Reaper Assessment tool: An Effective Instrument in Monitoring the Performance of Selected Junior High School Students of Cavite National Science High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Cavite National Science High School (CNSHS), competes in various local and international robotics competitions. However, there is no tool being used to measure the performance of students who join on the said competitions. This action research aimed to develop an assessment tool to monitor the performance of students during robotics competitions and determine if there is a significant increase in the achievement level of selected students in Cavite National Science High School after joining the Robotics team.

METHODS

Descriptive survey research design and cluster sampling technique were both used. Ten Grade 10 students who were robotics club members were selected. Consents from respondents and their parent/guardian were secured. Student codes were assigned to each respondent for confidentiality purposes. A researcher-made checklist validated by head teacher and two master teachers was used in gathering data. The Reaper Assessment Tool made using Microsoft Office Excel was showed and explained to the respondents before the checklist was answered. Measures of frequency and t-test were used to interpret the data.

RESULTS

Ninety percent of the participants believed that all of the components in the assessment tool could aid in assessing students who would receive awards for outstanding performance in Science. One hundred percent of the respondents agreed that the Reaper assessment tool is easy to use, update, and understand after exploring the tool by themselves. This leads to reject null hypothesis: the average rating of students in the Reaper Assessment Tool based on relevance, assessment, accessibility and layout was 1 (lowest). It was determined that there was a significant increase on the achievement level of selected students of CNSHS before and after joining the robotics team, as evidenced by the t stat of 4.12948 which was higher than the t critical value (one-tail) and p-value of 0.00128.

DISCUSSIONS

Students were therefore engaged in learning, a competence that is analytically important for effective functioning in the future. This study would be a great help for Robotics coaches who would like to monitor the progress of their players both in terms of winning capacity during contests and achievement level in school. Moreover, it can be used by coaches in other fields such as sports, journalism and other fields that would like to assess the performance of their students both in curricular and non-curricular activities.