Action

Research
Notes were from the sessions with Dr.
Biton & Dr. Gabales
Leah R. during the Regional Short Term Course
Guirigay for AR
Facilitator
 Stages and Processes of AR
Presentation Outline
 Basic Principles
 Stages and Processes
 Output: Problem Sensing
 01
Basic Principles
of Action
Research
“The idea of action research is that
educational problems and issues are
best identified and investigated
where the action is; at the classroom
and school level.”
(Guskey, 2000)
“By integrating research into these
settings and engaging those who
work at this level in research
activities, findings can be applied
immediately, and problems solved
more quickly.”
(Guskey, 2000)
Gregory Bateson’s
“Rules of Thumb”
in Action
Research! Live with your data
– think about,
Maintain the
through & beyond.
integrity of the
study’s natural
setting
Gregory Bateson’s
“Rules of Thumb”
in Action
Research!

Don’t be controlled Be as precise as

by dogmatic possible.
formalism.
Gregory Bateson’s
“Rules of Thumb”
in Action
Research!
Aim for diverse
Keep explanations
concepts.
close to your data
and experiences.
What action
research is and is
not? What am I doing?

It is a form of inquiry
that allows What do I need
practitioners to to improve?
investigate and
evaluate their work. How do I
improve?
What action What are those
research is and is people over there
not? doing?

Social researchers How do we

tend to stand understand and
outside a situation. explain what they
are doing?
What action
research is and is
not?
Spectator
Social researchers researchers;
conducting the
point of view of an
outsider.
Social Research Action Research
What is the How do I influence the
relationship between quality of
teachers’ experience in
teachers’ motivation
school, so that
and teachers’ they are motivated to
competence? teach?
 Social Research Action Research

Does management style How do I improve my

influence teacher management style
to encourage teacher
productivity?
productivity?
 Social Research Action Research

Will SIM improve How will I design the SIM to

students ’ encourage
students’ motivation and
engagement in science?
engagement in
science?
 Approaches to
Action Research
 Individual Teacher
Research

A teacher focuses on
an area of
concern in his or her
classroom.
How can using
manipulatives
improve my
students’ ability to
identify patterns in
Mathematics?
 Collaborative
Research

-Grade level issue,

instructional
practice/s,
instructional concern
 How can students with disabilities
experiencing deficits in phonemic
awareness show improvement in those
skills by participating in additional and
intensive instruction in phonemic
awareness activities at least four times per
week? How will it affect their overall
reading ability?
School-wide Action
Research
-School reform initiative
-Every teacher of the
school is involved in
studying a specific issue
identified from school
data.
 02
Stages of Action
Research
Four stages of AR

Action research is
recursive, cyclical, and
non-linear (Johnson,
2008).
 Planning Stage

Google talk to Identifying and limiting the topic

Books (site)

Gathering information
Reviewing related literature
Developing a research plan
Acting Stage

Collecting Data
Analyzing Data
Developing Stage

Developing an Action Plan

Reflecting Stage

Sharing and communicating

results

Reflecting on the process

 Problem Sample AR based on classroom-based
problems

Identification  Enhancing the academic

performance of students
in Science through
interactive asynchronous
lessons

 Blended learning as
remediation technique in
improving the students’
learning engagement in
Social Studies
 03
Problem
Sensing
Developing a Why did it happen?
research question Proble
m
g
sensin
What was different?
Where do research questions
come from?

Simply put, action research How can it be changed?

questions originate in a teacher’s
reflections.
What should I do next?
Everyday there are situations that
cause you to reflect later.
 Write entries at the end
How can I develop of the day
reseearch questions?
Pick out significant
ideas after a week or
two.
Make use o
f a class
journal (Pat
terson
et al., 1993) Brainstorm,write
questions, reflect
 Suggestions

Think that this is not to prove

Always start with a problem something, but to
translated into a question. improve or solve a problem
under your control.
Never start with a title.

Think of the design differently – Try changing mindset ...

this is action research a growth mindset
 04
Workshop on
Problem
Sensing
(30 MIN)
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Output
Presentation
Questions?