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LESSON 1 Understanding Action Research

Guided Practice

A. Preliminary Activity: Answer the following questions:


1. Does the school have a research agenda?

2. What are included in the school’s research agenda?


3. Is there a policy for teachers to conduct action research?
4. What is the focus of their action research?
5. Is there available funding for action research?

B. Analysis of Action Research


Examine the previous action research conducted by the teacher. Supply the
information needed in the table below:

Needed Information Data


1.How many action research are
conduction each year?
2.How many teachers are doing action
research?
3. What are the topics of their
action research?
4. How many action research were
published or presented in a
conference?
5. How many action research were
funded by the school or an outside
agency?

C. Conducted an Interview. Ask the following questions:


1. Are you aware of the action research process?

2. What prompted you to conduct action research?

3. What are you action research topics?


4. Do you have enough time to conduct action research?

5. Are there incentives for teacher who conducted action research?

6. How did action research improve your teaching practices?

7. How did action research enhance students’ learning?

8. How did you disseminate the results of your action research?


Processing
Examine the data you have gathered. Answer the following questions:
1. Do the school and teachers have a research culture?

2. Are the teachers aware of the process in conducting action research?

3. How did action research improve the teaching and learning practices in the
school?

4. What are the things that could be done to encourage the teachers to conduct
action research?

Reflection
Write your reflection by completing the following statements:
• I realized that:

• I believe it is essential to:

• From now on, I am determined to:


LESSON 2 Purposes of Action Research

Guided Practice
A. Interview some teacher-researchers using the following questions. Summarize
their responses and write them on the space proved after each question.

1. Who influenced you to conduct action research?

2. What prompted you to conduct action research?

3. What was your experiences when you conducted your first action research?

4. How do you disseminate the results of your action research to other


teachers?

5. How does action research help you as a teacher?


6. What are the lessons you learned from your action research experiences?

B. Interview the principal using these questions. Write his/her answers in the space
below.
1. How did action research improve the research culture of the teachers?

2. What are the positive benefits of action research to your school?

3. How did action research develop school performance?

4. How did action research improve the quality of students’ learning?

5. What curricular and instructional innovation were developed as a result of


action research?
C. Analyze ample action research in school. Read each action research carefully.
Select at least five action research. Identify the purposes of each research.

Title of Action Research Purpose


s
Processing
Examine the data you have gathered. Answer the following question:
Question Answe
s r
1. How many action research aimed to
improve the curriculum content?
2. How many research aimed to improve
instruction.
3. How many action research aimed to improve
students’ behavior and motivation?

4. How many research aimed to improve


teaching practices?
5. How many action research were done
collaboratively?
6. How many action research were
disseminated in conferences, seminars, or
publications in journals?
7. What percentage of teachers are doing
action research?
8. How many teachers think that research is
helpful?

Do you think action research helped develop a culture of excellence among teachers and
students? Explain your answer.

Reflection
Write your reflection by completing the following statement:
• I realized that:

• I believe it is essential to:


• From now on, I am determined to:
LESSON 3 Selecting Topics and Questions for Action
Research
Guided Practice
A. Preliminary Activity. Examine all the available action research conducted within the
past two years. Write the titles and the research questions for each title in the table
below.

Title of Research Research Questions

B. Interview the teacher-researcher using these question. Summarize and write their
answers in the space below.
a. How did you select your topics for action research?

b. What prompted you to embark on these topics?

c. How did you select the question for your action research?
d. How long did you conduct your action research?

e. What challenges and problems did you encounter while conducting your action
research?

Processing
Examine the data you have gathered. Answer the following questions:
1. Do the topics reflect the educational issues and problems encountered in
school?
2. Are research questions aligned with the research topics?
3. What could be done to help teachers improve topic selection and the
development of good research questions?

Reflection
Write your reflection by completing the following statements:
• I realized that:
• I believe it is essential to:

• From now on, I am determined to:


LESSON 4 Research Process

Guided Practice
A. Preliminary Activity. Analyze previous action research. Look at the alignment
between the following parts of the research.

Research Research
Methodology Data Needed
Topics Questions
B. Evaluate a sample action bases on the following criteria:

Parts of Research Comments


Introduction
• Are the background are rationale clear
and logical?
• Is there enough theoretical background
provided for the actionresearch?
• Do the research question reflect the
variable based on the topic?
• Is the study significant?

Reviewof Literature and Studies


• Is there enough study to support the
research?
• Does the study include finding of previous
research?
• Is there a logical presentation of
literature and studies?
• Is there no plagiarism?
Methodology
• Is the methodology appropriate for the
study?
• Does the study observe ethical
consideration in dealing with the research
participants?
• Are the research tools validated?
• Are the data collection procedure clear?
• Is the data analysis procedure valid?

Result of the Study


• Is the presentation of results logical and
bases on the research question?
• Is the statistical analysis valid?
• Are the results triangulated with the
review of related literature?
Conclusions and Recommendations
• Are the conclusions supportive of the
results?
• Are the recommendations made
based on the results of the study?
• Are the recommendations helpful for
solving educational issues?
Processing
Examine the data you have gathered. Explain your answer to the following questions:
1. Did the action research done follow the standard format?
2. Are the teachers aware of the standards to be followed in conducting action
research?
3. What could be done to help teachers improve the way they conduct action
research?

Reflection
Write your reflection by completing the following statements:
• I realized that:

• I believe it is essential to:

• From now on, I am determined to:

LESSON 5 Using Action Research to Improve teaching and


Learning Practices

Guided Practice
A. Analyze the results of the previous action research conducted in school.Identify the
recommendations made and what actions were done in relation to the
recommendations.
TitleoftheStudy Recommendations Action Taken
B. List school programs and policies that were developed as a result of the action
research.

SchoolPolicies
SchoolPolicies
C. List of titles of action research that were disseminated to other teachers and school.
Title of Action Research Type of Dissemination (Presented
in a faculty meeting, presented in a
conference, or published)

Processing
Examine the data you have gathered. Answer the following questions:
1. Are the results of the action research fully utilized for school
improvement?
2. Are the results of the action research disseminated to teachers and other school?
3. What could be done to help teachers utilized and disseminated results of their
action research?

Reflection
Write your reflection by completing the following statements:
• I realized that:

• I believe it is essential to:

• From now on, I am determined to:

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