Instructional Strategies and Students' Learning Processes in the Public Secondary Schools in the Division of Batangas City: Towards a Proposed Instructional Intervention in English

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

A learning strategy is a tool or technique used by students to enable them to successfully approach new learning situations and to complete school assignments independently. Learning strategies can be used to enhance learning and comprehension of skills or text; to integrate new information with previous knowledge; and to recall information or skills for application in both familiar and new situations. Learning strategies can help students to complete tasks successfully despite their disabilities by utilizing the strengths they bring to the learning process. As students learn these strategies through practice, the teacher models less and students gradually take over the responsibility of determining which strategy to use. Students become more independent learners.

METHODS

The researcher employed the descriptive method of research. It involves the gathering of information about existing conditions through a normative approach, supported with a descriptive analysis of data gathered from the said survey. This method of research is widely used doing scientific research such that, only a few limitations are observed on its use. In descriptive research, the identification of the relationship that exists between variables concerned serves to generate an answer to the hypothesis.

RESULTS

The Extent of Effectiveness of Instructional Strategies includes Discussion/Recitation, Drills and Exercises, Cooperative Learning, Inductive Method, Deductive Method, Art of Questioning, Classroom Management and Measurement and Evaluation was rated great extent. The Extent of the Effect of Instructional Strategies on the Students' Learning Process, it was graded great extent. Therefore, a highly significant relationship was revealed from the comparison between the effectiveness of instructional strategies and students' learning processes in relation to the six areas in the cognitive domain of behavioral objectives that include knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. From the findings of the study, a proposed instructional intervention for the teaching of English was designed.

DISCUSSIONS

The teachers should maintain their wise and effective utilization of varied instructional techniques/strategies to enhance even more their students' academic performance and make the teaching-learning process meaningful and enjoyable. The students should apply varied learning techniques and strategies to develop effective study habits useful in their performance of varied school activities.