Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City
College of Education

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NAME: KENNETH A. ASTRANDE
COURSE, YR. AND SECTION: BPED 4B
INSTRUCTOR: DR. ROSALIE OCARIS, PhD
SUBJECT: CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN EDUCATION
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SUMMARY OF REPORT
TEACHING STAFF
 Teaching staff refer to professional personnel directly involved in teaching
students.

EXAMPLE OF TEACHING STAFF

 Academic Staff
o Academic staff include personnel whose primary assignment is
instruction, research or public service, holding an academic rank
- Professor
- Associate Professor
- Assistant Professor
- Instructor
- Lecturer
 Personnel with other titles
o Their principal activity is instruction or research.
- dean
- director - chair or head of department
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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
 Educational research refers to a systematic attempt to gain a better
understanding of the educational process, generally with a view in
improving its efficiency.
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
 Educational research plays a crucial role in knowledge advancement across
different fields of study. 
 It provides answers to practical educational challenges using scientific
methods.
 Findings from educational research; especially applied research, are
instrumental in policy reformulation. 
 For the researcher and other parties involved in this research approach,
educational research improves learning, knowledge, skills, and
understanding.
  Educational research improves teaching and learning methods by
empowering you with data to help you teach and lead more strategically
and effectively.
 Educational research helps students apply their knowledge to practical
situations.
TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
 Descriptive Educational Research
- In this type of educational research, the researcher merely seeks to collect
data with regards to the status quo or present situation of things. The core of
descriptive research lies in defining the state and characteristics of the research
subject being understudied. 
 Correlational Educational Research
- This is a type of educational research that seeks insights into the statistical
relationship between two research variables. In correlational research, the
researcher studies two variables intending to establish a connection between
them. 
 Experimental Educational Research
- Experimental educational research is a research approach that seeks to
establish the causal relationship between two variables in the research
environment. It adopts quantitative research methods in order to determine the
cause and effect in terms of the research variables being studied.