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AN ACTION
RESEARCH FOR
S.Y. 2005-2006
Prepared by:
JUVY L. TOBIAS
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
Region IV-A
CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
Pedro Guevara Memorial
National High School
Santa Cruz, Laguna
August 1, 2005
DR. LILIA T. REYES
Schools Division Superintendent
Division of Laguna
Santa Cruz, Laguna
Dear Madam:
The undersigned would like to ask your permission to allow her to conduct
an action research on “Enhancing Students Performance in Research Through
the Use of Science Investigatory Project.” The course of action if schedule will
start on July 11, 2005 after the pretest and is expected to finish on September
11, 2005.
Respectfully Yours,
JUVY L. TOBIAS
Noted:
ERLINDA R. ARIVE
ESI - Science
Approved:
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
Region IV - A
CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
Pedro Guevara Memorial
National High School
Santa Cruz, Laguna
CIELO S. BERNARDINO
Asst. Schools Division Superintendent - OIC
Problem : What is the effect of using the science investigatory project on the
performance of the students in Research?
I. Problem Situation
The advent of new and up-to-date curriculum has brought into focus
the need to match the new science programs with the appropriate teaching
method.
the way a teacher communicates the subject to the students. The strategy
should include regular steps to guide the mental processes of the learners in
National High School, the researcher observed that the students are not
aware of the important contribution of the research to man’s life. They tend
knowing the fact that the Special Science Curriculum adopts technology
schemes, skills and values that are relevant to the needs of the society.
Hence, the assumption is, the students will gain enough knowledge and skills
It is on this premise that the study was conducted, to use the Science
Research.
II. Preliminary Investigation
The performance of the students in Research for the last five (5) years
showed that the students in Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School
On the average, the computed grades of the 138 third year students
from three (3) Special Science classes last school year fall within the range
of 84 to 88. Some of them got even lower than 84 and very few obtained 90
and above indicating their low performance in this subject. Considering that
the students from the Special Science Curriculum are already exposed to
various local and national science fair and exhibits which may trigger their
this nature with the hope that the exiting problem relevant to the teaching of
motivate the students to experience the joy and apply their skills in doing
in tabular form.
2. After two (2) months, the scores of the students in the posttest will be
remedial measures.
V. Monitoring Plans
2. The students took the posttest after a period of two (2) months. (July 11,
4. The mean gain performance of the students was determined through the
The data collected were treated using the appropriate statistical tools
given below:
pretest and post test was described by using the frequency distribution and
percentage statistics.
sample means.
1.1 Pretest
Total 138
Mean 15.01
Table 2
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Level of
Performance of the Students in the Posttest
Total 138
Mean 33.31
who belong to the above average category and 42 or 30.43 percent were
students who performed in the above average level. This finding can be
Table 3
T-value Computed Based on the Results of the
Pretest and Posttest
* p ∠ 0.05
Table 3 shows the t-value computed based from the data obtained
It can be seen in the table that the t-value of 41.60 exceeded the
the students in the pretest and posttest. The results of the present
Table 4
Mean Test Scores and the Gain Ratio of the
Target Group
Table 4 shows the mean test scores and the gain ratio of the target
group.
proved the contention that the use of science investigatory project affects
Findings
students who belong to the above average category while in the posttest,
performance.
2. The computed t-value of 41.60 was greater than the critical value of 1.98
3. The mean gain ratio of 59.50% reveals significant increase in the level of
Conclusions
1. The third year students included in the study have an average level of
Recommendations
recommendations:
evaluation tool, its reliability and validity should be emphasized for the
should utilize variety of activities that will promote the involvement of all
the students.
DIRECTION:
Multiple choice. Write the letter of the correct answer.
2. The relevance of the study being investigated to the economy of the Philippines is
written in the ________________ of the introduction.
a. first paragraph c. third paragraph
b. second paragraph d. fourth paragraph
7. It is an example of periodical
a. book c. internet sources
b. theses d. journals
14. A method of manipulating conditions for the purpose of studying the effects of
treatments to members of a sample.
a. historical method c. experimental method
b. descriptive method d. ex-post facto research
15. This is the part of the research proposal which presents the problem of the study.
a. methodology c. introduction
b. review of related literature d. objectives
17. It refers to the process of organizing data into logical, sequential and meaningful
categories.
a. presentation c. interpretation
b. tabulation d. comparison
19. This is an experimental design which involves a single treatment with tow or more
levels.
a. parallel-group design c. counter-balanced design
b. single-group design d. pretest-posttest design
27. It refers to an important fact which is presumed to be true but not actually verified.
a. limitation c. scope
b. hypothesis d. assumption
30. It is the part of the research which define where and when the study was
conducted and who the subjects were.
a. assumption c. scope
b. hypothesis d. limitation
34. A process of selecting a sample such that each member of the population has an
equal chance of being included in the sample.
a. use of table of random number c. quota sampling
b. random sampling d. convenience sampling
36. It refers to a test for the observed difference between two sample means.
a. Z-test c. chi-square test
b. t-test d. analysis of variance
37. It is a test which determines the main and simultaneous effects of two or more
independent factors on a criterion variable.
a. one-way ANOVA c. three-way ANOVA
b. two-way ANOVA d. none of the above
38. If the computed value of any inferential statistics is greater than the critical value,
the decision is to
a. reject Ho c. reject Ha
b. accept Ho d. none of the above
39. It is used to determine the relationship between two variables that are usually of
the interval type of data.
a. pearson r c. t-test
b. chi-square test d. ANOVA