The Utilization of Problem-Based Learning in Improving the Grammar Skills of Grade 8 Students

Abstract

This research was a product of the pursuit of finding a more effective teaching strategy that would give rise to the realization of the attainment of a reasonable improvement on grammar skills of the students through the employment of the Problem-Based Learning. The study, entitled "The Utilization of Problem-Based Learning in Improving Grammar Skills of Grade 8 Students," sought to find the effectiveness of utilizing PBL in teaching grammar to Grade 8 students of Florentino Torres High Schoolduring the academic year 2018-2019. Based on the analysis of the data, the significant findings of the study are as follows: First, there was a significant difference that existed in the post-test performances of two groups in grammar since the computed t-value of 3.25 was greater than the tabular t-value of 1.99. Second, there was also a significant difference that existed between the pre-test and post-test performances of the PBL group in grammar since, at the 5% significance level, the computed t-value of 14.38 was higher than the tabular t-value of 2.02. Lastly, by comparison, the mean learning gains of PBL group was 16.69% higher than that of the non-PBL group. The present study concludes that PBL can improve the grammar skills of students significantly as revealed by the very good performance obtained by the students in all three areas comprised of using verb that agrees with its subject, using the correct verb for the time of action (tense) indicated in sentences, and identifying the function of given words in sentences. In addition, the researcher recommends usage of PBL in the end means of improving the students' performance, the utilization of the results of this study in the aspect of designing their own instructional delivery using PBL, the affordance of trainings and workshops for the teachers so that they can see the other useful benefits of PBL in other academic disciplines, and the conduct of future research as regards PBL bearing in mind the benefits that the teachers, as well as the students, can gain from it.