Learning Styles: Strategy in Enhancing K to12 Curriculum of Grade Six-Apitong of Aplaya Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Learning styles play a vital role in the implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum. It is the innate ability of pupils to perceive and process information in every learning situations that cross there way. The researcher, therefore, decided to pursue the study that would identify the learning styles that is frequently used by Grade Six-Apitong Pupils of Aplaya Elementary School in the implementation of K to 12 Curriculum. The Achievement level Result in Filipino was the focus of the study. It is strongly believed that this study will help teachers, parents, pupils and school administrators. For teachers, they can easily incorporate what best learning styles that would suit to his learners. It will serve as the bird's eye view of the parents to know the needs of their children. Further, the result of this study will be of great used for the school administrator to help teachers upgrade their teaching performance as well as for pupils to discover the learning style that will enrich him and learn to integrate itso he can learn more easily and raise his performance level.

METHODS

A combination of the quantitative and qualitative method was used for 42 pupils, 24 are males and 18 females. Quantitative because the researcher launched an experiment, Project SINE MO TO which provides viewing as a springboard in every lesson in Filipino. Pre and Post-test in Filipino were administered. The result of it was determined by the MPS. The researcher also utilized qualitative through survey questionnaires which were prepared, validated, distributed, tallied and interpreted.

RESULTS

Result of the study revealed that among the 42 pupils of Grade Six-Apitong, 76% of them openly used visual as their learning style. It was followed by kinesthetic, group and tactile. The MPS of the Pre-test was 41.03% while the Post-test was 82.93%.

DISCUSSIONS

The result indicated that despite the different learning styles, Visual is on the first place which is very relevant to the K to 12 Curriculum which included viewing as one of the basic skills to be developed in Filipino: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing. Meaning to say that the Project Sine Mo To was a success as reflected by the result of the Post-test. This project can also be applied in other learning areas, but we must not forget to consider the individual differences of our pupils and other learning styles that can contribute to their learning and development.