Transition from Mother tongue to English Medium of instruction in Science Four in inicbulan Elementary School: Basis for Proposed intervention
Keywords:
transition, mother tongue, interventionAbstract
INTRODUCTION
The use of learners' local dialect in the classroom promotes a smooth transition between home and school. The learners get more involved in the learning process in the development of basic literacy skills. The teaching of Science which starts from Grade Three uses Mother Tongue, while in Grade Four, English is used as medium of instruction under the K to 12 Basic Education Program. For this, the transition on medium of instruction used, brought unfamiliar environment to pupils as the transition starts in Grade Four.
METHODS
This action research employed the descriptive quantitative method to determine the performance level of Grade Four pupils in Science in Inicbulan Elementary School. The respondents of this study are the 20 pupils who have problems on the transition from Mother tongue to English medium of instruction in Science. The researcher used data gathering procedures namely, survey method and interviews.
RESULTS
Findings revealed that the class got below satisfactory level based on the MPS result of First Quarterly Test in Science. The transition from Mother Tongue to English medium of instruction is the common problem that affects the performance level of 20 Grade Four pupils. The researcher proposed intervention which is Project IRES (Introduce Science terms through reading Remembering words in answering exercises Evaluate learning through application of concepts to acquire Success). After the implementation of the proposed intervention, the respondents were given Post -Test to determine its effectiveness, where 16 out of 20 or 80% of the pupils got Very Satisfactory level thus resulting to high MPS.
DISCUSSIONS
In the light of the findings, the intervention made is a great aid in improving performance level of Grade Four pupils who have a common problem in the transition from Mother Tongue to English medium of instruction in Science and attain the objective of this research.
