Exploring the Effects of Homoho on Students' Conception, Attitude, and Views on Types of Mixture

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Learning conception is a process wherein the learners remember important terms in the discussion, understand it, as well as apply it in everyday life. It is similar to functional understanding. The learners do not just know the concept but they are able to apply it in any situation as it is necessary. This study intends to explore the effect of HOMOHO (Hands-on, Minds-on, and Hearts-on) on the learning conception of the students on a specific topic on types of mixtures. Further, the researcher wants to delve on the learners' views about the approach.

METHODS

To determine the students' conception a pretest and posttest consisting of Visual Concept Questions and Multiple Choice. Two-tier Questions were utilized. A rubric made by the researcher which was also validated was utilized to assess the attitude of the pupils during and after performing the activity. A reflective questionnaire with open-ended questions was used to get the learners' view.

RESULTS

The use of HOMOHO in teaching the types of mixtures in Grade 4 students was proven effective. It was reflected on their pretest and posttest scores. There is a significant difference between the mean score of the pretest and posttest of the pupils before and after exposure to the strategy of HOMOHO in learning the concepts on types of mixtures. Students' views and attitudes were also measured using a survey questionnaire and the results show that students enjoyed the topic using the approach. Based from the observation and with the help of the rubric made by the researcher, the pupils have shown positive attitudes in performing the activity on types of mixtures. The four groups got scores ranging from 62-70 out of 80. Also, based from the students' response on the reflective survey with open-ended questions, it shows that they really enjoyed the discussion.

DISCUSSIONS

It was shown that the use of HOMOHO is very helpful for the students to understand and comprehend the learning competency on the types of mixture. It is shown on the results of the pretest and posttest scores. There is a significant effect on the students' conception with regards to the topic. The findings of the study showed that there is no such difficulty in learning and comprehending Earth Science. Learning can be fun if appropriate strategy is used to teach the learning competencies. It is therefore concluded that using HOMOHO in teaching the subject helps improve the learning conception of the students.