Effectiveness of Contextualization and Localization of Lessons in Grade 11to Enhance the Knowledge and Skills of the Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There were so many institutions that aim to have quality education and 21st-century skilled learners who are globally competitive and possess different learning competencies using strategies to enhance their skills. But there's still hindrances to achieve it. In fact, there were so many studies conducted that described the Filipino students in having difficulty in comprehension. So as a solution as mandated in Republic Act 10533 of the Philippines also known as "Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013" , "the curriculum shall be contextualized and global and shall be flexible enough to enable and allow schools to be localized, indigenous and enhance the same based on their respective educational context." cited in (Rule II, Curriculum Section, 10.10.2).

METHODS

The research design used was quasi-experimental to analyze the effectiveness of contextualization and localization of the lessons. The random sampling procedure was used to determine the 30 samples. The researcher utilized pretest and posttest based on the learning competencies. These are valid, reliable and based on Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). T-test was used to determine the significant difference between the pre-test and posttest.

RESULTS

There was a significant difference in the score of pre-test and posttest in controlled group (x Ì...=24.17, SD= 5.40); (x Ì...=29.1, SD= 5.40) based on the result of t-test [t (29) = 1.699, p= <0.05]. There was also a significant difference in the score of the pretest and posttest of the experimental group (x Ì...=25.97, SD= 5.52); (x Ì...=32.50, SD= 4.52) based on the result of t-test [t (29) = 1.699, p= <0.05]. But there was no significant difference in the t-test result [t (58) = -1.14, p= 0.26] of gain scores of both groups.

DISCUSSIONS

In the pre-test result, there was no significant difference in the score of both groups meaning, they are equal and no bias while in the posttest result, there was a significant difference between the score of both groups which means the students can learn more under contextualized and localized lesson than the traditional lesson. There was a significant difference between the pre-test and posttest results of both groups. But there was no significant difference in the learning gain score in both groups. This means either of the contextualized and localized and the traditional teaching may use to enhance the knowledge and skills ofthe students in the lesson for their lifelong experience.