Effectiveness of Simulation in Developing the Students’ Skills in Chanting the Oral Tradition “OGGAYAM” of the Tingguians

Abstract

Chanting is one of the indigenous skills, knowledge and practices that has been rooted in the culture of the Tingguians. It embodies the beliefs, values, ideals and life patterns of the people that make the tribe unique from others. Oggayam, one of the oral traditions of the Tingguians of Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, is being performed by one or more persons during public gatherings and other special occasions. However, this tradition has been slowly fading because the new generation of the Tingguians do not have knowledge and skills on what Oggayam is. Most of them are into contemporary an entertainment that often leads to forget their own cultural art of poetry. This experimental research aimed to determine the effectiveness of simulation training in developing the students’ skills in chanting the Oggayam of the Tingguians using a single group with a pre-test and a post-test design. The sample of the study comprised of 30 randomly selected Tingguian students of Nueva Era National High School, Nueva Era, and Ilocos Norte who are competent speakers of their own dialect and are inclined to singing and poetry writing. Before the start of the training, the group was given a pre-test about their knowledge of Oggayam using a questionnaire and was asked to perform such on the spot using a performance rubric. Significantly, there was an effect of the simulation training in the development of the students’ knowledge and skills in chanting the Oggayam as assessed by the Tingguian chanters during the training’s culminating activity.