Effects of the Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) on the Academic Achievement in Science of Grade 5 Pupils in Senator Maria Kalaw Katigbak Memorial School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

"Rich countries are science-rich and poor countries are science-poor.” This statement was made by Dr. Frank Tui, the companion of Senator Emmanuel Pelaez, the author of the Science Act of 1958. It is a truism that children are the most precious gifts from heaven. These young people deserve careful attention. The Philippine government is primarily concerned with the enhancement of science education. Most of pupils get low scores in their quizzes and summative tests. These results urged the researcher to find ways to improve thequality of instruction of Science through the utilization of SIM and assess its effectiveness. Study on this subject calls for active participation of the students in learning the concepts and principles of Science specifically those least mastered skills. The inductive techniques through hands-on activities lead to a deeper understanding of the subject matter. The researcher found the study to be very relevant in uplifting the learning competency level of the pupils in the subject. The need for a functional intervention in Science specifically in grade five seems to be more urgent now due to the current thrust of the government on quality education.

METHODS

There were 60 respondents who were from two intact sections serving as the experimental and controlgroups. The experimental group utilized strategic intervention material while control group was exposed to traditional approach of teaching. A Pre-Test was taken by the respondents to acquire the information to be compared. The researcher subsequently conducted classes with the respondents utilizing strategic intervention material for the experimental group while the traditional approach was utilized for the control group tackling the determined least-mastered skills.

RESULTS

Grade five pupils of School Year 2016-2017 performed poorly in the least-mastered skills in Science and Health. Pupils performed better after the teacher had utilized strategic intervention material. The conventional approach can also help improve the academic performance of pupils in Science and Health.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results of the study, the use of strategic intervention materials in attaining high performance of pupils in science 5 is very effective. The researcher was encouraged to continue using and developing other strategic intervention materials to enhance her pupils' performance while achieving the mastery level of competencies of poor/slow learners.