Science and Mathematics Academic Achievement Among Incoming Stem Senior High School Students

Authors

  • Lorc Mc Wil Perucho

Keywords:

STEM, SCIENCE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, MATH ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are intertwining disciplines when applied in the real world. The difference of the STEM curriculum with the other strands and tracks is the focus on advanced concepts and topics. This strand helped to enhance or to apply in our daily living. Education at all levels in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) develops, preserves, and disseminates knowledge and skills that convey personal, economic, and social benefits. However, many students are afraid of taking STEM strand because of its two main subject, Science and Mathematics, which a challenging subject that needs a critical and logical thinking effort. Therefore, this study aims to determine the attitudes and difficulty level of incoming STEM learners towards Science and Mathematics.METHODSThirty-five (35) students who wants to take STEM strand and those selected students that will take STEM Strand in Senior High was given a multiple choice type of questionnaires that will measure their knowledge in Mathematics and Science and a survey questionnaire that will measure their attitude towards Mathematics and Science.

 

RESULTS

The subject of the study was thirty-five (35) G10 Students that were purposively selected and were given a Science and Mathematics Qualifying and Attitude test to identify their proficiency levels. The attitude test of the participants in Science gathered an overall mean of 3.7 a satisfactory level, the attitude test in Mathematics they got an overall mean of 3.5 which is in satisfactory level. On the other hand, the academic achievement of the participants in Science got an overall mean of 24.69, which indicates that they got a satisfactory level, but the academic achievement in Mathematics got an overall mean of 20.69 that is only in fairly satisfactory level.

 

DISCUSSIONS

The incoming STEM Students are having a satisfactory level when it comes to academic achievement in Science and fairly satisfactory in Mathematics, but their attitude towards this two subjects are positive. It proves that there is a significant relationship on the academic achievement and attitude of incoming STEM student towards Science and Mathematics. Therefore, the students still have inadequate in knowledge about the different theories in science and still lack the ability to use different formulas to solve mathematical problems yet this deficiencies can be surpassed if the students enjoy studying both Science and Mathematics.

Published

2019-01-18