The beginning...

This issue of ability grouping has plagued me throughout my career and I have grown increasingly attached to the idea of finding a better way of grouping our students. My opinions are obviously not taken into consideration when the grouping decisions are made so hopefully this research project can help me prove that grouping our students based on their abilities is not our best practice. With that said, I am not so sure that I am the person who needs to be conducting this type of research. It seems, right now, to be such a difficult task that an amateur like me should not be the one beginning this process. I really have no clue where to start as far as data collection is concerned. I understand the process of Action Research and look forward to trying it, but I sure hope I am capable of creating the quality assessments and surveys needed to give this project the best implementation possible. Hopefully once I get the data collection started, things may be a little easier and the next steps may appear a little more clear. I feel like my passion for the topic is beginning to interfere with my ability to remain unbiased throughout the beginning of this process.