How Did the Action Research Inform the Practice of SLMSs?
All effects of the action research on the practice of SLMSs are analyzed as facets of role perception, which emerged in the analysis as the framework for their practice. The researcher organized the data from various points of view with regard to role perceptions, as discussed below. Another organizing factor with regard to their practice was collaboration between teacher and SLMS, which took place in two dimensions: (1) the traditional collaboration to plan, design, implement, and evaluate the students’ learning task; and (2) the incidental collaboration that evolved from the interfacing of student learning and action research. It is useful to consider the role of the classroom teachers’ in this project as well as their perceptions of the SLMSs’ instructional role to gain further insights in to the collaborative process.
