Reshaping Classroom Practices: Impact on the Performance of the Grade 7 Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The researcher came up with this study as she observed some Grade 7 students who failed to participate in different classroom activities, sometimes disengaged, sleepy, inattentive, and were not able to finish their assigned written work. As a result, they gained low scores in their quizzes and examination, which led to an overall performance that was not satisfactory. Teachers must therefore never stop thinking of new strategies and activities that may help students earn good grades. This enduring act calls for their extra time and effort to employ remedial and/or tutorial sessions during free time or after classes. From this idea came the researcher's motivation to study the impact of reshaping classroom practices for Grade 7 students to introduce new classroom setup and practices that will lead to satisfying teaching -learning process.

METHODS

This study used descriptive method of research to determine the impact of reshaping classroom practices on the Grade 7 students' performance, which involves the description, recording, analysis and interpretation of the present nature, composition or processes of phenomena (Manuel and Medel, June 2014). The findings were then used as basis for introducing new classroom setup/practices for more effective teaching-learning process. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed according to the specific questions in the study and analyze statistically with appropriate tools.

RESULTS

Most students claim that there is a problem in the existing classroom practices in terms of their behavior, academic performance, social aspect, and assessment of the student. And majority of them encountered or met constraints in reshaping classroom practices.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that through collaboration and cooperation with others, students engage in experiential learning that is authentic, holistic, and challenging. As a partner in learning, the teacher is challenged to go with the flow and reshape classroom practices. Reshaping classroom practices puts the focus on what teachers can do in order to reflect their new way in teaching. They tend to change the habits and practices in teaching to be able to work with a new perspective.