To identify the basic components of DepEd’s

Action Research Template and

determine their contents

To review key terms used in research

To write a partial action research proposal outline

Hands-On Activity
Using paper and pen or any
word processing software
you are comfortable
operating with, prepare a
table with four (4)
columns
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 Hands-On Activity #1
Recall the problems/
concerns/ issues you
encountered or are currently
facing as teachers in your
school, and list these in the
leftmost column
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Hands-On Activity #2
1) Identify which among the things you listed
need immediate solution or need to be
improved
2) Write in the second column the numbers 1,
2, and so on, opposite your entries in the
first column, with 1 as the entry that need
the most immediate attention

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 Hands-On Activity #3

1) Identify which among the things you listed

in the first column is the easiest to resolve
or improve
2) Write in the third column the numbers 1, 2,
and so on, opposite your entries in the
first column, with 1 as the easiest to
resolve or improve

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 Hands-On Activity #4
1) Identify which among the things you listed in
the first column you can resolve/ improve on
your own
2) In the rightmost column of your table, write
your name opposite the entries in the first
column if you think you can do these on your
own. If not, write the names of the teachers
who need to and can work together to resolve
or improve these
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 Order No. 16, s. 2017

Action Research is a process of systematic,

reflective inquiry to improve educational
practices or resolve problems in any
operating unit (i.e. school, classroom, office).

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I. Context and Rationale
II. Action Research Questions
III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention, and Strategy
IV. Action Research Methods
a. Participants and/or Other Sources of Data and Information
b. Data Gathering Methods
c. Data Analysis Plan
V. Action Research Work Plan and Timelines
VI. Cost Estimates
VII. Plans for Dissemination and Utilization
VIII. References
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1. What are your objectives for conducting an action research?
2. Why do you want to achieve these objectives?
3. Based on your objectives, what specific questions do you want to be
answered?
4. How do you plan to answer your questions?
5. What kinds of data or information do you need to answer your
questions?
6. How are you going to obtain these data?
7. What will you do with the data that you will gather to answer your
questions?
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 Nature of the question
Qualitative Quantitative
Why How many
How What percentage of
What What is the average
What level of
Is there a significant relationship
Is there a significant difference
Does variable 1 has a significant effect on
variable 2
Does variable 1 significantly determine

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 Classification of Research According to Method
Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Mixed
Methods Methods Methods
Basic Qualitative Non-
Exploratory
Research Experimental
Design
Phenomenology Research
Explanatory
Ethnography Experimental Design
Research
Historical Research Triangulation
Case Study Design
Note: There are other research methods not shown here. The
Grounded Theory point is, you have to know which method is most appropriate
for you to use in order to achieve your objectives
Narrative Inquiry
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 Source of Defining Different Sampling Methods Levels of
Data the… Measurement
• Primary • Population • Non-probability Sampling • Nominal
• Secondary • Sample - Haphazard or Convenience Sampling • Ordinal
• Sampling - Judgement or Purposive Sampling • Interval
Frame - Quota Sampling • Ratio
- Snowball Sampling
• Probability Sampling
- Simple Random Sampling with
Replacement
- Simple Random Sampling without
Replacement
- Stratified Sampling
- Cluster Sampling
- Systematic Sampling
- Multistage Sampling
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 Quantitative Data Analysis

Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

(mean, median, mode) Parametric Tests Nonparametric Tests

Measures of Dispersion
 ≥ 30 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒
(range, variance, standard deviation)  < 30 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 (Interval and
 Interval Level of Ratio Level of Measurement)
Measurement
 Nominal Level of Measurement
Measures of Location  Ratio Level of
 Ordinal Level of Measurement
(percentiles, quartiles, deciles) Measurement

Note: There are other quantitative data analysis not shown here. The point is, you have to know which
quantitative data analysis is most appropriate for you to use in order to answer your research questions.

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