Share Wideo: A Strategy to Improve the Level of Understanding on Human Body System of Grade 6 Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Science is one of the subjects of the K +12 curriculum which pupils are able to apply their life situations and the science concepts learned in the class. In the context, 16 identified Grade 6 pupils in Hinagdanan Elementary School were experiencing low performance level in Science, thus, an intervention should be conducted to prevent these pupils from failing the subject. Based on the observation, learners get higher scores with the help of multimedia-like video presentations and shared it with their classmates.

METHODS

In choosing the participants of the study, the researcher used a purposive sampling method wherein pupils belonging to a not mastered level and beginning mastered level in the Pre-Test result for the second quarter were picked. In this research, different methods were employed in gathering the data. The first method was through a comparative analysis of the performance level of the students before and after the implementation of the study to determine the effectiveness of the used intervention on the level of understanding on Human Body System of the Grade 6 pupils. The third method was through the use of Paired T-Test to determine the significance difference between the comprehension levels of Grade 6 pupils after the intervention.

RESULTS

The results of data gathering shows a positive impact for the Grade 6 pupils in Hinagdanan Elementary School that there is an improvement the level of understanding on Human Body System of Grade 6 pupils in Science. Based on the data gathered, sixteen (16) of the identified Grade 6 pupils belongs to Not mastered Level having an average Mean Percentage of below 25%. However, this level of understanding was improved to Nearing Mastered level having an average performance rating of 70.76% after the conduct of the intervention. The results also show that a significant difference exists between the comprehension level of the pupils before and after the intervention.

DISCUSSIONS

The results indicate that the use of the intervention improved the level of understanding of Grade 6 pupils from not mastered level to nearing mastered level. The research results also indicate that the intervention, "Share Wideo", is a good strategy to improve the level of understanding on Human Body System.