Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Approaches on the Academic Achievement in Filipino of Grade Five Pupils in the District of Binangonan II, Division of Rizal

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONEducation is a powerful tool in eradicating illiteracy and poverty. It is also a primary agent of transformation towards sustainable development. Teachers are to deliver quality instruction from the Department of Education. It has been observed that pupils find Filipino subjects an uninteresting subject. Pupils lack the motivation to study the subject and find it boring. Steps to elevate the performance of pupils were undertaken and the researcher would like to take part in determining the level of effectiveness of cooperative learning approaches on the academic achievement in Filipino of the grade five pupils in public elementary schools in the District of Binangonan II, Division of Rizal.METHODSA descriptive survey design was used. Documentary analysis was also used to determine the academic achievement of pupils. The researcher followed the Gantt chart of activities in the conduct of the study. Frequency and percentage distribution were used to determine the profile of respondents. Weighted mean was used to determine the extent of the use of cooperative learning. Correlation analysis was applied to find out the significant relationshipthat exists between the perceived level of effectiveness of cooperative learning approaches and the level of pupils' academic achievement in Filipino.RESULTSThe teachers' perception of the cooperative learning approaches is Much Effective, hence all the aspects such as social cohesion, motivation, values development, and cognition are all given emphasis. The hypothesis is accepted; therefore, this explains that there is no significant difference in the teacher respondents' perception about the effectiveness of using innovative approaches in teaching Filipinos as perceived by respondents. As to academic performance, a greater number of pupils performed Satisfactorily within the range of 80-84, and lastly, the hypothesis is accepted in all aspects, therefore there is no significant relationship between the use of cooperative learning strategies and academic achievement in Filipino.

DISCUSSIONS

Teachers are encouraged to reinforce the use of cooperative learning approaches through more interesting instructional materials to make it more effective on the academic achievement of their pupils. Pupils must be given reorientation about participation in big and small groups of cooperative learning. The researcher proposed an action plan be considered and implemented to enhance pupils' academic achievement and conduct similar studies on this area using other variables.