Action Research is a systematic inquiry done by the teachers or other individuals in an educational setting to gather information about and subsequently, improve the ways their particular educational setting operates , how they teach and how well their students learn(Mills, 2000)
Action research may also be called a cycle of action or cycle of inquiry, since it typically follows a predefined process that is repeated over time. Like:
Identify a problem to be studied
Collect data on the problem
Organize, analyze, and interpret the data
Develop a plan to address the problem
Implement the plan
Evaluate the results of the actions taken
Identify a new problem
Repeat the process