for the words we analyze in the data.
2. Multiple people should be able to interpret the data in the same way given the words used, etc.
3. Since we focused on self/learner/mutual benefits in the definition of action research, we should be able to easy mark self/learner/mutual... in some way.
4. Use the same research materials throughout to make the research "controlled."
5. Give the information for each graph explicitly (n=). Make sure the numbers are defined. If only two questions were used and one of the two were answered "yes", the graph would show 50% answered yes... clearly the data should not be shown in this manner without addressing the number.

Overall, I learned some great things. Most importantly, www.aera.net seems like a great resource for further AR needs.