The Impact of Project 555 on Addressing the Least Mastered Skills in Learning Outcome Assessment (LOA)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

San Juan Elementary School in Noveleta, Cavite is finding ways on how to improve National Achievement Test results for grade 6. In connection to this, the worker conducted Project 555 as an intervention to address the least mastered skills based on LOA results and focused on the First Grading Period. This study wants to determine if Project 555 is effective by comparing the pre-test and the post-test results. The competency is being taught on a weekly basis.

METHODS

Based on the LOA results of the first grading period of the school year 2018-2019, h got the least mastered skills in English, Science, Mathematics, Filipino and Araling Panlipunan. Then, he made a 5 item-test and administer it thrice a week. He compared the pre-test and the post-test using the index of mastery. This was his basis whether the competency has been mastered. He also provideda checklist of results per week in order to determine the effectiveness of the project.

RESULTS

Results showed that Project 555 is effective based on the data gathered from 45 respondents. The data indicated that there was an improvement on the index of mastery every week. This practice helped in increasing the level of mastery in the VLM based on the pre-test and post-test results under Project 555 implementation.

DISCUSSIONS

The project is to be conducted whole year round and the intervention should be based on the least mastered skills every grading period. The improvement every week is evident because of the indication of the index of mastery. Addressing least mastered skills every grading period will help improve results in the National Achievement Test.