Action Research Questions
Action Research Questions
Action Research Questions
This study aims to help Grade 11 students taking up Humanities and Social Sciences in
basic essay writing in which giving feedbacks could be an avenue for them to give best academic
1. What is the basis of identifying students with poor writing skills in essay?
2.4. I don't know that an essay is consist of introduction, body, and conclusion.
2.5. There's no information given in the modules that relates to proper writing of an
essay.
4. Is there any significant effect on the capacity of learners in 11 th grade taking up HUMSS
who've poor essay writing skills after the intervention has been implemented.
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS AND REFLECTION
This part includes the discussion of results and reflection of the study. The data presented in
this part follows the arrangement of the problems as set in the Action Research Questions.
Upon the administration and after the conduct of the examination, the collected data and the
result of the pretest and post-test in the first and second trial runs were evaluated and analyzed.
Findings
1. What is the basis of identifying students with poor writing skills in essay?
From the result of their modules' worksheet particularly in Reading and Writing,
Quarter 4 module 1. Whereas the 10 respondents from first section and another 10
respondents from 2nd section in 11th grade taking up HUMSS showed a poor result.
S1 5/25
S2 10/25
S3 10/25
S4 3/25
S5 15/25
S6 5/25
S7 5/25
S8 10/25
S9 10/25
S10 15/25
S11 0/25
S12 10/25
S13 5/25
S14 5/25
S15 0/25
S16 10/25
S17 5/25
S18 5/25
S19 5/25
S20 10/25
The table disclosed that from 25 total points essay only 2 respondents got 15 points; 7
respondents got 10 points; 8 respondents got 5 points; 1 respondent got 3 points; lastly, 2 got no
The table shows that 45% of respondents answered, "I don't know how to write an essay",
40% answered " I don't have background knowledge on the proper writing of an essay”, 10%
answered "I don't know that an essay is consist of introduction, body, and conclusion", and only
5% answered "There's no information given in the modules that relates to proper writing of an
essay". Lastly, no one answered "My teacher didn't teach me of things I need to consider in
writing an essay". It disclosed further that most of the respondents have common concern in
writing an essay.
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The table shows the activities designed by the researchers as an intervention/action plan in
enhancing the essay writing skills through performance feedback. The activity includes data
gathering of struggling learners through the result of 25 points essay writing worksheet, and a 5-
items survey questionnaire. After the results were scrutinized, it became the basis for the conduct
of the intervention. The respondents were called and oriented of their salient role in the
intervention and to inform them the importance of this study. Also, they were informed of the
random calls or messages from the researchers for some follow-ups. As part of the intervention,
the researchers give performance feedbacks to enhance the essay writing skills of the students
that they had to create at least 100 words essay. From the result of the activities given by the
researchers, the respondents were assessed and given feedback to their readiness in answering
4. Is there any significant effect on the capacity of learners in 11th grade taking up
HUMSS who've poor essay writing skills after the intervention had been
implemented?
Table 5: Showing the Worksheets' Result of Lessons Re-assessment after the Intervention
Respondents Result
S1 20/25
S2 20/25
S3 25/25
S4 20/25
S5 25/25
S6 23/25
S7 20/25
S8 20/25
S9 25/25
S10 23/25
S11 23/25
S12 20/25
S13 20/25
S14 25/25
S15 25/25
S16 25/25
S17 25/25
S18 25/25
S19 20/25
S20 20/25
The table shows that after the intervention being implemented, there were 8 learners who
got perfect scores; 3 learners got 23 points; and 9 learners got 20 points out of 25 points essays.
Based on the result, the students have improved in answering essay type questions. They were
able to write essay with introduction, body, and conclusion which is the basic important parts of
an essay. Compared to the pre-assessment, the scores were too poor that some students didn't
even answer at all and just had the highest score of 15 points out of 25 total points.
Action Plan
Goal: To improve the essay writing skills of Grade 11 HUMSS students using performance
feedback.
intervention to improve essay writing skills to students in HUMSS especially to those who have
intervention to other
HUMSS
essay writing
research similar
intervention to address a
specific problem (essay
writing)
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