Enhancement of Students Performance in TLE Exploratory Courses Using 3E's Explore, Enjoy and Experience: an Output for the Intervention Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Helping the students to gain knowledge and skills with the everyday lessons are two of the primary concerns of every TLE teacher. The lesson must be crafted andwell-planned based on the competencies given in the curriculum. In each competencies the teacher must design creative and enjoyable strategies of teaching suited for the capability of each learner. As these pedagogy in teaching are applied, most of the learners are engaged in activity-based lessons. In group activities, some of the learners, especially those who are in the top of the class, performs well but most of the students, especially those who are in low performing classes, do not perform well if they will be assessed individually. Teachers, being the facilitators of learning, should create a Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) in TLE that will simplify the complicated concepts in every lessons and highlight the major importance in the achievement of the necessary competencies in TLE.

METHODS

Descriptive normative survey was used in this research in gathering the needed data. Researcher made questionnaires were also used in order to find the answers to the problem.

RESULTS

Based on the analysis ofthe academic progress tracking of the respondent, the results show the difference on the MPS of the students, comparing the results on the Pre-Test and Post Test without intervention and the result of MPS on Post Test with 3E's SIM. It is noted from the data that the MPS during the Pre-test is significantly low with 32.72% while MPS on the Post-test without SIM registered 41.61%, Post Test with SIM shows positive results of 60.22% MPS on Post-Test with SIM had increased by 84.04 % over the Pre-test. Likewise, presenting the summary of the scores on the perception of the students on the Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) used in Action Research, students agree with 4.05 as an overall mean, that the activities selected are suited on their level, appropriate to meet the desired competency, instructions and directions are easy to understand and crafted activities are enjoyable for the students.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that there is a need for giving intervention materials for low performing students to improve and enhance their mastery level in certain competencies. Giving 3E's SIM will unlock the difficulties and intelligent gaps among students.