CALBIGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Calbiga, Samar
TOPIC: Organizing Action Research Report
AUTHOR: Dr. Milagros D. Ibe
DOCUMENTING THE ACTION RESEARCH
What should be included in the action research report?
In writing an action research report, the teacher-researcher should be
guided by the following questions and concerns in writing what transpired or
happened during the different phases/stages/steps in the action research:
Identifying the Problem
a. What was the school problem indentified? Why was it a problem? How was it
affecting instruction?
b. What were perceived as the cause of the problem? How are these perceived
causes or factors of the problem prioritized?
c. What solutions have been considered or suggested before? Where they
actually tried? What insights were drawn from the solutions that were tried
out? What suggested solutions stemmed from the try out?
d. Were the suggestions prioritized? On what basis?
e. Who were involved in discussing (and proposing solutions to) the problem?
f. Which suggested solutions had highest promise of solving the problem, and
eventually was decided to be tried out?
Planning the Action
a. What action was decided upon? Was the goal clearly defined to guide the
action?
b. Was there collaborative planning of the action? Were tasks delegated to the
action research team?
c. Who were given the task of addressing the problem directly? Addressing
problems indirectly related to the research?
d. Who provided the coordination? Was cooperative efforts emphasized all the
way?
e. Were there criteria set for judging or evaluating the results of the action?
f. What was the time frame set for the action? One semester? Three months?
One year?
g. Did the plan include monitoring and periodic discussion of the project?
h. Were alternative solutions considered in the planning, in case the first action
failed?
Carrying Out the Action Plan
a. What were some observations indicating that the plan was either succeeding
or failing? Describe them.
b. Were there modifications made along the way because the initial plan seemed
not to be working?
c. How often did the researcher(s) meet/confer during the implementation of the
action?
d. Was there regular reporting or communicating of observations?
Monitoring and Evaluating the Plan
a. What critical incidents indicated that the action was working?
Describe/Narrate them.
b. Were the set indicators for effectiveness of action met? How were they
analyzed?
c. What measures were used?

d. What other indicators of success were identified?

e. Were there any unintended outcomes noted? What are possible explanations
for them?
Analyzing Results and Deriving Conclusions
a. Were the key questions answered?
b. What were the strongest signs that the action was a success? Were all those
concerned in the action research generally satisfied with the results? If not,
why?
c. To what extent was the problem solved? Is everybody happy with the results?
Were the results in the direction predicted or expected?
Action Research Report (ARR) Suggested Outline
Note that these are similar to the parts of a scientific or academic research
report. However, the action researcher can use less technical phraseology fitted
to an action research report as illustrated in italicized counterparts.
1. The Problem
The worrisome situation
Background and introduction/rationale of the study
How are the problem came to be
Research questions
The queries that will guide the study
Definition of terms
Telling what the terms mean
Delimitation of the study
The boundaries: what is in, and what is out
2. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Theories which give support to the study
Hypothesis/es
Some educated guesses or expectations
Definition of variables
Aspects and factors to be studied and their everyday meaning
3. Methods/Procedures
How it will be done
Sample/Sampling
Selection of participants
Instrumentation
Devising instrument(s) to collect information
Data collection
Collecting supporting evidence to answer the questions
4. Data Presentation and Interpretation
Finding meaning in what was collected
Interpretation of the results
Giving meaning to the results
5. Summary
Summing up and looking forward
Findings and conclusions
What was found
Recommendations for action and for further research
What can be recommended

Presented by:
LOIDA R. VOCES
MT I/Actng. Dept.
TLE/SHS

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