Perceptions on Indigenous Games of Students of Sta. Catalina National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Indigenous games widely known as "Laro ng Lahi" are Hispanic in origin. It is not only played by youngsters but also by anybody who loves childish humor. While these games are recreational, they are also used to test an individual or group's strength, endurance, and dexterity. Awareness and knowledge of these "Mga Laro ng Lahi" help every Filipino develop a sense of nationalism and the recognition of national identity as a Philippine culture. The advent of modern technology such as the internet, social network, gadgets and the like have taken the youth's attention and interest. The rise of technology has changed the lifestyle of Filipinos. These factors might affect the awareness of the youth of today on Philippine games.

METHODS

This employed the descriptive research survey design in presenting the results and answering the objectives of the research. Gathered relevant data in 200 randomly sampled G8 Students with 100 Males & 100 Females. Frequency and ranking are descriptive statistical tools used to characterize the number of responses and its position within the distribution of data collected and discussed. This was used to obtain the data on the profile of the respondents. Weighted mean was used to describe the perceptions of the respondents. To examine the relationship between and among the variables, Pearson Chi-Square will be used for the variable that is categorical.

RESULTS

The perceptions on indigenous games of the respondents in terms of motivation show high regard while in terms of attitudes connotes that the respondents have high regard with indigenous games on the other hand perception in terms of expectation have suggested that the respondents have low regard with it on that aspect. Perceptions between sexes do not differ much. Findings show that there is no significant difference in the respondents' attitude towards PE when respondents are grouped according to gender.

DISCUSSIONS

Most of the respondents agree that they think that indigenous games give them lots of benefits. They agree that they wish to have more opportunities to play & learn more indigenous games. The indicator that got the lowest mean value is the one that says they prefer playing indigenous games over online games. An enhancement program was drafted for the PE Department of SCNHS based on the preceding findings. This is with the end goal of enhancing both the attitudes towards PE and appreciation indigenous games by Grade 8 students of SCNHS.