Action Research refers to a wide variety of evaluation, investigative and analytical research methods designed to diagnose problems or weaknesses-whether organizational, academic or instructional and help educators develop practical solutions to address them quickly and efficiently.

2. ACTION RESEARCH
• REFERS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF EVALUATION, INVESTIGATIVE AND ANALYTICAL RESEARCH
METHODS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS OR WEAKNESSES-WHETHER ORGANIZATIONAL,
ACADEMIC OR INSTRUCTIONALAND HELP EDUCATORS DEVELOP PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO
ADDRESS THEM QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

3. • ACTION RESEARCH MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES THAT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT THAT EDUCATORS SIMPLY WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT AND IMPROVE. THE GENERAL GOAL IS TO CREATE A SIMPLE PRACTICAL, REPEATABLE PROCESS OF
ITERATIVE LEARNING, EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT THAT LEADS TO INCREASINGLY BETTER RESULTS
FOR SCHOOLS, TEACHERS OR PROGRAMS.

4. ACTION RESEARCH MAY ALSO BE CALLED A CYCLE PF ACTION OF INQUIRY, SINCE IT
TYPICALLY FOLLOWS A PREDEFINED PROCESS THAT IS REPEATED OVER TIME. A SIMPLE
EXAMPLE:
IDENTIFY A PROBLEM TO BE STARTED
COLLECT DATA ON THE PROBLEM
ORGANIZE, ANALYZE AND INTERPRET THE DATA
DEVELOP A PLAN TOO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM
IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN
IDENTIFY A NEW PROBLEM
REPEAT THE PROCESS

5. PARTS OF ACTION RESEARCH
I. INTRODUCTION
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
III. SCOPE AND LIMITATION
IV. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
V. CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
VI. RESEARCH METHODS
a. RESEARCH DESIGN
b. PARTICIPANTS
c. RESPONDENTS
d. POPULATION AND SAMPLING
e. LOCAL OF THE STUDY

6. PARTS OF ACTION RESEARCH
VII.INSTRUMENTATION
a. SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE
b. DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
c. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION
d. DATA ANALYSIS
VII.SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
VIII.REFERENCES

7. FORMAT OF A COMPLETE ACTION RESEARCH
I. RESEARCHH TITLE
II. ABSTRACT
III. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV. CONTENTT AND RATIONALE
V. ACTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS
VI. INNOVATION, INTERVENTION AND STRATEEGY
VII. ACTION RESEARCH METHODS
VIII.ACTION RESEARCH DESIGN

8. FORMAT OF A COMPLETE ACTION RESEARCH
IX. PARTICIPANTS OF THE STUDY
X. DATA COLLECTTION PROCEDURE
XI. DATA ANALYSIS
XII. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
XIII.REFLECTION
XIV.RECOMMENDATION
XV. ACTION PLAN
XVI.REFERENCES

9. • NOTE
PLAGIARISM – ISSUE THRU “ TURN IT IN” WILL DETECT COPIED STATEMENTS WITHOUT CITATION.
IT SHOULD BE REPHRASED. IF THERE ARE COMPLAINTS THAT THE REGIONAL OFFICE WILL RECEIVE FROM A
THIRD PARTY OF ANY GROUNDS VALIDATED BY THE MANUSCRIPT, THE OFFICIAL DEPED NCR RESEARCH
JOURNAL EDITORIAL OFFICE WILL TRIGGER THE RETRACTION BUT ONLY AFTER THE WRITER HAS BEEN
MODIFIED AND ALLOWED TO PRESENT HIS/HER SIDE IN COMPLIANCE TO DUE PROCESS.

10. SPECIFICALLY, AN ACTION RESEARCH IN…
• CONDUCTED BY EDUCATION WORKING IN THE DISTRICT OR SCHOOL BEING STUDIED- THE PARTICIPANT
– RATHER THAN BY INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL OBSERVERS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION.
• LESS FORMAL, PRESCRIPTIVE, OR THEORY-DRIVEN RESEARCH METHODS ARE TYPICALLY USED WHEN
CONDUCTING ACTION RESEARCH , SINCE THE GOAL IS SO ADDRESS PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN A SPECIFIC
SCHOOL OR CLASSROOM, RATHER THAN PRODUCE INDEPENDENTLY VALIDATED AND REPRODUCIBLE
FINDINGS THAT OTHERS, OUTSIDE OF THE CONTEXT BEING STUDIED, CAN USE TO GUIDE THEIR FUTURE
ACTIONS OR INFORM THE DESIGN OF THEIR, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.

11. SPECIFICALLY, AN ACTION RESEARCH IN…
• TYPICALLY FOCUSED ON SOLVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR ANSWER A SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
• I CAN ALSO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LARGER BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY WITHIN A RELATIVELY CLOSED SYSTEM
SUCH AS SCHOOL, DISTRICT, OR NETWORK OF CONNECTED ORGANIZATION.

12. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SUGGESTED ACTION
RESEARCH AND/OR BASIC RESEARCH TITLES
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