FS2- Learning Episode 2: Embedding Action Research

for Reflective Teaching

Name of FS Student: Rosary B. Lubong __ Date Submitted: _December 30, 2022

Course & Year: __BSED 4- English

Objectives:
At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to:

• Be familiar about action research as a reflective teacher.

• Underscore the importance of doing action research.

Inventory of Sample Action Research Conducted by Teachers

List of Completed Action Research Author/s

Titles
1. Propelling Students Into Active Daphne Anne Jurhill
Grammar Participation

2. Improving Students’ Speaking

Proficiency Using Games Dwi Nurul Fajariyah

3. Improvement of Reading Jian-ping Lou

Comprehension of CET4

4. Reading Difficulties of Grade One Pupils Kamille Kaye Q. Tamor

in Macatoc Elementary Students

5. Increasing Reading Comprehension of Veda S. Neumann, B.A.

Elementary Students through Fluency- Dorothy K. Ross, B.A.
Based Instructions Anita F. Siaboch, B.A.
Notice
Based on your activity on Making a List of Completed Action Research Titles, let’s find
out what you have noticed by answering the following questions.
Questions My Answer
1. What have you noticed about the 1. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 1
action research titles? Do the action Student behavior during grammar instruction.
research (AR) titles imply problems
to be solved? 2. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 2
Yes / No___
Students low speaking proficiency and to what
extent games improve the student’s speaking
If YES, identify the problems from
the title you have given. Answer in proficiency. As well as how is the situation when
the space provided. games are implemented in the speaking class.

3. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 3

To find out what problems does CE learners
really have in CET4 reading, and how the
classroom teacher should help solve those
exposed problems.

4. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 4

Level of reading comprehension of Grade 1 pupils
in Macatoc Elementary Students

5. Identified problem to be solved in title no. 5

Students’ reading comprehension.

2. What interpretation about action Title of the Action Research:

research can you make out of your Propelling Students Into
answer in Question 1? Active Grammar Participation

3. Write the Title and your From the title itself, my interpretation of the study
interpretation of the study from the is that it aimed to find out if active grammar
title. involvement amongst students might lead to
better results. Wherein, it utilized data-
triangulation. Lastly, it concludes that cooperative
learning apart from the positive scores, instils a
more active attitude among students.
 4. What do you think did the I think the author/s have done serious research to
author/s do with the identified address this problem and successfully achieve the
problem as presented in their titles? said research. The authors did some reading and
relevant studies with regards to the problem
identified. Additionally, the research must have
used strategic material to solve the problem and
use it as a basis to determine the effectiveness of
the proposed strategy. The research was done
meticulously and provided valuable solutions and
recommendations.

Analyze
Action research seems easy and familiar. Since teaching seems to be full of
problematic situations and that teacher has a responsibility of findings solution for
everyday problems 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

1. From what Choices:

source do you _____ Copied from research books.
think, did the / From daily observation of their teaching practice.
authors identify the / From difficulties they observed of their learners.
problems of their / From their own personal experience.
action research? _____ From the told experiences of their co-teachers.

2. What do you Choices:

think is the __/_To find a solution to the problematic situation
teacher’s intention _____ To comply with the requirement of the principal
on conducting the __/__ To improved teaching practice.
action research? _____ To try out something, if it works
_____ To prove oneself as better than the others
3. What benefit do Choices:
you get as a student __ /__ Prepare me for my future job
in FS 2 in _ __ Get good grades in the course
understanding and _ /__ Learn and practice being an action researcher
doing action __/__ Improve my teaching practice
research? __/__Exposure to the realities in the teaching profession
__/__ Become a better teacher everyday

4. In what ways, can Choices:

you assist your __/__ By co-researching with my mentor
mentor in his/her __/__ By assisting in the design of the intervention
Action Research _ /___ By assisting in the implementation of the AR
Activity? _ /__ By just watching what is being done

Reflect
A. Based on the readings you made and the previous activities that you have done.
1. What significant ideas or concepts have you learned about action research?

