Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
DIVISION OF CAPIZ
Banica, Roxas City
Tel. No./Fax No. (036) 6210974
E-mail: capiz@deped.gov.ph | http://depedcapiz.ph
An Action Research Proposal
“I4R’s teaching strategy for deeper understanding of short stories and poem”
I. Context & Rationale
Covid-19 pandemic has made learning that was initially face-to-face learning into
distance learning. Nowadays, our educational system is trying its best to provide continuing education
to the learners in this time of pandemic. A lot of problems arise during the different mode or delivery of
learning to be cascaded to students such as the capability and availability of parents or other people
to serve as teacher of their children, poor internet connectivity, and lack of gadgets to avail online
classes and above all no permanent source of income or poverty which is faced by the majority of the
population of our learners in David Moises Memorial High School. Due to this, the learners suffer and
their learning is highly affected and this create a great impact on their education. As educators we can
help our students to the best of our capability to make them learn the knowledge and skills they need
through various intervention or strategies that would be appropriate for their lesson especially during
this “new normal”.
It was noted by the researcher upon checking the output of students from their returned
module during the first and second weeks, that there were poor in understanding and retention skills
even though repeated activity sheets were given to them. The students also show lack of
comprehension skills and necessary knowledge with regards to the subject. Here intervention is
definitely needed.
• The researcher proposes using the 4R’s strategy as an intervention for deeper
understanding of short stories and poem of Grade 10 students in English. In this kind of intervention
students will gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and
respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem or challenge. Project-based
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learning strategy also contributes to students with medium ability compared to students with skills
above or below average.
• 4R'ing (pronounced "four-are-ing") is a means of encouraging students to find answers
and personal meaning for information. The four R's include: Research, Reason, Relate, and
Record
• Students work on a school over an extended period of time- from a week up to each quarter
that engages them in solving real-world problems and understanding a complex question. They
demonstrate their knowledge and skill by creating a public product or presentation for a real
audience. As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking,
collaboration, creativity, and communication skills. Therefore, 4R’s unleashes a contagious, creative
energy among students and teachers.
• With this, the researcher believed that using 4R’s strategy as intervention will improve the
level of understanding of Grade 10 students of David Moises Memorial High School in any English
literature such as short stories and poem.
II. Action Research Questions
• This action research study aimed to improve and deeper Grade 10 students’ understanding of
English selected literature such as short stories David Moises Memorial High School for the school
year 2021-2022. Precisely, it sought to answer the following questions:
1. What is the level of understanding of the Grade 10 students in selected English literature such as
short stories and poem based on the result of their pre-test?
2. What is the level of understanding of the Grade 10 students in selected English literature such as
short stories and poem based on the result of their post-test after intervention?
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Tel. No./Fax No. (036) 6210974
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• III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention, and Strategy
In this time of pandemic where face to face classroom interaction is discouraged, the
researcher face with problems on how to fully address all the student’s need in English for grade 10
students. With the Modular mode of Learning Delivery, it is hard to fully measure the actual skills and
assess the performance of the students. Hence, the researcher has to find ways and means on how
to deliver the lesson without sacrificing the quality of the results. It is through this conviction that the
use of 4R’s strategy as a teaching intervention can fully capture the extent of learning of the student
as this method involves students to investigate, and respond to questions, problems or to an
authentic challenge for a given period of time and will engage them in solving and understand real-
world problem or answering a complex question to develop deep content knowledge, critical thinking,
collaboration, creativity and communication skills.
A pre-test will be administered to the targeted learners through their parents and
instructed to let their child answer the test as well as the next activities to be given every week. The
pre-test will be gathered after one week and data will be analyzed. After analyzing the data, the
researcher will study the content of the modules and to achieve the desired results, the researcher
will create a learning material focusing on few selected English literature such as short stories and
poem based on the modules containing the integration of the 4R’s approach. In the material, a short
story or a poem will be added and guide questions with different difficulties that will lead learners to
use 4R’s method. By these, the researcher is able assess students understanding. At the end of the
quarter, with given interventions students’ will be assess using post-test that will serve as the basis for
their final result. thus, the researcher can identify the effectiveness of the intervention.
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To solve the problems that arise in an educational system particularly schools that adopted
modular print modality and with students who need more attention and guidance, teachers must
consider this as a challenge and think of a possible solution. And as researcher I see this as the very
reason to use 4R’s Strategy for better understanding of learners lessons.
