A handbook for Exploratory Action Research

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5. What does the teacher do to get the students’ attention during the class?
7. In what way(s) does the teacher ask the students to participate during the lesson?
6. What are the teacher’s words, instructions or signs that students respond best to, to participate during the 
lesson?
8. How many times does the teacher ask the students to participate in the lesson?
4. What does the teacher do to get the students to participate during the lesson?
To answer this question read the definition used to understand the concept of participation.
‘Participation is the fact of taking part, as in some action or attempt, for example, answering questions by raising their 
hands, completing the tasks on their notebooks or handouts, going to the board to give their answers, and working in 
pairs/groups when asked’.

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9. Who are the students that participate in the class? Please cross out those students’ desks here:
10. Write any other relevant comment about what you observed of the students’ participation. 

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Answer Key
Chapter 1
Task 1.3
1. We KNOW the different strategies she used to 
motivate her students. 
2. We KNOW the background of the students Camila
is concerned about.
3. We DON’T KNOW what all of her students think about 
the strategies she used. 
4. We DON’T KNOW what makes Camila conclude 
students are not motivated. 
5. We DON’T KNOW how students actually react
in class to certain activities.