Conjunc-Prepo: An Intervention in Enhancing Grade 9 Learners' Language Proficiency

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In Moreno Integrated School, grade nine students are having difficulty in dealing with conjunctions and prepositions. Chances are, in the ordinary writing activities that they had, they find confusion on the use of the said parts of speech. With the view that language is an important tool to express ideas and views, the need to find more ways to teach conjunctions and prepositions the easy way is realized.

METHODS

This study used descriptive-developmental research. There were 168 Grade 9 students who attained a score lower than 35 out of 50 items were purposely involved in this study. An intervention was done after the result of the test is revealed. The participants used the material for a particular time before the same test was administered to them again. Frequency count and percentage technique were used in determining and comparing the result of the test administered in this study.

RESULTS

On the status of the 166 participants, it was found that the pre-test result was only 2,459 and had a mean of 14.64. The MPL, on one hand, was computed 29.26. Afterward, the researcher designed an intervention named "Conjunct-Prepo: An Intervention in Enhancing Grade 9 Learners' Language Proficiency". As to the post-test result, this resulted in a total score of 4,937 and a mean of 29.79. Thus, the MPL computed arrived at 59.58

DISCUSSIONS

If one would base at the pre-test result, it can be seen that a total of 2,459 was computed while the post-test arrived at 4,937. This made a difference of 2,478. The MPL of the pre-test, on the other hand, was computed 29.27 while the MPL based on the post-test result arrived at 59.58. This totaled a difference of 30.32. With these results, it can be said that in using the intervention, a big increase in the progress of the grade nine learners is mirrored.

It can be implied from the findings that teachers need to intervene with the difficulty of the learners to offer more learning. In using one's innovativeness in designing instructional materials, teachers are empowered to be more involved not only in one's teaching vocation but also of being a great help in the maximization of learners' ability.

It can now be concluded that teachers can draw effort to provide learners with the resources they need to learn and excel. If resources are scarce, alternatives can be utilized. In influencing the learners to change for the better, teaching struggles can lead towards the roads to success.