Action research
How to do action research in DepEd: the research rules and funding, choosing a topic, collecting data, statistics in Excel, writing the report and sharing results, with worked examples.
Validity, Reliability and Cronbach's Alpha in Excel
How to check a questionnaire's validity and reliability for action research: expert review, pilot testing, and Cronbach's alpha in Excel, step by step.
Weighted Mean and Likert Scale Interpretation in Excel
How to compute and interpret the weighted mean of Likert items in Excel for action research: the 0.80 interval scale, medians, reverse-scoring and reporting.
Action Research Sample Size: Slovin, Power and Sampling
How many learners or schools an action research needs: the toolkit's rules, Slovin's and Cochran's formulas, power for t-tests, and real DepEd division sizes.
Pretest-Posttest Design and Regression to the Mean
Why a one-group pretest-posttest can mislead in action research: CRLA data show big gains from ordinary teaching and regression to the mean, and how to fix it.
Paired and Independent t-Test in Excel for Action Research
How to run paired and independent t-tests in Excel for DepEd action research, step by step, with the toolkit's practice data, a CRLA example and effect sizes.
DepEd Action Research Ethics: Consent, Assent and Privacy
Research ethics for DepEd teachers: the five protocols, parent consent and learner assent, data privacy, child protection, IP communities and AI rules.
DepEd Action Research Report Format, With a Sample
The DepEd action research report format under DO 16, s. 2017: each part, the toolkit's writing rules, submission and E-Saliksik archiving, and a sample report.
DepEd Action Research Proposal Format, With a Sample
The DepEd action research proposal format under DO 16, s. 2017: each part, the 100-point scoring guide, writing rules and a sample proposal on Grade 1 reading.
BERF: How to Get DepEd Action Research Funded
How DepEd's Basic Education Research Fund works under DO 16, s. 2017: who can apply, grant ceilings, documents, the 70% score, tranches and eligible costs.
Basic Education Research Agenda (BERA): DO 39, s. 2016
DepEd's research agenda under DO 39, s. 2016: the four themes, three cross-cutting areas, their research questions, and how to align an action research topic.
DepEd Research Management Guidelines: DO 16, s. 2017
How DepEd research works under DO 16, s. 2017 and DO 26, s. 2021: research committees, the call for proposals, the 70% score, BERF grants and the school head.
Action Research and Thesis Topics on Reading (CRLA)
Twenty action research and thesis topics on reading for teachers and school heads, each with its question, design, test and the CRLA variables that answer it.
Action Research and Thesis Topics on Classroom Shortage
20 action research and thesis topics on classroom shortage for teachers and school heads, each with its question, design, test and the variables that answer it.
Studying by topic
Turn a topic into practice
Practice sets span the five PPSSH domains and their strands. Your results show where you stand in each, so you know which topics to read and practice next.
What you practice with
- Timed situational items, two minutes each
- Items aligned with the five PPSSH domains and the SOLO taxonomy
- Partial credit and an explanation for every choice
- Premium: every practice set and a NASH-style mock exam
- 34 practice sets
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