SIGNATURE:_______________________

NAME:____________________________
DATE:____________________________

GUIDELINES IN WRITING THE ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Marks Description
No. Criteria allocated %
1.0 INTRODUCTION (15 marks)
1.1 Background & Context  An overview of the area of study
5  Details of the context you conducted the
research – background information
(minimum a page)
 e.g. General introduction -The education
setting in Malaysia, pupils’ performance
 e.g. include also the school you are
carrying out your teaching practice III , how
you teach, why you teach in certain ways
1.2 Reflection of Past Teaching 10  Elaborate on your past T&L experience,
Experience how you felt about the quality of your
lessons
 Able to demonstrate the following abilities:
- explain and evaluate past teaching
experience
- self-reflect on subject content,
pedagogical content and own
experience
- discuss own reflection with reference
to relevant literature
- discuss in detail the values and beliefs
embedded in the teaching practice
- justify the intended area of study
2.0 FOCUS OF INVESTIGATION (20 marks)
2.1 Elaboration of Research Focus  articulate the issue that relates to the
5 researcher’s experience and students’
needs.
 justify according to the following criteria:
- workability
- significance
- practicality
- control
- collaboration
- relevance to school
 able to connect the focus of study with
reliable and credible literature
 state clearly the focus of study and
opportunities for improvement
 explain the preliminary data gathered to
prove the existence of the issue/ problem
addressed
  provide a variety of relevant evidence to
prove the existence of the issue/ problem
addressed
 demonstrate concern in addressing the
issue/ problem highlighted
2.2 Action 10  identify and elaborate the AR model and
the intervention the researcher intend to
use
 explain and justify the intervention using
relevant literature
2.3 Research Objectives, Research 5  state clear objective according to the
Questions & Research following aspects:
Participants
focus
action
effect of action
 focused and appropriate research
questions, relevant to the identified
objectives
 Describe the target group
- Who are they? (which class in what
school)
- No of students?
- Age?
- Gender?
 Other relevant information
- Description of relevant participants’
characteristics in relation to your
teaching practice, for example,
interests, motivation, learning habits,
attitude, behaviour, others
- Selection criteria? Why have they
been selected?

3.0 PLAN & IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION (15 marks)

3.1 Steps of intervention/ action,
Schedule & Budget
3.2 Data collection method
3.3 Data analysis method & Validation
Procedures
5  detailed steps/ activities for intervention
 explain the rationale of intervention
5  plan data collection method appropriate to
address the research questions
 justify the research instruments employed
in the study
5  suggest ways data will be recorded and
analysed /interpreted
 suggest and explain ways of validating the
data gathered

4.0 ACADEMIC WRITING, REFERENCES AND ETHICS (10 marks)

 Organisation of Content  coherent and cohesive piece of writing
 Development of Ideas 10  appropriate use of language that reflects an
 Use of Language academic piece of writing
 Literature review (embedded)  relevant use of literature and quotations
 Citations  references meet the appropriate APA
 References system
 APA System  use more than 15 source of valid and
accredited literature
TOTAL 60%