IV. Action Research Method
This action research employed a pretest-intervention-posttest design and made use of a
descriptive method to determine the effectiveness project-based learning strategies in enhancing
students’ understanding to Tectonic Plates.
a. Participants/Sources of Data and Information
The participants of this research study are the Grade 10 Newton of David Moises Memorial High
School for the school year 2021 – 2022. The number of participants will be determined by using their
scores in the pre-test for the second quarter and will be selected using purposive sampling.
b. Data Gathering Methods
The researcher will be utilized the descriptive method with researcher-made pre-test and
post-test questionnaires and module-based Learners Activity Sheet (LAS) with the integration of 4R’S
strategy. Data gathered will be tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted using appropriate statistical tools.
Pre-test. This will be used as the basis of the study. Hand in to their respective adviser
and will be given to the respondents through their parents.
Module based Learners Activity Sheet (LAS) with the integration of Project Based
learning strategy. This will be sent through Adviser to the student’s brought by parents upon retrieval
and release of modules. Attached to the SLM integrated, activity sheets with 4R’S strategy guide and
lastly, rubrics for respondents will be aware on how their output will be assess.
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Post-test. This will be the last activity performed by the identified participants and
become the basis of the result of this study.
The data gathered will be analyzed and interpreted using frequency count, mean and
mean percentage. To describe the level of retention based on pre-test and post-test, the mean scale
below will be used.
Score Interpretation
21.00 - 30.00 High
11.00 – 20.00 Average
0.00 – 10.00 Low
• c. Ethical Issues
•
• Permission to conduct the research will be sought from the principal of David Moises Memorial
High School and authorized signatories at the Division of Capiz. The researcher will also ask for
approval from the parents of Grade 10-Newton, a face-to-face meeting with the parents by following
the AITF protocols, and sign the agreement of between the researcher and participants including
confidentiality of name, sex, and status. Collected data from other researches will be rightfully
acknowledged in the bibliography.
• d. Data Analysis Plan
•
• The researcher will use the quantitative descriptive methods of research using the following
statistical tools:
• Frequency count and Percentage. This was used to determine the result of the pre-test, and
post-test of the respondents in terms of scores.
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• Mean. This was used to determine the level of conceptual understanding in Discipline and Ideas
in Social Sciences using teacher-recorded video discussion.
• V. Action Research Work Plan and Timeline
The research will begin in the first week, and will end at the last week of the second grading
period of school year 2021 – 2022 as shown below:
1st to 3rd to 1st to
2nd 4th 4th 1st to 4th
week week week st
1 to 4 th
week of
STRATEGIES
of of of week of Februar
Novem Novem Decem January y
ber ber ber 2022 2022
2021 2021 2021
Identify the problem and
the respondent of the
study
Submission and approval
to conduct the study
Enhanced parental
involvement and
participation (Purpose,
benefits, and ethical
issues of the study)
Administration of pre-test
to the respondents as
baseline
Administration of module
based SLM with 4r’s
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integration, & rubrics to
the respondents
Monitor the progress of
the students
Conduct of post-test,
analysis, and
interpretation.
Submission and
presentation of the
research paper
• VI. Plans for Dissemination and Utilization
•
• The researcher will disseminate the result of the research to the students and parents,
collaborate with the teachers in school to generate added and essential information for the
improvement of the said research through LAC sessions, and to the school's division office.
VII. References
• https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED585254.pdf.
• ttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/3587/
RedmondK0814;jsessionid=2E138A36AD544431BE6DE4355F43B4D3?sequence=1
• https://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning
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Curriculum Vitae
•
Name: Rossana L. Gregorio
Position: Teacher III
School: David Moises Memorial High School
Home Address: Mambusao Capiz
Cellphone Number:
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“EVALBEE APPROACH TO ENHANCE STUDENTS MONITORING AND EVALUATION”
APPROVAL SHEET
Prepared by:
NILDA D. GALLARDO
Researcher
Noted:
RIZALINA L. BARRUELA
Principal II
Recommending Approval:
MARGGIE A. OBLIGACION, PhD
Senior Education Program Specialist
ROLANDO B. JAMORA, PhD
Education Program Supervisor in TLE/EPP
SEGUNDINA F. DOLLETE, EdD
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
Approved:
SALVADOR O. OCHAVO JR., EdD., CESO V
Schools Division Superintendent
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January 24, 2022
SALVADOR O. OCHAVO, JR., EdD, CESO V
Schools Division Superintendent
Division of Capiz
Banica, Roxas City
Sir:
I have the honor to request permission from your good office to conduct an action research on
“EVALBEE APPROACH TO ENHANCE STUDENTS MONITORING AND EVALUATION” at David
Moises Memorial High School, Balit, Mambusao, Capiz.
Attached herewith are pertinent documents for this purpose.
I am hoping for your favorable action towards this request.
Very truly yours,
NILDA D. GALLARDO
TEACHER III
Noted:
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RIZALINA L. BARRUELA
Principal-II
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