COACHING IN ACTION RESEARCH : 2. KOLB CYCLE - ACTION RESEARCH MODEL

The Kolb Model is currently used as a model for teaching and learning styles. It can also be regarded as a form of an action research cycle (Kolb, 1984). According to Zuber-Skerritt (1992) and Petty (2002), the concept of the Kolb Model can be transformed into the Kolb Cycle Model, which comprises four phases. The first phase is called Review. In this phase, all information related to the educators’ strengths and weaknesses in implementing action research is identified.

The second phase, called Learn, is when researchers identify actions or guidance needed based on information obtained from the first phase. Then, the third phase of the Kolb Cycle Model is called Apply. How to execute an action is planned in this phase, preferably after actions or guidance needed is identified in the second phase. In this case, a coaching method has been used. Why coaching? This question will be discussed in section 3. The last phase of the cycle is Do, in which the coaching method is implemented in the action research. The action research cycle is repeated until the teacher practices have been successfully improved. According to Sharlanova (2004), the action research cycle can be initiated at any phase with the condition that the phase is followed by the next one in the sequence.

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