1. Department of Education 1 Action Research Policy Research and Development Division Planning Service

2. Department of Education Basic Facts 1 Central Office 17 Regional Offices 220 School Division Offices 2,597 School Districts 46,624 Public Schools 637,558 Public School Teachers 23,974,559 Learners 364,647,981,000 Budget

3. Department of Education Education Outcomes 2016 PDP TARGETS2010 BASELINE NER CSR CR NAT Girls consistently outperform boys in all performance indicators Targets for elementary enrolment rate are likely to be achieved Relatively high proportion of secondary learners are completing the cycle than elementary learners

4. Department of Education 70 80 90 80 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE NER - Elementary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 CARAGA CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 99%

5. Department of Education 70 80 90 80 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE NER - Secondary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 CARAGA CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 71% 60

6. Department of Education 70 80 90 80 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE Completion Rate - Elementary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 83% 60

7. Department of Education 60 70 80 90 80 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE Completion Rate - Secondary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 CARAGA CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 80% 60

8. Department of Education 70 80 90 80 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE NAT- Elementary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 CARAGA CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 75% 60

9. Department of Education 60 70 80 70 Outcomes, by region 2016 TARGET 2010 BASELINE NAT - Secondary R1 R8R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 CAR NCR ARMM R5 R6 R7 R2 R3 R4A R4B PDP 2016 Target: 62% 90

10. Department of Education Implications Centralization is not an option Policy making is really difficult, why? Each learner, school, division and region has certain level of uniqueness Needs are enormously varied There is no ONE SIZE FITS ALL policy Most logical option – ACTION RESEARCH Schools can solve the problems of DepEd

11. Department of Education The King and the Wisemen I command you, go and find out what happened in the past.

12. Department of Education What went wrong? Problem statement Objectives and delimitation Design and tools Data gathering Data Analysis Writing the results Communicating the result

13. Department of Education What is Action Research? Action Research is a disciplined process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action. The primary reason for engaging in action research is to assist the “actor” in improving and/or refining his or her actions. (Sagor, 2000)

14. Department of Education …School/Classroom Context “…action research specifically refers to a disciplined inquiry done by a teacher with the intent that the research will inform and change his or her practices in the future.” (Ferrance, 2000)

15. Department of Education The Basics of Action Research THE ACTION RESEARCHER (teacher, school head, and group of teachers and/or school head) 1. Identify focus areas (points for improvement) 2. Gather and analyze data. 3. Create plan of action based on data. 4. Execute plan and observe. 5. Reflect. Continuous Improvement of the teacher, the classroom, the school (district) or even the community

16. Department of Education Action Research Process Carr and Kemmis Reflective Spiral (1986) 4. REFLECT1. PLAN 3. OBSERVE 2. ACT Reconstructive Constructive DISCOURSE among participants PRACTICE in the social context

17. Department of Education Benefits of Action Research Potential to impact school change Professional development for educators Strengthen partnerships and collaborations within the school Self-evaluation (for individual action research)

18. Department of Education Structural and Financial Support 1.Creation of the following office: Policy Research & Development Division, PS Education Research Division, BEA Policy, Planning and Research Division, RO Planning and Research Section, SDO 2. Basic Education Research Funds Impact and Program Evaluation Policy Research and Studies Action Research

19. Department of Education References OPS-PPD Koshy, Valsa; Action Research for Improving Practice, Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005 Sagor, Richard; Guiding School Improvement with Action Research, 2000 (from ASCD website) Ferrance, Eilleen; Themes in Education: Action Research, Brown University, 2000 ASCD (http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/100047/chapt ers/What-Is-Action-Research%C2%A2.aspx)

20. Department of Education 20 Thank you OPS-PPD