Courtesy Check Scheme in Recharging 21st Century Classroom Courtesy of Grade 7 Students at San Pedro National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

We, Filipinos, are generally courteous in nature. In fact, the Philippines is among the least rude countries for foreign tourists as revealed by the survey conducted by a leading European travel site. In the classroom setting, the 21st-century Filipino learners have gone a long way from the customary Filipino way of expressing courtesy. In this study, the researchers intended to uncover how students show courtesy to their teachers and classmates inside the classroom.

METHODS

The researchers conducted a survey utilizing a checklist among the Grade 7 students. The first part of the checklist intended for the students contains the respondents' perception of courtesy in dealing with their teachers and classmates. The second part of the checklist intended for the teachers assessed the students' actions showing discourtesy. The gathered data were collected, tallied and interpreted. The mean rating of the responses was computed and the data were presented in tabular form.

RESULTS

The students' perceived courtesy towards their teachers and classmates are on a High level even amidst the many factors influencing their behavior nowadays. The most common discourteous acts of the students inside the classroom as perceived by the teachers are being noisy in class, manifesting inattentiveness by doing other things and not listening to teachers.

DISCUSSIONS

Continuous monitoring of students may be conducted. Teachers may utilize the courtesy check scheme.