I learned that action research is a method of doing educational research that is

widely utilized by educators and professionals to investigate and eventually improve
their pedagogy and practice. Action research is critical in identifying gaps in the
teaching-learning process, an approach to more intentional, substantive, and critical
reflection that may be documented and studied to help educators improve their
profession. Action research enables educators to learn by their activities in order to
grow personally or professionally. In cases where continuous improvement is desired,
action research might be beneficial.

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

teacher?
Yes / No _____. If yes, complete the sentences below.
I realized that in order to become an effective teacher who didn't adhere to one
teaching technique, I needed to be an action researcher. If I am an action researcher, it
implies that I can anticipate the challenges that my students will face in the classroom.
Through action research, I will be able to discover new approaches that suit and cater to
all of the learners' needs. I believe that action research will help me obtain a better
knowledge of the issues we may face in the future. Another advantage is that it will help
me create a tangible solution to the identified problem. Action research made me realize
that such problems are unavoidable in any teaching and learning process.
Self-Learning Activity-B
Direction: Choose the best answer.
1. Every future teacher should do action research because _____________________.
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 the teacher’s standard
2. Spotting a problematic situation on teaching and learning will ________________.
A. spark an idea of doing Teacher Action Research
B. give more confusion to the teacher
C. create complexity in every teaching
D. add burden to teacher’s daily routine
3. Which of the following statements motivated a teacher to do action research?
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
______________________.
A. applicable only for teacher in big schools
B. not doable and very idealistic
C. the call for teacher in the current times
appropriate for honor graduates.
5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
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
E. Write Action Research Prompts
OBSERVE
From what teaching principles of theories can this problem be anchored?

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

A PowerPoint presentation of the teacher's lecture is shown in an online class. She

does, however, feel that responsive discussion and interaction between the teacher and
the students is essential for an efficient teaching-learning process. However, the students
haven’t met the teacher personally and only know them from the four corners of their
screen. As a result, students are hesitant to join and participate in the teacher’s
discussion, which leads to ineffective learning for the students.

REFLECT

What have I Realized? What do I hope to achieve?

The most crucial aspect of being effective in virtual teaching and learning is to
connect with your students so they can connect effectively in the discussion. To do so, the
teacher must investigate the situation. The first likely answer is for the teacher to be real.
Because they haven't met yet, the teacher must provide a positive and comfortable virtual
environment for the students. Second, the teacher should be familiar with her students.
Despite the inability to meet the students face to face, the teacher must think about
getting to know his students. Third, there should be involvement in the process. The
teacher must encourage his pupils to participate and interact in the discussion. With
participation and cooperation as issues, the teacher must have personal and professional
qualities to maintain the quality of teaching and learning.

PLAN
What strategies, activities, and innovations can I employ to improve the situation
or solve the problem?
As a future action researcher, I can plan for an appropriate intervention like
"introduce yourself in the most creative way." The introduction must include your
personal information, strengths and weaknesses, talents, hobbies, activities you are
interested in, and a sample performance of any of these mentioned. Of course, I will not
be exempted, so I will also provide my personal info, etc.
ACT
If I conduct or implement my plan, what can be its title?

If I will implement my doable plan in the future, my title would be “Enhancing

Problem Solving Skills among Grade 10 Students, Jose Rizal, of San Isidro National High
School through Improved Inductive Teaching Approach”.
Work on my Artifact

Your artifact will be an Abstract for a completed action research.

Improvement of Reading Comprehension of CET4

by Jian-ping Lou

Abstract
This action research is aiming at improvement of reading comprehension
of College English teaching and learning, which is a major time-consuming course
with low efficiency in colleges and universities in China. The research subjects
were 134 first-year college students of science, engineering and liberal arts, who
were from either developed provinces or developing ones. The reading materials
used for this research were from passages of reading comprehension of CET4 of
each year. This action research went through two stages, at the first of which it
focused on improvement by skills-based teaching, but with not much
improvements obviously, and at the second of which, after a deep analysis, it
combined with text-based teaching and introduced linguistic and schematic
knowledge, and finally achieved a good improvement of reading ability with the
result showing significant difference, compared with that of the first stage.