Learning Modalities and Pupils Academic Performance: Bases for National Achievement Test Remediation Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Public school teachers regularly strive to raise the level of student achievement every school-year. This student achievement was measured by the annual National Achievement Test (NAT). The test aims to provide empirical information on the achievement levels of pupils/students to serve as guide for educators in their respective courses of action. Despite the efforts of teachers, there was a decline in students’ National Achievement Test performance. In this study the researcher determines pupils' preferred learning modalities and level of academic performance, as bases for the development of National Achievement Test (NAT) Camp Remediation Program.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was utilized in this study and a normative survey technique was used for gathering data. Two sets of instruments were used to gather the numerical data using the survey method: The Learning Modality Inventory Test, and pupils' progress report card (Form 138-E). Seven hundred seventy-one pupils, enrolled in eleven schools of Southwest Alabel District were selected using Slovin’s formula and given questionnaires at their respective schools. Quantitative analysis was used in the inventory of pupils' preferred learning modality and academic performance.

RESULTS

The study was conducted for the purpose of determining pupils' learning modalities in South West Alabel District. The dominant pupils' preferred learning modality was visual modality and their level of academic performance was Satisfactory; these pupils learn best using visual representation. The findings revealed that the academic performance of pupils who have a visual modality preference set a high difference compared to auditory modality and tactile modality learners. These served as bases of the researcher for the development of a National Achievement Test (NAT) Camp Remediation Program; the program integrates the three learning modalities in the delivery of remedial instruction.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the study implied the need for a Remediation Program that is aligned with pupils' preferred learning modality. This is an innovation in South-West Alabel District that caters to the needs of pupils in their testing skills and it is helpful for pupils who need remediation in strengthening their knowledge of the basic language assessment.