Teleologic Explanations and Anthropomorphic Language of Students in Human Reproduction and Reproductive System

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic language are generally part of inducing prior learning that befits one's own knowledge. Howbeit, these could be carried out until adolescence if not corrected. Withal, this study determines the teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic language of students in Human Reproduction and Reproductive System as influenced by their age, sex, the high school they graduated from, ethnic affiliation, and place of residence and their effect on the classroom pedagogical intervention.

METHODS

With the employment of One Group Pretest-Posttest Design of the Pre-experimental Designs and Explicative-Reductive Method, the cruxes of this study are the teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic language of the respondents' in human reproduction and reproductive system in terms of :penis; vagina; menstruation; semen; masturbation; pre-coition; coition proper; post-coition; conception period; giving birth and postnatal routine. 38 respondents from the Bachelor in Secondary Education, Quirino State University were subjected to a validated questionnaire where data were treated with Mean, t-test, and Analysis of Variance and Covariance.

RESULTS

Employing dependent t-test, it reflects that teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic language of the respondents in the concept of Penis (.013), Post-coition (.046), and Conception Period (.001) posted significant difference at .05 level of significance. By means of classroom interventions, it accounted for 19.4% to the corrected model of the study; hence, no significant effect on the dependent variable but the Pretest-Posttest gained .011 score which notes a significant difference.

DISCUSSIONS

Albeit the teaching model failed to interact with the variables set forth in the study, e.g. age, sex, high school graduated from, address, and ethnicity, Pretest-Posttest gained significant score which means that there are other potent learning factors that interferes the concordance of the respondents which are not considered in this study. Anthropomorphism and teleology post-academic threats on the academic performances of students; hence, teachers must provide a recuperating measure to combat these concordances.