Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES

AR Format

ACTION RESEARCH FORMAT

Title Page
Certificate of Approval
Abstract
Acknowledgment
Table of Contents (with page numbers)
Rationale
Statement of the Problem
Hypothesis
Significance
Definition of Terms
Type of Study
Participants
Data Collection
Instruments
Data Presentation and Analysis
Results and Discussion
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendices
“A” AR Proposal Outline
“B” Acceptance Sheet
“C” Critical Incidents Form (Observation notes, reports, documentation,
etc. that are significant and may have bearing or relevance
to the results of the study.)
“D” Test / Questionnaire
“E” Data Processing (Statistical Outputs)
“F” Sample Outputs
“G” List of Participants
“H” Other important research documentation
(Note that the parts are not numbered)

Technical Specifications
1. Margin: Top = 1” Left = 1.5” Bottom = 1” Right = 1”
2. Font and Size = Tahoma = 12
3. Spacing = 1.5
4. Use AR stationery (A4 size bond paper)
- downloadable at www.depedzambales.com

Major Outputs
1. Action Research Proposal Outline
2. Acceptance Sheet
3. Critical Incidents Form
4. Validated Data
5. Printout of the statistical analysis
6. Data Interpretation
7. AR Report
8. Certificate of Completed AR Approval