Mark Anthony E.

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Learning Episode 2: Embedding Action Research for Reflective Teaching

Participate and Assist

Making a List of Complicated Action Research Titles by Teachers in the Field

1. Make a library or on-line search of the different Completed Action Research Titles Conducted
by Teachers.

2. Enter the list in the matrix similar to the one below.

3. Submit your list of five (5) Titles of Completed Action Research Studies to your mentor as
reference.

Inventory of Sample Action Research Conducted by Teachers

List of Completed Action Research Tiles Author/Authors

Ex. Differentiated Instruction in Teaching Mary Joy Olicia

English for Grade Four Classes

1. An Action Research on Improving Mutlu Askoy

Classroom Communication and Interaction in Tuncay Ceylan
Social Studies Teaching

2. Mathematical Modeling: Effects on Problem Ma. Lian Kamyl Santos

Solving Performance and Math Anxiety of Rene Belecina
Student Rosemarievic Diaz

3. Action Research: An Approach for the Ghazala Yasmeen

Teachers in Higher Education

4. Action Research: A Method for Improving Richard Sagor

Teaching and Developing School Culture

5. Action Research: Cases of Effective Carol Bartell

Teaching Practices
Notice

Based on your activity on Making a List of Completed Action Research Titles, let’s find out
what you have noticed by answering the following questions.

Questions My Answer

1. What have you noticed about the action I have noticed that the action research’ title is
research titles? Do the action research (AR) wants to answer or address a problem.
titles imply problem to be solved? Yes 1. The problem to be solve in the title no. 1 is
How to improve classroom communication and
If YES, identify the problems from the title interaction in social studies teaching
you have given. Answer in the space provided.
For title no.2
The effects on problem-solving performance
and math anxiety of the students.

For title no.3

What is the approach needed by the teacher in
higher education?

4. What are the methods need to improve the

teaching and developing of school culture?

5. Identify the effective teaching practices by

studying cases which shows effectiveness.

2. What interpretation about action research Action research involves a systematic process
can you make out of your answer in Question of examining the evidence. The results of this
No. 1? type of research are practical and relevant.

3. Write the Title and your interpretation of the The title will be “The Methods and Approach
study from the title for Effective Teaching and Interactive
Learning.”

This study will help the teachers on what

approach and method they will use in teaching
and learning to help increase the interaction
and for the effectiveness of teaching.

4. What do you think did the author/s do with The author/s did solved or gave the solutions
the identified problem as presented in their on that certain problem that the teachers may
titles? use to improve their teaching and the learning
of the students.
Analyze

Let us continue to examine and analyze what you have noticed and interpreted in the previous
activity.

Key Questions My Answer

Choose from the options given. You may
check more than one answer.

1. From what source do you think, did the Choices:

authors identify the problems of their action ____ Copied from research books
research? ____ From daily observation of their teaching
practice.
____ From difficulties they observed of their
learners.
____From their own personal experience.
____ From the told experiences of their co-
teachers.

2. What do you think is the teacher’s intention Choices:

in conducting the action research?
____ To find a solution to the problematic
situation.
____ To comply with the requirement of the
principal.
____To improve teaching practice
____To try out something, if it works
____To prove oneself as better that the others

3. What benefits do you get as a student in FS Choices:

2 in understanding and doing action research? ____ Prepare me for my future job
____ Get good grades in the course
____ Learn and practice being an action
researcher.
____ Improve my teaching practice
____ Exposure to the realities in the teaching
profession
____ Become a better teacher everyday

4. In what ways, can you assist your mentor in Choices:

his/her Action Research Activity? ____By co-researching with my mentor
____By assisting in the design of the
intervention
____By assisting in the implementation of the
 AR
____By just watching what is being done

Reflect

Based on the readings you made and the previous activities that you have done,

1. What significant ideas or concepts have you learned about action research?

I learned that action research is essential in enhancing the teaching and learning process. It
generates knowledge around inquiry in practical educational contexts. Action research will
give the researcher the solution in a certain problem that someone encountered. It helps the
teacher to find new knowledge to improve their ways and pick the best approach and methods
in teaching and learning process.

2. How you realized that there is a need to be an action researcher as a future teacher? Yes. If
yes, complete the sentence below.

As a future teacher there is a need to be an action researcher because I have to admit that
teaching will not always be perfect, there will be a situation time that I will encounter a lot of
challenges, and action research will help me develop new knowledge directly related to my
situation. It will promotes a reflective teaching and thinking.

Check for Mastery

Direction: Choose the best answer.

1. Every future teacher should do action research because _________.

A. it is a requirement for teachers in the field

B. it will improve teaching practices

C. it will add points to teacher’s performance

D. it is part of the teacher’s standard

2. Spotting a problematic situation in teaching and learning will _________.

A. spark an idea of doing Teacher Action Research

B. give more confusion to the teacher

C. create complexity in everyday teaching

D. add burden to teacher’s daily routine

3. Which of the following statements motivates a teacher to do action research?

A. Any problem that occurs in my class will soon pass.

B. For every teaching-learning problem, there is always a solution.

C. Leave the problematic situation for other teachers to solve

D. There are more important classroom routines than finding solutions.

4. “Every teacher, should be an action researcher.” This statement is _________.

A. applicable only for teachers in big schools.

B. not doable and very idealistic.

C. the call for teachers in the current times.

D. appropriate for honor graduates.

5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. Action research problem is created by the teacher.

B. Noticing helps a teacher spot problematic situation.

C. Much of the teaching time should be spent in action research.

D. Action research is an optional teacher activity.

Work on my Artifacts

Your artifacts will be an Abstract of a completed action research.

AN ACTION RESEARCH ON IMPROVING CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION AND

INTERACTION IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Mutlu Askoy Tuncay Ceylan

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research is to reveal how communication and interaction in classrooms can be
enhanced with the communicative approach education provided for social studies teachers. The
participants of this research were five social studies teachers working at secondary schools and
their 7th grade students, N=110. The data collection tools adopted in this research were video and
audio recordings, documents, semistructured interview forms, and stimulated recall interview
forms. The data obtained from recordings of lessons were analyzed using the communicative
approach, and the data obtained from document review and interview were analyzed using the
content analysis method. The results of the study show that social studies curriculum contains
items that require both dialogical and authoritative discourses and that the course books are
prepared accordingly, but teachers as the practitioners of the program do not conduct their
lessons accordingly. Instead, all the teachers participating in the research used only authoritative
(interactive /noninteractive) approaches and they did not include dialogical
(interactive/noninteractive) approaches at all. This situation, which is seen as a problem in terms
of conducting successful in-class communication and interaction, has been solved in three action
cycles with one of the teaches. The teacher who used only authoritative
(interactive/noninteractive) approaches in her lessons prior to the trainings started to include
dialogical (interactive/noninteractive) approaches too. It was also observed that the teacher’s
impression of the lessons carried out by adopting communicative approach model was positive.
As a result of the research, it was concluded that the communicative approach model is
applicable in social studies course. It can be said that the trainings given to the teachers created
awareness about the use of the communicative approach model in classroom communication and
interaction and provided benefits in diversifying discourse styles.