“Improving the Classroom Participation During English Class of Iii-Charity Through Collaborative Learning”

Divine Word College of Laoag
School of Education
Laoag City

“IMPROVING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION DURING ENGLISH CLASS OF III-CHARITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING”

AN ACTION RESEARCH

Presented to:
PROF ESTRELLA P. APOLLO

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Practice Teaching (PTeach) for the Degree Bachelor in Secondary Education

Presented by:
CHING MAY MARIE B. LABUGUEN
BSEd-4

MARCH 2012
Divine Word College of Laoag
School of Basic Education
Laoag City

January 17, 2012

MS. ASUNCION P. BUMANGLAG
Principal
DWCL, School of Basic Education

Greetings!

I am a Pre-service teacher from Divine Word College of Laoag, School of Education, major in English and is currently fielded in your school.

May I request permission to conduct my action research entitled, “IMPROVING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION DURING ENGLISH CLASS OF III-CHARITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING”

In this connection, may I be allowed to conduct the said study in your school on January 19, 2012 to February 29, 2012 with the III- Charity students as my respondents.

This is a requirement in Practice Teaching for the degree of Bachelor in Secondary Education to qualify me for graduation.

I am hoping for your favourable approval to this request. Thank you very much and more power.

Respectfully yours,

CHINGMAY MARIE B. LABUGUEN

Recommending Approval

MAYLANIE C. SEGURITAN
Cooperating Teache

Divine Word College of Laoag
School of Basic Education
Laoag City

March 2, 2012

PROF. ESTRELLA P. APOLLO
Supervising Instructor, Student Teaching

I hereby certify that CHING MAY MARIE B. LABUGUEN conducted her action research entitled, “IMPROVING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION DURING ENGLISH CLASS OF III-CHARITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING” during her Practice Teaching.
I further certify that we have edited the manuscript and she is now ready for oral defense.

MS. MAYLANIE C. SEGURITAN
Cooperating Teacher

NOTED:

MS. ASUNCION P. BUMANGLAG
Principal

Divine Word College of Laoag
School of Basic Education
Laoag City

APPROVAL SHEET

This action research entitled “IMPROVING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION DURING ENGLISH CLASS OF III-CHARITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING” submitted by CHING MAY MARIE B. LABUGUEN, in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Practice Teaching for the Degree, Bachelor in Secondary Education is hereby approved for oral presentation.

MS. MAYLANIE C. SEGURITAN Cooperating Teacher

NOTED:

MS. ASUNCION P. BUMANGLAG Principal

ORAL DEFENSE COMITEE

Approved by the action research committee on oral defense on March 5, 2012 with a grade of __________.

PROF. ELIZABETH RUIZ MR. PETER BOLUSAN Panelist Panelist

PROF. ESTRELLA P. APOLLO
Panelist

The research attached hereto, entitled “IMPROVING THE CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION DURING ENGLISH CLASS OF III-CHARITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING”, prepared and submitted by CHING MAY MARIE B. LABUGUEN, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in Secondary Education is hereby accepted.

PROF. ESTRELLA P. APOLLO Supervisor, Student Teaching

DR. GLORIETTA B. SABAS Dean, School of Education

Date Signed: _______________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Apart from the efforts of me, the success of action research depends largely on the encouragement and guidelines of many others. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people who have been instrumental in the successful completion of this study:
Ms. Asuncion P. Bumanglag, the principal of School of Basic Education of Divine Word College of Laoag who gave me strength, encouragement and moral support;
Ms.Maylanie C. Seguritan, my cooperating teacher, for the patience, understanding, and unending support in completing this study;
To the III-Charity students, for their active participation and cooperation in sharing their time and energy when the study was conducted;
Prof. Estrella P. Apollo, our supervisor, for being kind and supportive;
To my sister Christelle, and to Dan for inspiring me;
Special thanks to Tita Dina for the financial support;
And above all, our beloved Almighty God for His everlasting love and beautiful blessings, providing me strength and courage to accept and overcome problems and difficulties encountered throughout the completion of this study.

DEDICATION

This work is dedicated to my special friend; Dan, without his caring and support this endeavour would not have been possible. To my sisters, Chiveallie and Christelle for their encouragement and to the memory of my parents, Conchita and Wilson, especially to my brother Randy who serves as my inspiration. I sincerely offer this through the guidance of our almighty God.

-Chingmay-

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. PRELIMINARIES
A. Title Page ------------------------------------ i
B. Letter of Request to Conduct the Study ------------------- ii
C. Certification Sheet ------------------------- - iii
D. Approval Sheet ------------------------------------ - iv
E. Oral Defense Comittee Sheet--------------------------------- - v
F. Acknowledgment ----------------------------------- - vi
G. Dedication ------------------------------------- vii
H. Table of Contents ------------------------------------- viii

II. BODY OF THE ACTION RESEARCH A. Introduction --------------------------- 1-3 B. Identification of the Problem --------------------------- 4 C. Problem Analysis --------------------------- 5-6 D. Implementation and Action --------------------------- 7-9 E. Findings and Conclusions --------------------------- 10 F. Recommendations --------------------------- 11 G. Bibliography --------------------------- 12

III. APPENDICES
Name of Respondents ----------------------------------- A
Action Plan ----------------------------------- B
Performance Checklist ----------------------------------- C
Observation Form ----------------------------------- D
Sample Guide Question ----------------------------------- E
Sample of Students Output ----------------------------------- F
Documentations ----------------------------------- G
Curriculum Vitae
Application Letter