Improving the Performance of Grade 3 -Camia Pupils of the Pagbilao Central Elementary School in Spelling through the "5 'N 1" Project

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Problem on spelling is one of the problems of the primary grade pupils in public schools in the Philippines. This research aimed to improve the performance in spelling of the grade 3 Camia pupils of Pagbilao Central Elementary School through the useof "5 'N 1" Project designed by the researcher.

METHODS

Quasi-experimental method of research was used in the completion of this research. The study was conducted in Grade 3 -Camia, one of the six Grade 3 sections in Pagbilao Central Elementary School (PCES). The researcher only involved 44 grade 3 pupils since these pupils comprised her advisory class and she considered these learners as the most qualified respondents of her study. A 20-item test was used to measure the pupils' performance in spelling. To measure if there is a significant difference in the performance in spelling of the grade 3 Camia pupils before and after the implementation of "5 'N 1 Project", t-test for dependent sample was used.

RESULTS

The grade 3 Camia pupils' spelling performance improves a lot as a result of implementing "5 'N 1 Project".

DISCUSSIONS

This action research discovers a strategy in improving the performance in spelling of grade 3 pupils of Pagbilao Central Elementary School.