Action Research - Correct Format
Action Research - Correct Format
Action Research - Correct Format
MANDULOG,ILIGAN CITY
ACTION RESEARCH
ADMAIN B. MOCAMAD
TEACHER II
FEBRUARY 2021
ABSTRACT
Due to the public emergency brought about by the COVID-19, the Department of
Education has to be innovative and resourceful to continue the education in the country. One
of the learning modalities adopted by the department is the use of the distance modular
learning.
Tubaran National High School is one of the public secondary schools in Iligan City which
used the printed distance modular learning modalities. The researcher offered an intervention
via “Localized-Narrated Video Instruction” (Local-NVI) to students who did not fulfil the
The results shown that the average mean of the pre-test, 10.2 increased to 12.9 in post-
test. This means that the performance of the students improved by 2.7 points. While the
standard deviation shown that the scores in the pre-test were more closer (2.48) compared to
Based on the P value, 1.245E -05 which is less than the critical, 1.99, therefore null
hypothesis is rejected. This means that there is a significant difference between the pre-test
The researcher would like to express his utmost thanks and gratitude to the following,
which in one way or another have made the completion of this research possible.
To the school principal of Tubaran National High, Dr. Norolain T. Romapa, for her
To the Division of Iligan City, for the technical assistance of the experts: Dr. Omar Q.
Hussein, SEPS (HRTD), Dr. Blair D. Castillon, EPS, Dr. Levi M. Coronel, EPS and to Dr. Susan
Unde, MT.
To the parents and family of the researchers for their unconditional love.
Mocamad, Admain B.
CHAPTER I
Due to the public emergency brought about by the COVID-19, the Department of
Education has to be innovative and resourceful to continue the education in the country. It has
to see to it that the lessons will be delivered to the learners safely, with good quality and
relevance. In response to this, DepEd developed the Basic Education – Learning Continuity Plan,
BE–LCP, to ensure that learning opportunities are provided to the learners through different
distance learning modalities. One of the distance learning modalities adopted is the use of the
Different regions were assigned to craft the Self Learning Modules for a
particular subject matter, grade level and grading period. These approved Self Learning
Modules are aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) and are to be
distributed to the students in each division's various schools (DepEd Order No. 018 S. 2020).
effective? Are self-learning modules enough? In a research study conducted by Kim, Williams
and Dattil (2002) entitled “Students' Perception of Interactive Learning Modules”, one category
that the respondents emphasized to be present or part of the learning modules for it to
become more interactive is the “technical aspects”. In this technical aspect they considered the
navigation control, which means that an activity being already done can be played over and
over again. In this regard, the students will have the chance of reviewing his/her answers by
navigating the video which he/she has found some difficulties. In fact one respondent
an interactive learning module is the “presence of sound effects”. Only hearing the teacher's
voice will make it easier for the student to feel like he or she is in the classroom.
In this time of crisis, because of this COVID-19 pandemic, most of the public
schools in the Department of Education are using the Self Learning Modules as a mean to
continue education. On the other hand, some news articles have reported the difficulties
encountered by both the parents and the students in this modular approach of teaching. There
are some students who do not have parents or guardians who can guide them in studying their
modules that may result to low level performance of the students. This is the very concern of
this study.
Department of Education. The researcher would like to offer an intervention via “Localized-
Narrated Video Instruction” (Local-NVI) to selected students who did not fulfil the requisite
learning competencies. Through this study the researcher hopes to know whether his students'
academic performance can be improved by meeting the required learning skills after the
The goal of this research is to determine how the Localized Narrated Video Instructions
(Local-NVI) will influence the academic performance of the students in Science. Specifically, this
1. What is the performance of the students in Science in the pre-test and post-test?
2. Is there a significant difference between the performance of the students in the pre-test
The innovation, intervention and strategy that the researcher developed in this research
was the Local-NVI (Localized-Narrated Video Instruction.) This a video made by the researcher
himself that explained and discussed the content of the module in local dialect. This is in
response to the clamour of some parents who do not have the capacity to guide and help their
children because of their low education. Though there are some news reports about this, the
In a research study conducted by Kim, Williams and Dattil (2002) entitled “Students’
Perception of Interactive Learning Modules”, one category that the respondents emphasized to
be present or part of the learning modules for it to become more interactive is the “technical
aspects”. In this technical aspect they considered the navigation control, which means that an
activity being already done can be played over and over again. In this regard, the students will
have the chance of reviewing his/her answers by navigating the video which he/she has found
some difficulties. In fact one respondent commented that “back button” in the video is very
much appreciated.
CHAPTER IV
Action Research Methods
The same group of respondents were given the pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was
administered after going over the module by the respondents, while the post-test was
given after going over the module with the “Local-NVI (Localized Narrated Video
National High School, one of the Iligan City Division public secondary schools.
The module will be distributed to the respondents. They studied the module
and performed the activities then answer the pre-test. Then their scores were
recorded. Afterwards, the teacher distributed again the module to the same
respondents studied the module again and performed the activities with the
The result of the entire test served as basis in determining the effects of
The level of performance of the respondents in the pre-test and post-test are
shown in the table 1. The same group of respondents was given the pre-test and
post-test. The mean averages for pre-test and post-test are 10.2 and 12.9
respectively, while the standard deviations are 2.5 and 2.7 respectively.
The post-test scores indicated that after the treatment, the respondents
gained approximately two (2) points increase. While the standard deviation values
show that the post-test scores are more consistent compared to the pre-test scores
Table 1. Mean average and standard deviation of the pre-test and the post-test.
Mean SD Mean SD
between the pre-test scores and the post-test scores, T-test is conducted. Table 2,
shows the T-Test calculation via Excel 2010. This is a T-test dependent variable, two
Pre-Test Post-Test
Mean 10.2 12.9
Variance 6.1641026 7.2205128
Observations 40 40
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 78
t Stat -4.6675697
P(T<=t) one-tail 6.226E-06
t Critical one-tail 1.6646246
P(T<=t) two-tail 1.245E-05
t Critical two-tail 1.9908471
The P value two tail is equal to 1.245E -05 which is less than the critical value
two tail of 1.99, therefore null hypothesis is rejected. This means that there is a
significant difference between the pre-test and the post-test.
CHAPTER VI
ACTION PLAN
Since the research shows positive results, the researcher suggested making Localized
Narrated Video Instruction (Local-NVI) to the other topics as well. The third quarter is about to
start, it is better to prepare these videos ahead of time so that they can be readily available to
the students. As soon as the module is available for the third quarter, the researcher planned
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