ACTIVITY
What’s your
problem?!
How do you
solve that?
concept development|
RICHELLE CONDE- DELOS SANTOS
FA C I L I TAT O R
action research writeshop for master teachers
Jardin de Elena Resort• 20-22, MAY 2019
target |
This session aims for you to be able to:
identify a personal topic and problem to study;
explain the intent and importance of your research;
formulate good research questions; and
describe how quantitative and qualitative research
problems and questions differ.
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TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
TOPIC
~ the subject matter of your
research |
choosing a topic |
your knowledge
your interest in
and expertise on
the topic
the topic
resources significance of
available the topic
sample topics |
• Attendance • Mentoring
• Behavior/discipline • Motivation
• Counselling • Parental involvement
programs • School climate
• Dropout prevention • Student achievement
• Extracurricular • Teacher attrition
participation
• Team teaching
• Inclusion
• Professional
• Media and development
technology influence
For a complete set of research
topics to choose from…
search
DepEd Order No. 39, s. 2016 |
TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
PROBLEM
~ the most critical issue based
on your experience that you
want to be solved |
sample problems |
• Declining or poor • Procrastination
performance • Homework tension
• Low class • Work slacker
participation
• Attention deficiency
• Lack of motivation or inattention
• Poor study habits • Subject anxiety
• Poor time • Tardiness
management
• boredom
• Cheating
sample problems |
• Bullying • Wetting or soiling
• Vandalism self
• Hyperactivity • Temporary illness or
disability
• Feeling of insecurity
inadequacy • Poor hygiene habits
• Talkativeness • Physical deficiency
• Making chronic • Presence of special
complaints needs
• disrespect
sample problems |
Administrative Operational
Management Management
• laying down policies • low level of teacher
rules and regulations and staff competence
which maintain • Inadequate
equity, justice, preparation
transparency, and
accountability • Poor motivation
• No cooperation
• Inadequate facilities
sample problems |
Operational Management
• Hostile monitoring and evaluation
• introducing and managing change
• Lack of staff training
• Discipline and conflict resolution
• Bad community relations
• Changing political, economic, social,
religious, and educational demands and
conditions
quanti vs quali |
QUANTITATIVE
•problems that need to be
explained
QUALITATIVE
•problems that need to be
explored
QUANTITATIVE
Use quantitative research if your
problem requires you to:
• Measure variables
• Assess the impact of these variables on
an outcome
• Test theories or broad explanations
• Apply results to a large number of
people
QUALITATIVE
Use qualitative research if your problem
requires you to:
• Learn about the views of individuals
• Assess a process over time
• Generate theories based on participant
perspectives
• Obtain detailed information about a few
people or research sites
TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
PURPOSE
~ the intent of the research|
why? |
1. What is the situation at present?
2. Why is this topic important?
3. Why do you want to conduct the
study?
4. Why did you choose that problem?
5. Why is it a critical issue in your
school?
why? |
6. What knowledge gaps remain to be
unfilled?
7. Why must it be addressed
immediately?
8. What benefits will you and your
school get from this study?
how? |
Cite from these to support your claim:
• Theories
• Relevant research and readings
• DepEd policies or laws
• Dialogues
how? |
Some Useful Online Libraries:
Elsevier (journals.elsevier.com)
Wiley (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Taylor and Francis (tandfonline.com)
TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
~ are what you will answer
based on information
gathered during the research|
QUESTIONS
must be good |
A good research question must be:
• clearly stated
• significant
• ethical
• feasible
• leads to development
clearly stated |
~ should be easily understood by the
readers.
Unclear Clear
Do leisure activities Do puzzles
enhance students’ enhance students’
critical thinking? critical thinking?
significant |
~ should contribute to the body of
knowledge and is beneficial to all.
Not significant Significant
Does the use of Do text-related
pastel-colored illustrations
paper increase increase reading
reading time? time?
ethical |
~ should respect human dignity and
rights of the participants and not create
any form of harm.
Not ethical Ethical
Does breakfast How does having
deprivation cause breakfast help
low attention span increase attention
in children? span in children?
feasible |
~ should be doable in terms of resources
and time, as well as your skills.
Not feasible Feasible
Do board games help Does playing board
enhance the problem- games Sudoku help
solving skills of pupils in develop the
the country? computational skills of
Grade 4 pupils in CNHS?
leads to dev’t |
~ should lead to a desired progress.
Does not lead to Leads to
development development
Do girls speak Does journal
better English than writing enhance
boys? the english-
speaking skills of
pupils?
must be good |
A good research question must be:
• clearly stated
• significant
• ethical
• feasible
• leads to development
quanti vs quali |
QUANTITATIVE
• questions that ask about quantitative
variables and require numerical
data.
QUALITATIVE
• questions that ask for descriptions
and narratives.
QUANTITATIVE
Do the final scores improve after the
intervention?
Are grades of those students exposed to
the intervention higher than those who
were not?
QUALITATIVE
How does parental involvement affect
students’ attitude toward school?
In what way do the intervention help
students understand the lesson better?
TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
GENERAL
TOPIC
PROBLEM
PURPOSE
QUESTIONS
SPECIFIC
Distance learning
TOPIC
Lack of students in distance education
PROBLEM classes
PURPOSE To study why students do not attend
distance education classes at a
community Learning Center
QUESTIONS
Does the use of Web site technology in
the classroom deter students from
enrolling in a distance education class?
For a template on how to do
research the easier way…
search
DepEd Memorandum No. 144, s. 2017 |
Thank
you!
RICHELLE C. DELOS SANTOS
MASTER TEACHER 1
Gandara II-Matuguinao District
Richelle.Delossantos.deped.gov.ph | (
