Effectiveness of Worksheets in Reading through Noting Details of Grade Three Pupils of Parian Elementary School S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Increasing reading comprehension is a vital skill to improve general reading skills. It has been an observation that many pupils are not equipped with the basic reading skills such as noting details and sequencing events in the sense that they cannot study independently and effectively. The same problem was revealed bythe Grade III pupils of Parian Elementary School as observed by the researchers. In view of this, the researchers were motivated to conduct a study on the effectiveness of worksheets in reading through noting details in improving their reading comprehension skills.

METHODS

The methods used by the researchers is descriptive though progressive data collection. It helped the researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of worksheets in improving the reading comprehension of the Grade III pupils of Parian Elementary School. The researchers worked on the role of worksheets in improving the reading comprehension of the Grade Three pupils. The participants were the 227 pupils and 6 teachers. The quantitative data was gathered using a survey questionnaire.

RESULTS

The quantitative findings of the study established the effectiveness of worksheets in improving the reading comprehension of pupils. Based on the results of the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (PHIL-IRI) and the Group Screening Test (GST), pupil's reading performance in Filipino has improved. The data shows that from 73 pupils who obtained less than 14, it decreased to 18 during the post-test. The number of pupils who got 14 below score in the GST shows that from 155 it increased to 210 or 92.1%. Academic performance of pupils who undergo the program was increased as shown in their periodical test results and general average.

DISCUSSIONS

The result demonstrates the importance of reading skills and how it affects the academic performance of the pupils in school. Effective worksheets are important because it is also a technique and the instructional material that the teacher use. With the help of teachers and the effective worksheets in reading, the level of performance of the pupils, teachers and the school will increase which helps to achieve quality education.