Developing Supplementary Materials in English for Grade 8 Students at Wenceslao Trinidad Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In the pursuit to have a better quality of education in the Philippines, it was indeed patterned in other country's systems. The government believes that through the revised education system, Filipinos will be fully competitive globally.

For Grade 8, teaching guides and modules for English was already completed. Though, the learning package seemed to be forgotten to be worked on and published. A soft or computerized copy is not enough to be the worksheet for students. Since not all students in Wenceslao Trinidad Memorial National High School, situated in Laurel, Batangas have access to the internet to browse or download packages. Grade8 English teacher's find ways how to produce such worksheets. They print and reproduce pages on the computerized copy that they have.

METHODS

The study used the descriptive method of research employing the questionnaire-checklist to collect the needed data.

RESULTS

This study proved that there was no learning package available for English. Through the survey made, the learners showed their willingness to have supplementary worksheets that will serve as their LP in English. As a result of the survey conducted, these were the top three guidelines how materials were likely to be selected: geared to diverse abilities, interests, and needs of students; well organized, simple, easy to use and understand; and appropriate for the age, intelligence, also the experience of the learner.

DISCUSSIONS

The study was conducted at Wenceslao Trinidad National High School among 100 Grade 8 students for the S.Y. 2016-2017 to develop supplementary worksheets in English. The research will be helpful to urgently develop the product and give the ways in designing the responsible product.