4As Lesson Plan for Senior High School (Practical Research)

LESSON PLAN IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH

I. Objectives
A. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of the
importance of research in daily life
B. Performance Standard: The learner is able to use appropriate kinds of
research in making decisions
C. Learning Competencies: The learner explains the importance of research
in daily life
D. Competency Code : CS_RS11-IIIa-2
II. Subject Matter
A. Content : Nature of Inquiry and Research
B. References: K12 Basic Education Curriculum Senior High
School Curriculum Guide
Practical Research 1, Baraceros Esther L. pp. 2-3
Research Methods and Statistics, Beins, Bernard
C. & McCarthy, Maureen A. (2012) pp. 2-7
C. Materials: Powerpoint presentation, laptop, pictures,
projector
D. Value Focus: Social Awareness/Curiosity/Inquisitiveness
III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Review Show a Venn diagram. Let students compare
and contrast inquiry and research.
Ask:
 What are the distinct characteristics of inquiry
and research?
 What relates or connects these two ideas?
2. Motivation Ask:
 Do you listen, watch or read news? What do you
think are
the issues in our community today?

B. Developmental Activities

1. Activity Group Activity: Group the class into 5 groups.

Each group will be given an editorial cartoon in
which they must interpret together. Each group
will choose a reporter to share their insights in
class.
 Ask:
 How can these issues affect you as a student?
your community? the society as a whole?
Explain to the class that issues like in the pictures
affect individuals and the society as a whole.
People need answers to describe these
phenomena, their implications in daily living and
how can these be controlled or given solutions.
Relate that the way to address these is though
research.

2. Analysis Comprehensively discuss using powerpoint

presentation the importance of research.
Give contextualized instances or examples that
are relevant to the daily lives of the students.

3. Abstraction and Comparison Foresighting: Have students accomplish the

following matrix:
The world…
With research… Without research…

4. Application Present a videoclip about a specific issue in the

country.
Ask:
 What do you think can research do to solve this
issue?
 Elaborate your answer.

5. Generalization Share a quote from Albert Szent-Gyorgi on

research:
“Research is to see what everybody else has
seen, and to think what nobody else has
thought.”

IV. Evaluation Have students write a five-sentence essay.

Present the rubrics to be used to assess their
answers.
1. What are the importance of research in daily
life?
2. What do you think will happen to the world if
there is no research?
V. Assignment Research and study on characteristics, processes and
ethics of research.