The Effects of Workstation Activities to Earth and Life Science Performance of the Grade 11 Students of Camp Vicente Lim Integrated School, S.Y. 2017-2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Students learn best if they enjoy what they are doing. For science lesson to be pleasant and enjoyable,it should not be boring and monotonous. The students should be interested in what is to be learned and they should find pleasure in learning the activity. The teacher should therefore cause excitement and add variety to the instructional procedures. Classroom activities should be stimulating and challenging. One effective way of doing this is through the use of workstation activities. This study determined the effects of utilizing workstation activities to the Earth and Life Science performance of selected Grade 11 students of Camp Vicente Lim Integrated School, S.Y. 2017 -2018.

METHODS

The researcher specifically employed between subject design of experimental research to better facilitate the study and achieve the best possible results. The samples camefrom the two sections of HUMSS track. The researcher used twenty students with satisfactory rating in Earth and Life Science during first quarter to avoid extraneous variables. These students were grouped into two: the experimental group and the control group with 10 respondents each. The experimental group was exposed to the workstation activities in the selected topics in Earth and Life Science while the controlled group underwent the traditional approach of teaching. The researcher used a set of 25 items test questionnaire based from the lessons to the discussed to the experimental and controlled group.

RESULTS

The results revealed that the student -respondents under controlled group obtained dispersed level of performance ranging from satisfactory to outstanding in the post-test after providing them lectures without giving them any workstation activities. However, student -respondents under experimental group achieved an outstanding performance when the treatments on workstation activities have been utilized. It was also found out that there was a significant difference between the performances of the students under experimental condition than those who did not undergo intervention.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the result, it was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to develop workstation activities to further enhance the science performance of the students. More so, more interactive and collaborative learning activities should be conducted as cooperation takes a big part in the students' achievement.