COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, PHILIPPINES

Telefax: 563-7527
Email: education@vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph

Name: Jayson C. Dapiton Date: 11-24-11

Course and Year: BSED Social Studies 4 Score:

LESSON # 1.1 - Understanding Action Research Concepts,

Processes and Models

Learning Task

Evaluate and critique relevant articles on action research based on your understanding of
the concept and process of action research.

ACTIVITY 1.1A CRITICAL REVIEW

Inquire with your cooperating teacher about previous research or action research
that has been conducted at your cooperating school.

Note: If the school is unable to provide an example of Action Research, you may search for additional
references on googlescholar, academia, researchgate, or any other reputable source.

Complete the tasks by:

1. Writing a critical review of the research or action research of your

cooperating school.
2. Your review must adhere to the specified criteria and questions listed below.
3. The review must be comprehensive and precise.

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Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, PHILIPPINES
Telefax: 563-7527
Email: education@vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph

Research Title: Supporting Struggling Grade 8 Science Students'

Motivation, Participation and Performance through Peer-Tutoring
Approach

Authors: Mr. Joy A. Bellen and Ms. Amalia B. Jomoc

Parts of the Research Research Review

Introduction

• Are the - Yes, the paper was written with the intention of
background and clarifying the significance and necessity of the
rationale clear paper, as well as being rationale and logical.
and logical?
- Yes, the study finds it enough for the action
• Is there enough
research as well as it corresponds crucial
theoretical
information that suites for its theoretical
background background.
provided for the
action research?
• Is the study - Yes, because it determined the effects of peer
significant? tutoring approach in motivation, participation and
academic performance of students, which the
results of this study provide evidence to
teachers who want to plan targeted peer support
for students who are struggling in junior high
school science.

Review of Literature and

Studies

• Is there enough - As far as I can tell, it has enough research to

study to support back it up; in fact, it has a lot of research that
the research? has been shown, and it has also been more
exact and comprehensive.

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• Is there a logical - Approximately, I find it logical in the way of how

presentation of the study and literature presented since it is
literature and more detailed and also establishing overview of
studies? the relevant literature.

Methodology

• Is the - The study covers the components that are

methodology
appropriate for
the study?
• Does the study
observe ethical
considerations in
dealing with the
research
participants?
• Are the research
tools validated?
justified in the methodology chapter by
demonstrating that the chosen methods and
techniques are the best match for the research
aims and objectives, and will offer valid and
accurate findings.
- In order to establish on how to interact with
participants, the study employs regression
discontinuity design, which is ethical since it
covers the framework for peer tutoring in this
study.
- The Science Motivation Questionnaire II (SMQ-
II) with an internal consistency reliability value of
=.92 was used in the study to measure and
obtain reliable results.

Results of the Study

• Is the - As the title suggests, the study focused on

presentation of assisting struggling students in managing their
results logical and motivation, involvement, and performance using
based on the a peer tutoring strategy, and as a consequence,
research the presentation progressed logically and
questions? effectively answered the study's questions.

• Is the statistical - Yes, because the study employs a valid method

analysis valid? of obtaining the relevant answer while also
analyzing the data using a valid statistical
method.

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• Are the results - Because it is a research study, it should be

triangulated with linked and triangulated the results to relevant
the review of literature.
related literature
and studies?

Conclusions and
Recommendations

• Is the conclusion - Apparently, yes, since the research study

supportive of the findings reveal the response from the given data
results? and analyzation offered by the research
technique, and it was supported by the
conclusion because it demonstrates peer
tutoring can assist both cognitive and affective
skills of students, which coincided with the
results.
- - Yes, because the suggestions follow the
• Are the
conclusions, these are the researcher's own
recommendations thoughts based on the research findings.
made based on
the results of the
study?
• Are the - - Exactly, but not nearly enough, because the
recommendations recommendation stated that continued effort
helpful for solving should be extended to struggling students who
educational decline learning support, and while this may
issues? sound true and relevant, it is not sufficient, and it
should have a law or program related to peer
tutoring so that it can further declare to help
those students who truly require assistance.

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