Effectiveness of School Club in Improving the Classroom Performance of the Grade Four Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Classroom activity is the main focus of the Philippine education landscape. Through the aid of the teacher, the pupils are expected to perform according to the learning standard, which comprises of the "content standards, performance standards, and learning competencies outlined in the curriculum" (Department of Education, 2015 p.23). Club activities, however, also provides a means of reaching these standards.

METHODS

This action research participated by randomly selected Grade 4 pupils who are not members of the Mathematics Club and Grade 4 pupils who are members of the Mathematics Club. The activities of the club were supervised by an adviser. The participants are grouped into two. Group A is the control group or the group of pupils that are not member of the Mathematics Club and Group B is the group of members of the Mathematics Club.

In order to compare the performance of the control (non-member of the Mathematics Club) and the members of the Mathematics Club, the researchers gathered the grade of the participants for the 1st grading period.

RESULTS

The grades of the members of the two groups where gathered after the 1st Grading period. The results are sorted from highest to lowest and summarized. We can see that in general, the individual grades of the members of Mathematics Club are better than the individual grades of not members of Mathematics Club. Statistical analysis concerning difference of the means of the two groups was performed. A one-tailed t-test was used because of the small sample size. The test also used 5% level of significance. The null hypothesis is that the mean grade of Group A is the same as the mean grade of Group B. The alternative hypothesis is that the mean grade of Group B is greater than the mean grade in Group A.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that the performance of the pupils improved after DI was used. The research added that this is tedious on the part of the teachers. Another approach that could provide a promising result is encouraging the pupils to participate in school clubs. The use of this method can provide an environment that encourages critical thinking and facilitate better understanding of the subject.