The Use of Instructional Module in Improving the Level of Performance in Science of Selected Grade 7 Students of Quezon National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The success of any learning process depends largely on the instructional procedures. For a given instructional procedure to achieve desired objectives, it must be properly harnessed through adequate and proper use of instructional facilities. Difficulties and level of mastery in coping with science as a subject is really a challenge for the students. These lessons are anchored on the fact that students learn science concepts most effectively through a balance of hands-on activities and solid content knowledge. In addition, the unavailability of learning materials is just one of the problems still hounding the country's new basic education program, K to 12, in the four years of its implementation. Other schools need to buy workbooks, surf the internet, and produce a copy since there are no learning materials issued by the Department of Education delivered to their school. Due to the above orientation and felt need of the teachers and students of Grade 7 in the area of Science, the researcher constructed and used instructional module to improve the level of performance in Science of the selected Grade 7 students of Quezon National High School.

METHODS

The study used a descriptive comparative method of research. It was conducted in Quezon National High School (QNHS) and was limited to 44 Grade 7 students enrolled in the S.Y. 2015 -2016. The level of performance of Grade 7 students of QNHS was assessed using pretest and posttest composed of 50 items multiple choice type of test and used t-test as statistical treatment.

RESULTS

The study revealed the following findings: (1) the level of performance of Grade 7 students of QNHS before using the instructional module was 18.27. (2) The level of performance of Grade 7 students of QNHS after using the instructional module was 24.48. (3) The t-test for dependent sample mean to determine the significance of such gain, t-value of 27.89 was obtained. (4) The instructional module canbe used to improve the level of performance in Science of selected Grade 7 students of QNHS.

DISCUSSIONS

This action research provided significant data on the level of performance in science of selected Grade 7 students. At the same time, an instructional module was used following the DepEd present curriculum to help both the grade 7 science teachers and students. This was recommended for the school principals and administrators to adopt the instructional module for their school and to recommend to the Grade 7 teachers of other schools the instructional module of this study as a model of an instructional material for their Grade 7 students and to use this study as their reference material and guide for further studies for future researchers.