The Use of Science Vocabulary Enhancement Package in Teaching Earthquake and Fault

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

All across the Philippines, educators are faced with the challenge of teaching students who come from a diverse range of backgrounds with varying degrees of English proficiency. It poses a significant problem when students come to school with limited or have low comprehension of the English language. This research study was conducted to investigate the use of Science Vocabulary Enhancement Package in teaching earthquake and fault to give assistance to students who have difficulty when taught in the traditional way of introducing scientific terms.

METHODS

Data were gathered by administering the pre-test. The researcher then taught one group of students through the traditional teaching method and the experimental group was taught with the science vocabulary enhancement package. Post-test was given to determine the academic performance of the students in the experimental and control group. The study used a teacher-made multiple choice type of test consisting 20 items with four options each to evaluate the students' academic performance. The test questions in Grade 8: Earthquake and Fault. This test was given as pre-test and post-test.

RESULTS

The result of pre-test and posttest of the group of students taught without the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package have not significantly increased, while the pre and post-tests of group of students taught with the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package significantly increased. It implies that Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package can possibly increase the academic performance of students in the topics Earthquake and Fault. On the other hand, the result of the post-tests between the group of students taught without and with the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package have significant difference. Furthermore, based on the mean difference between the two groups, students taught with the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package possess higher mean compare to the students taught without the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the findings of the study, the researcher highly recommends the use of the Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package to increase the academic achievement of students in learning Earthquake and Fault. Considering the results of the study, the use of Science Enhancement Vocabulary Package possess highly significant difference compared to traditional method of teaching