Quarter 2 Week 6
Learning Activity Sheet No. 9
Name of Learner: Estrella, Joyce Grade and Section: HUMSS 12
Date: _________________
CESC LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Plan Using Participatory Approaches
I. Learning Competency with Code
Plan using participatory approaches. HUMSS_CSC12-IVad-19
II. Background Information for Learners
Participatory action, in relation to the definition in research, is an approach that
uses different means to address issues identified by a community. It allows for new
ways of working, interacting and knowing for the improvement of a community’s
practice.
Five Characteristics of Participatory Action
1. Participatory- the community maintains control over the process of dealing with issues.
2. Define by a Need for Action- the community initiates the project that will address the
issues and this action is guided by a goal.
3. Useful and Meaningful- the members of the community are provided with the opportunity
to analyze the situations and develop solutions.
4. Reflexive- the members reflect on the activities executed regularly, and determine the
benefits and purposes of the projects.
5. Flexible and Interactive- throughout the process, action plans may be modified
depending on the needs of the community.
Framework for Participatory Action
Forming a collaborative group
Group Learning
Planning and action
Understanding the Experience
Example: Issue of trash dumped in one area of a community
Invite members who would like to
participate in solving the issue.
Collaborate and formulate plans to address
the issue.
Implement actions and reflect on their
effectiveness.
Gather perspective about the actions made
and recognize the group’s effort.
In this activity sheet, you will be able to plan and make your own participatory
action that would help your community solve the issues and concerns you are dealing.
III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites
1. Semorlan, Ava Ann P. PhD and Semorlan, Adrian P. MPA, MHSS,EdD. 2018.
Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship for Senior High School. Quezon City.
C&E Publishing, Inc.
IV. Activity Proper
Activity 1
1. Directions/Instructions
Read and understand the directions before answering the given activities. Write your
answers on a sheet of paper.
Exercises/Activities
Exercise 1
Directions: Enumerate five (5) characteristics of Participatory Action.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Participatory
Defined by a need of action
Useful and meaningful
Reflexive
Flexible and interactive
Exercise 2
Directions: Fill the sequence of Framework for Participatory Action.2
Sea side trash
Forming a collaborative group
Group Learning
Planning and action
Understanding the Experience
4.
Exercise 2
Directions: List down 3 issues that your community is facing right now. Using the given
frame work in activity number 2. Create your own participatory plan of action.
Invite local teenagers that is interested of volunteering for the
work.
Brain storm about the possible solutions and how effective they may be. Find
a better alternative than just picking up trash.
The ideas are:
 Put a trash can around the area where it can easily be accessed.
 Visit the shores every Friday to pick up trash
 Put up signs to remind the people to not throw trash around the
area.
Dividing the group of teenagers into three; conducting an experiment on what
is the most effective suggestion. And this will go on for two weeks this way
we will be able to know which is the most effective if we are dealing with trash
or garbage.
After gathering enough information about the possible solution to the problem;
practice the solution that is chosen. At the end of the day conducting reflection
and praising the efforts that is given and knowing that we are able to be of
help b.
3. Guide Questions
1. What is the importance of participatory action in community?
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2.
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The importance is the community becomes one in one goal on which they try to
reach. This is an action that gives back to the people that surrounds you as well
as a way of reaching out and making a connection.
As a student, how does participatory action helps your community? Cite an example
Participatory action helps my community in making sure that the surroundings are
clean. There is a time that when dengue is spreading and is very harmful to the
children and so they decided to ask the members of the community to help clean the
areas which they think is prone to mosquitoes, they would sometime clean each
other’s backyards for the safety of everyone.
4 . Rubrics
Rubric for Scoring Activity 3
Content
Organization of Ideas
Style
Conventions
Total
30
%
25
%
25
%
20
%
100 %
V. Reflection
Directions: Complete the sentence below.
I have learned that there is a big benefit to the community if there is participatory action.
I realized that the there are things that we could do in order to live a life in the community
as healthy as we can and create a bond that will be remembered.
I will apply this to my life as much as I can for this will help think and organize the things that
is hard to solve.
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