Interrelationships of Science Achievement and Multiple Intelligences of Grade 11 Students of Gulod Senior High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Education is an indispensable requirement for a person's well-being. Insufficient or poor education deprives a person of the means of doing and becoming. At present where learners are exposed to technological advancement, science education should provide learning that will equip students in their exploration with the world. This, more than ever, is the responsibility of science teachers. Through learning in the sciences, students develop their interest in, and understanding of, the living, material, and physical world. Learners may apply their understanding of scientific concepts, ideas, and principles within and across a range of scientific contexts.

METHODS

The researcher wanted to determine the multiple intelligences of students in Science as core subject in Gulod Senior high school and find out if the influence of science learning, the result of the correlation and determination of students' interests will be the references for developing activities that will tap their intelligences using concepts of multiple intelligences as springboard of learning. The descriptive type of research was used in this study with the questionnaire as the main data gathering instrument. Respondents were 361 Grade 11 students from Gulod Senior High School Division of Batangas City. The statistical tools used were frequency, percentage, ranking, mean, standard deviation and Pearson (r) moment correlation.

RESULTS

Based on the findings of the study, a majority of Grade 11 students had average performance in the science achievement test. The students possessed a high-level interpersonal intelligence and average level naturalist intelligence. There was a significant relationship between levels of multiple intelligences and performance in the science achievement test.

DISCUSSIONS

In the light of the findings and conclusions, it was recommended that the proposed multiple intelligence activities may be shown to the science supervisor of the Division of Batangas City for their suggestions and comments. Upon approval, the proposed MI activities may be tried out by science teachers in the Division to improve students' performance in the subject. It was also recommended that the testing office of each school has an appropriate and accurate aptitude test that may be used by teachers in determining the multiple intelligences of students.