Learning Episode 2:

Embedding Action Research for Reflective Teaching

PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST
You must have experienced in your past subjects, doing some activities or some
activities or accomplishing task similar to an action research. These are activities that required
you to do Reflection and Make Action or other way around. Schon (1987) distinguishes
Reflection in action or Reflection on Action as two different things.
Perhaps your mentor teacher has already done an action Research. Now is the
opportunity for you to participate and assist in ways that you are capable of doing.
Structured Learning Episode
Embedding Action Research for Reflective Teaching

PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST

You must have experienced in your past subjects, doing some activities or some activities or
accomplishing task similar to an action research. These are activities that required you to do Reflection
and make Action or other way around. Schon (1987) distinguishes Reflection in action or Reflection
on Action as two different things. Perhaps your mentor teacher has already done an action Research.
Now is the opportunity for you to participate and assist in ways that you are capable of doing.

Here is what you will do.

Making a List of Completed 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 Titles Author/Authors

Ex. Differentiated Instruction in Teaching Mary Joy Olicia
English for Grade Four Classes
Ex. Differentiated Instruction in Teaching
English for Grade Seven Classes
Improving Classroom Mutlu Aksoy and Tuncay Ceylan
Communication and Interaction in
Social Studies Teaching

Instructional Strategies for Teaching Pre-Algebra to a Diverse Robert Ojeda

Group of Learners
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ DWI NURUL FAJARIYAH
SPEAKING PROFICIENCY USING
GAMES

Students' Achievement and Rubén Ferná ndez-Alonso

Homework Assignment Strategies

enhancing classroom practice and Mark R. Young

fulfilling educational responsibilities

NOTICE:

Based on your activity on making a List of Completed action Research Titles, let’s find

out what you have noticed by answering these following questions.

Questions My Answer
What have you noticed about the 1.Identified problem to be solved in title no. 1
action research titles? Do the action The aim of this research is to reveal how
research (AR) titles imply problems communication and interaction in classrooms can be
to be solved? Yes__✔__ No_____ enhanced with the communicative approach
education provided for social studies teachers.
If YES, Identify the problem from the title 2. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 2
you have given. Answer in the space To improve the effectiveness of instruction of
provided. teachers.
3. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
3 To improve students’ speaking proficiency by
implementing games.
4. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
4 How homework assignment strategies in schools
 affect students' academic performance and the
differences in students' time spent on
homework.
5. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
5 Continuous improvement in our teaching and
learning techniques.

What Interpretation about action Title of the Action Research: enhancing classroom
research can you make out of your practice and fulfilling educational responsibilities.
answer in Question No.1? From the title, I think, the study where
3. Write the title and your interpretation Teachers collaborate in jointly evaluating their
of the study from the title practice, raising awareness of their personal
theory, articulating a shared conception of values,
trying out new strategies to make the values
expressed in their practice more consistent with
the educational values they espouse, recording
their work in a form that is easily accessible to
and understandable by other teachers, and thus
developing a shared theory of teaching by
research practice.

What do you think did the author/s I think the author/s Observes the situations of
do with the identified problem as the identified difficulties, then develops various
presented in their titles? forms of research procedures to follow, as a
consequence of which they obtain the
information needed to answer or rectify their
research questions.

ANALYZE

Action research seem easy and familiar. Since teaching seems to be full of problematic situations and that the
teacher has a responsibility of finding solution for everyday problem in school, hence teachers should do
action research. This is an exciting part of being a teacher, a problem solver!

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.

From what source do you think, did the Choices:

authors identify the problems of their _____copied from research books
action 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.

What do you think is the teacher’s Choices:

intention in conducting the action of __✔___to find a solution to the problematic
research? solutions
_____to comply with the requirements of the
principal
__✔___to improve teaching practice
_____to try out something, if it works
_____to prove oneself as better than the
others

What benefit do you get as a student in Choices:

FS 2 in understanding and doing _____prepare me for my future job
action research _____get good grades in the course
__✔___learn and practice being in action
research
_____Improve my teaching practice
__✔___exposure to the realities in the
teaching profession
_____become a better teacher everyday

In what ways, can you assist your Choices:

 mentor in his/her Action Research _____by co-researching with my mentor
Activity? __✔___by assisting in the design of the
intervention
_____by assisting in the implementing 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 significance ideas or concepts have you learned about action research?

Expected Response: I learned that having or conducting action research not only helps the teachers
or instructors to improve but also it helps the students to learn even more.

2. Have you realized that there is a need to be an action researcher as a future

Expected Response: teacher? YES__✔___ NO_____. If yes, complete the sentence below. I realized that there is a
need to be an action researcher as a future teacher because it can help determine my failings in terms of my
teaching skills.

WRITE ACTION RESEARCH PROMPTS

OBSERVE

From what teaching principles of theories can this problem be anchored?

-I have observed and notices that Action Research begin with a problem or a problematic
situation.
Write an example of a problematic situation that you have observed and noticed.

REFLECT

1. What have I realized? What do you I hope to achieve?

I realized that for every teaching learning problem, there is a solution.

2. Write a probable solution to the problematic solution above

PLAN

1. What strategies, activities, and innovations can I employ to improve the situation or solve the
2. If I conduct or implement my plan, what can be its title?
3. If I will implement my double plan in the future, my title would be
4. As a future action researcher, I can plan for appropriate intervention like
5. If I conduct or implement my plan, what can be its title?
6. If I will implement my double plan in the future, my title would be

CHECK FOR MASTERY

Direction: Read the best answer.

1. Every future teacher should do action research because__________ B

A. It is a requirement for teachers in the field
B. It will improve teaching practice
C. It will add points to teacher’s performance
D. It is part of teacher’s standard
2. Spotting a problematic situation in teaching and learning will__________ A
A. Spark an idea of doing teacher action research
B. Give more confusion to the researcher
C. Create complexity in every teaching
D. Add burden to teacher’s daily routine
3. Which of the following statements motivates a teacher to do action research? B
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_________ C
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 is TRUE? D
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.

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Noted by:

ROSARIO A. MENDINA ANNALIE D. CELADIŃA DIANA P. BENASA

Teacher II-DNHS HT-I/INSET Coordinator Principal I