Gender Differences: Basis in Enhancing Oral Competence among Grade Eleven Students of Anselmo A. Sandoval Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Being a pioneer English SHS teacher of Anselmo A, Sandoval Memorial National High School, the researcher observed the difficulty of her students in communicating orally, specifically in speech delivery which is the focal point in teaching Oral Communication. The researcher observed the big discrepancy of the performance of the male and female; thus, being an English teacher and District GAD Coordinator, the researcher wanted to trace which gender bears the problem.

METHODS

Descriptive quantitative method was used among the 46 respondents of male and female Grade 11 students of Anselmo Sandoval Memorial National High School. Purposive sampling and speech delivery performance in rubric were utilized for data gathering. The statistical tools used were weighted mean, rank and t-test.

RESULTS

This study revealed that the females are more orally competent than the males, as reflected in the female weighted mean of 3.50 and 3.06 of male. In the criteria, female excelled most in mastery of 3.83 weighted mean, yet lowest in stance of 3.26. Whereas, male students excelled most on stance of 3.22 weighted mean and lowest in body language of 2.74.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the study being female as orally competent and male as inferior. Males need to be given strengthening activities such as quality video clips, more speech drills, self-video recording for own critiquing, constant practice in front of the mirror.