Action research joseph

Action research joseph

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  1 Title: COLLABORATIVE ARTISTICTIMELINE-MAKING: A SUPPORT TO EXPAND THE MASTERYLEVEL OF 8th GRADERS IN LEARNING WORLD HISTORY (An Action Research) I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Study I am teaching Araling Panlipunan for almost 13 years at Kabacan National High School, Kabacan, Cotabato. It is my interest to articulate the mission of the school administration in improving quality education to move towards another level of excellence. But doing such, I have to identify problems which I encounter as I deliver my craft to the students. It was recorded for the School Year 2017-2018, the school achieved a 62% Mean Percentile Score in Araling Panlipunan during the National Achievement Test. This performance was in congruent to the my class records that out of my 5 classes in Araling Panlipunan 8, only one class appeared to achieved the 75% Mean Percentage Score (MPS) which is the standard given by the Department of Education. As analysed, Low Mean Percentage Scores (MPS) can be attributed to poor teaching performance of the teacher. Poor teaching performance in Araling Panlipunan can also be ascribed to low teaching strategies training and workshops. It was further noted that poor performance of the majority of the students is fundamentally linked to application of ineffective teaching methods by teachers to impact knowledge to learners. It was also observed that my students have difficulty and remembering important dates and events especially when lesson requires them to familiarize such. It was their sentiments that they find the lessons in Araling Panlipunan to be boring and at times difficult as it requires memorization. As such, it is my plan to introduce pedagogy that would challenge their interest and will provide help in learning retention. One of teaching pedagogies that can be utilized in teaching Araling Panlipunan is the artistic timeline-making. Teachers of Araling Panlipunan are familiar with timelines. It
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  2 is a kindof graphic organizer which is perhaps the most common way to help students generate non-linguistic representations (Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J., Pollock, J. E., 2001). Timeline is usually utilized to help students keep track of key events in history. It is a sequence of events chart which is of graphic organizer used to describe the stages of something; a sequence of events; or the goals, actions, and outcomes of a historical figure or character in a novel. Knowing when events occurred and putting them in proper sequence is an important social studies skill. Timelines help us understand history. They also tell us what happened when and how much time went by between events (www.socialstudiesforkids.com). As a strategy, my plan will be to group my students and they will be allowed to create a graphical representation of an event or process by displaying items sequentially along a line. They can make their timelines according to time of day, date, or event. The tool will allow students to create a label with short or long descriptive text. Creativity will also be enhanced by allowing them to add an image for each label that would make their output more artistic and visually appealing. Thus, this action research will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of the use of collaborative artistic timeline-making in improving retention of students in learning history facts and events. It will test whether the use of the pedagogy has an effect on their mean percentage score. Its results will be beneficial to the teachers, students, and other stakeholders of the school. II. Review of Related Literature III. Research Questions The main objective of this action research will be to determine the effects of collaborative artistic timeline-making to improve the retention of the students in learning world history. The specific research questions that will be addressed will be the following: 1) What is the mean score of the students on their evaluation (10-item quiz)?;
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  3 2) What isthe level of satisfaction of the students on the teaching strategy employed?; and, 3) Is there a significant correlation between students’ scores and the level of satisfaction on the teaching strategy employed? IV. Scope and Limitation This action research will be conducted in Kabacan National High School, Kabacan, Cotabato on the last quarter of the school year 2019-2020. Participants of this propose action research will be all students of grade 8 under my class. It shall be limited only on the use of collaborative artistic timeline-making to improve retention of students in teaching world history on specific topic. V. Methodology a. Sampling The participants of this study will all be students under my class in Araling Panlipunan 8. I will identify the class according to their performance. The least performing class (lowest Mean Percentage Score) will be subjected to the method and thus, will be considered as participants of this action research. b. Data Collection My plan is to use an evaluation quiz that is relevant to the topic. It will be a 10-item quiz which will be approved by the Department Head of the Araling Panlipunan and will be further validated by a Master Teacher of the subject. Furthermore, Table of Specification (TOS) shall be made. To get the level of satisfactions of the students on the teaching method/strategies employed, a student satisfaction checklist will be provided. c. Ethical Issues A permission will be asked to the Araling Panlipunan Department Head and to the principal of the school. Since it will be considered as part of the conduct of lessons, parent consent shall not be a requisite.
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  4 d. Plan forData Analysis This action research will be quantitative in nature since the results of the evaluation (10-item quiz) and the level of satisfaction of the students on the methods/strategies employed will be the data to be analysed. Descriptive statistics shall be utilized for the analysis for action research questions 1 and 2 (What is the mean score of the students on their 10-item quiz?; and, What is the level of satisfaction of the students on the teaching strategy employed?). As for question 3 of this action research (Is there a significant correlation between students’ scores and level of satisfaction on the teaching strategy employed?), a Regression Analysis will be the most appropriate statistical tool. In the end, this action research holds no control group so a one-shot experimental design shall be the suitable statistical design (Freedman, D., 2009). VI. Workplan The following activities shall be done and observed during the conduct of this action research: Activities Time Persons Involved Expected Output 1. Making of AR proposal April 2019 Teacher/Researcher Action Research Proposal 2. Permit to Conduct AR June 2019 Teacher/Researcher Department Head Principal Approved letter to conduct AR 3. Conduct AR July 2019 Teacher/Researcher Students Conduct classes 4. Collect Data July 2019 Teacher/Researcher Students Data 5. Analyze Data July 2019 Teacher/Researcher Tables and interpretations 6. Write the Resuts and Discussions of AR Aug. 2019 Teacher/Researcher AR VII. Cost Estimates Papers P 200.00 Visual Aids 500.00 Others (printing, transportation, statistician) 500.00 P 1 200.00
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  5 VIII. Action Plan Ifthe statistical results will be favorable, I will continue to utilize the strategy in the future classes in order to improve student’s performance in Araling Panlipunan. Furthermore, I will be willing to share the results of his action research to others (teachers, students, etc) during research forum. It could serve as a basis in their teaching practice. In the end, this action research could lead to another study concerning how students will perform to other teaching pedagogies. IX. List of References Adunola, O. (2011),“The Impact of Teachers’ Teaching Methods on the Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Ijebu-Ode Local cut Area of Ogun State,” Ego Booster Books, Ogun State, Nigeria. David A. Freedman (2009). Statistical Models: Theory and Practice. CambridgeUniversity Press. p. 26. NAEP 1994 U.S. History Report Card: Findings from the National Assessment ofEducational Progress, NCES 96-085. Single copies are available free from the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20208-5653. Nagaraju, M.T.V. (2004). Study Habits of Secondary School Students. DiscoveryPublishing House. ISBN : 8171418937. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/timelines.htm Marzano, Robert J., Pickering, Debra J., Pollock, Jane E. (2001). Classroom Instruction That Works. McREL/ASCD. 75. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Pathways to School JOSEPH A. MAAS Teacher III Kabacan National High School Kabacan, Cotabato Approved: MARILOU P. MANGANSAKAN, EPSVR Araling Panlipunan Cotabato Division Amas, Kidapawan City
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  6 Appendix Question on Students’Satisfaction to the Teaching Strategy/Method 1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the activity (strategy/method) in the class? (Pls check) _________1 - Very dissatisfied _________2 - Dissatisfied _________3 - Neutral _________ 4 - Satisfied _________5 - Very satisfied