Notes
Notes
Definition of terms
Process where teacher identify and solve problems in their own classroom.
To improve teaching practices and student outcomes in specific context.
It involves teachers in the research process to improve their own practice.
To address immediate issues in a specific classroom or school setting.
Identifying the problem is the first step.
Research Agenda
Action Research
Primary goal – solve a specific, localized problem or improve practice within a particular setting,
such as a classroom, school, community.
Practitioners – often conduct research to address immediate concerns and implement solutions
directly.
EDRES
Purpose – contribute to broader knowledge about education, often generalizable findings that
can be applied across different context.
It tends to be more theoretical, and focused on developing or testing educational models,
methods, or theories.
Action Research
Focused on a small, specific group or setting, such as one class, a grade level, or particular
school.
It addresses immediate issues within a confined context and aims for practical actionable
outcomes.
EDRES
Broader, investigating issues across larger populations, multiple schools, or even nationwide
educational systems.
Results are
Researcher’s Role
Action Research
The researcher is usually the practitioner (ex. teacher, school leader, or administrator) who is
directly involved in the context they are studying
Participatory and the researcher is actively implementing and evaluating changes.
EDRES
Researcher may or may not be directly involved in the context they are studying
Educational researchers are often external observers and tend to focus on data collection and
analysis without necessarily participating in the implementation of the interventions they study.
Action Research
EDRES
Stem – thesis statement or grand question. Write in paragraph form and specify the statement of the
problem, the questions specific to the
Ex. This descriptive, quantitative, non-experimental study will look into the effectiveness of play-based
strategy in improving social skills. (dapat ispecify) Specifically, it will seek to answer the following
questions:
Case study – tanan iingon iapil sa study
Phenomenology – tanan experiences na giingon related sa study mao ray iapil sa study
Ethnography – same with case together, and pheno but you have to live together with the person.