Use of SIM: It's Effect to the Academic Performance of Grade 9 Students of Santiago integrated School and Sto. Niño National High School Iriga City S/Y 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teachers are continually encountering problems on how to improve academic performance and minimizing the student's attendance irregularities, drop -out and even failures in certain subject areas especially in Chemistry.

METHODS

The researcher analyzed the learning competency of the students measured in quarterly examinations. The researcher based her objectives on it. Infer trends in atomic sizes, ionization energy, and metallic properties across a period and down the family of the periodic table of elements with the low correct response. Since the topic has four trends, the proponent focused on the first trend, atomic size. The proponent made the plans for the competency to be carried and introduce it to the students. Evaluation was done. Mean was computed, and the students who needed remediation or assistance were identified. The Strategic Intervention Materials were introduced to learners. To make this SIM more significant the researcher tried to implement the material to selected Junior High School in Iriga City, to test if there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test or the effectiveness during the implementation. The researcher used the t-test for correlated study. This is used to compare the means before and after the treatment.

RESULTS

It is apparent that the computed t-value exceeded at 0.05 level of significance with the degree of freedom. This means that the post test result is higher than the pre-test result. This implies that the use of Strategic Intervention material is effective in two selected public High Schools in Iriga City. Based on the findings, the following conclusions were derived after the implementation of Strategic Intervention material. The performance of the students has improved specifically on inferring trends in atomic sizes, across and down the family of the Periodic table of elements. The SIM is curricular valid and Performance level of students that were exposed to SIM has increased.

DISCUSSIONS

Recommendations is highly suggested: Must provide activities to ease the difficulties of students on topics identified by the teachers as difficult; the SIM must be prepared as supplementary materials, for teaching high school students; SIM should be used by the Schools Division to improve the Achievement of the students and Support must be given by LGU's, NGO's other stakeholders in reproduction of the material. This research will serve as a tool to do more of SIM on the part of the teachers for students’ achievement.