Teachers' Level of Compliance in the Conduct of Action Research: Basis for Reengineering Skills and Motivation in Writing

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Education, particularly in the Division of Batangas Province, has already made several efforts and has promoted an advocacy of nurturing a culture of research in the schools so as to monitor and evaluate school policies, programs and projects towards instructional effectiveness. Teachers need to be strongly motivated and must demonstrate the essential skills in conducting a study focusing on the issues and concerns in the production of versatile, confident and competitive language learners.It is in this light that this study is conducted to determine the level of compliance of the teachers of Taysan National High School in the conduct of action research as a tool in designing a plan of action for improving motivation and enhancing their writing skills.

METHODS

The research method employed in this study was a qualitative investigation. Primary sources of data were composed of 25 language teachers, from Junior High and Senior High, which comprised 20% of the total population of the school's teachers. Descriptive statistics and narratives were used to analyzed the results.

RESULTS

The results of the study revealed that: a) The level of compliance to action research of the Language Teachers in Taysan National High School was moderate. Thus, there is still a need to increase it for the improvement of teaching and learning process.; b) Majority of the respondents were affected negatively with heavy teaching loads and lack of time to undertake action research. Moreover, the existence of inadequate trainings and seminars and insufficient references were the major factors that affect the involvement of teachers in the conduct of action research; c) research-related skills of Language teachers were assessed to be very good. On the other hand, the language teachers demonstrate the basic writing, practical and problem-solving skills as they rated themselves good only on these skills. Hence, they need further enhancement of these skills in order to confidently conduct action researches.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the results, plan of activities is proposed to motivate more teachers in conducting and writing action research. The school management should not stop updating the teachers, instead they should continue to supports the teachers in the conduct of the researchers. Moreover, Taysan National High School administration provides more in-service trainings, workshops and seminars for the sake of updating their knowledge and skills in research activities.