Boosting Conceptual Understanding in Science Via Spaced Learning

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The poor quality of basic science education is reflected in terms of the National Achievement Test (NAT) result. According to Philippine Basic Education (2013), in the school year 2011-2012, the national performance of grade 6 students in science is 66.11 %. From the result, it is far behind the national target of 75%. Furthermore, the most recent school-based Science NAT result in the Palico Elementary School where the researchers are currently affiliated also proved the low performance in elementary Science. In SY 2013-2014, Science NAT result yield a mean result 15.73, standard deviation (SD) of 6.00 and mean percentage score (MPS) of 43.00. And in SY 2014-2015, Science NAT result has 14.09 mean, 5.07 SD and 35.23 MPS. Instead of increasing, the data attested that Science performance was decreasing and it is far behind the national target of 75%.

METHODS

A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. Andale (2015) defined pretest-posttest design as a quasi-experimental design wherein the measurements are taken both before and after treatment. This design helped the researchers see the effects of spaced learning as a treatment in the experimental group.

RESULTS

Based on the summary of the findings presents, the following conclusions were generated: The subjects have equal footing in terms of their pre-test before the experimentation. The SL group score gained a higher mean score than the NSL group thus concluding that the Spaced Learning method boosted the conceptual understanding of grade 5 pupils in Science. The used of Spaced Learning Method as a teaching pedagogy significantly boost the conceptual understanding of grade 5 pupils in science, specifically in topics about the human reproductive system

DISCUSSIONS

The main thrust of this study was to determine the effectiveness of spaced learning in boosting the conceptual understanding of grade five pupils in Palico Elementary School, Academic Year 2017-2018.