Evaluation of Science Teaching Strategies Utilized at Calitcalit Elementary School S.Y. 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Through daily science activities, children will have science experiences that will develop scientific traits as well as traits of cooperation and responsibility. In doing this, good science teaching strategies are needed. However, this is not easy to attain as many teachers have come to realize that giving appropriate strategies as well as using effective instructional materials are never simple. As future teachers, the results obtained from this study will be of great help in choosing effective strategies that can encourage pupils to learn science concepts and at the same time to enjoy their science learning experiences.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used since the concern is to give the best result of the strategies in teaching science. The result became a basis for making effective activities that can further enhance the effectiveness of science teaching strategies. We used grade three to six teachers as respondents. Through a self-constructed questionnaire, documentary analysis, and interview, data needed were gathered. The data obtained from the teacher-respondents were tallied, tabulated, and interpreted using the statistical tools such as percentage, frequency, ranking, and weighted mean.

RESULTS

The findings showed that the majority of the respondents fall under the age bracket of 20-40 and above, female, have taken units in master's program and have 2-10 years of teaching experience. The teaching strategies often used by public science teachers at Calitcalit Elementary school were letting the students ask questions to clarify certain points during the learning activity, teaching the students basic skills, and knowledge through step by step method, giving the students the opportunity to talk and share ideas to clarify a problem that calls for solution, exposing the students to real setting intended to present concepts in the most realistic manner, and presenting science in both inductive and deductive way respectively. Age, educational qualification, and years of teaching experiences were significantly related to the strategies that teachers used in teaching Science.

DISCUSSIONS

The proposed activities to further enhance the effectiveness of science strategies may be presented to some authorities for their suggestions and comments, validation and implementation. The government should provide every science teacher a specialized training especially the bachelor's degree holder to enhance teacher's ability in using the different science teaching strategies.