By NINA CHRISTELLE SUMINTAC 

CTE Correspondent

The MMSU College of Teacher Education, in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) – Ilocos Norte, held a month-long seminar-workshop on Strengthening the Needs-Based Researches for teachers held at Filipinas East Elementary School, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.

The joint extension activity aimed to propagate a culture of research in the basic education sector. One hundred twenty teachers from the 21 districts of Ilocos Norte participated in the seminar-workshop. 

The DepEd Ilocos Norte tapped the CTE faculty members to serve as trainers in the activity. 

Topics discussed during the seminar-workshop were: How to Identify Problems for Action Research and How to Write Rationale/Context of the Action Research by Prof. Aleli R. Martin; Identifying Research Questions and How to Identify Solutions/Innovations/Strategies/Inventions to the Identified Problems by Prof. John Paul C. Vallente; Methods of Research by Dr. Rosabel L. Acosta and Dr. Jahnese D. Asuncion; and Action Research Timeline/Gannt Chart, Result and Discussion and Conclusion and Recommendation by Prof. Gerry D. Abad and Dr. Bert A. Gamiao. 

The trainers were joined by Mr. Ryan A. Dulig and Mr. Jay Lagutero, 2018 Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) Grantees from DepEd-IN who discussed the importance of Action Research and its difference from the basic research.

The seminar-workshop is the first extension project of the MMSU-CTE this year.

This is an effort of the College that directly responds to one of the 7-point agenda of University President Shirley C. Agrupis, which is High Impact and Transformative Extension and Outreach Program. 

The month-long extension activity culminated last February 20 at the DepEd Ilocos Norte office.