First and foremost, classroom action research is a very effective way of improving your teaching. Assessing
student understanding at mid-term helps you plan the most effective strategies for the rest of the semester.
Comparing the student learning outcomes of different teaching strategies helps you discover which
teaching techniques work best in a particular situation. Because you are researching the impact of your own
teaching, you automatically take into account your own teaching strengths and weaknesses, the typical skill
level of your students, etc. Your findings have immediate practical significance in terms of teaching
decisions.