INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Students struggle each day with a lot of test procedures, high
standards, and a feeling of stress and pressure to learn
everything as quickly as possible so the curriculum can all be
learned before the year ends. Unfortunately, most students do not
learn the best by seeing flash cards, rote memorization or by
chalk and board discussions. I have also seen teachers who try to
teach their students some facts and information using visual
representations and other aids that are more appealing to
students. I have also talked to teachers who feel there isn't
enough time in a day, to teach all the curriculum to be taught
this way. And as a result, the teachers find themselves rushing
teaching the curriculum. I believe students need to learn
strategies that work within their style of learning, and then use
whenever possible to create and reinforce the links of
information within their brains. When students are able to do
this successfully, they will be able to retain important
information that will most likely be needed on future tests. And
these tests that administered in school mostly are factual
recall. It is unfortunate to know that many students in barangay
schools in elementary education failed to have a consistent
passing grade, this learning situation is clearly revealed in the

2010-2014 NAT results.

Every year, Grade 3 and Grade 6 take the

Department of Educations (DepEd) National Achievement Test

(NAT).

The results are disappointing, particularly having

difficulties of remembering academic content.

The NAT

achievement grade for Liberty Elementary School Year 2010-2014

for Grade 6 was a mean percentage score (MPS) of 55.10 percent
which is far from DepEds passing goal of 75 percent.

This

result implied that most students still need to enhance their

knowledge and comprehension as this will serve as their ticket to
maximum learning.

The unsatisfactory result above is shared by

our local education sector of which our educational institution

had been a recipient of this unfortunate outcome.
Social Studies (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) is
one of the basic subjects included in the K-12 curriculum in the
Department

of

Education.

As

an

elementary

teacher,

it

was

observed that the learners experiencing difficulty in remembering

facts in their academic contents, as well as understanding chalk
and board discussions of concepts. This alarming situation should
be seriously addressed by the educators not just in the local
area but throughout the country.
According to research, memory techniques should be developed in
every learner that can certainly help them to be more dynamic in
school.

This

approach

may

possibly

address

both

the

opportunities and challenges faced in educational encounters.

The use of Dynamic Memory Techniques as a learning aid makes
students aware of how memory techniques work, when they work and
where they can be used. As Sousa (2001), affirms that through

teaching learning strategies, students become better equipped to

face

future

learners.

learning

tasks

and

become

independent

lifelong

According to Barlow in 2011, memory can help search

respond quickly and efficiently to changes in a dynamic problem.

Despite their strengths, standard memories have many weaknesses
which limit their effectiveness.

One technique that may improve

optimization and learning Social Studies is by using mnemonics.

Mnemonics

or

the

art

of

memory

is

unfathomable intellectual interest.

considered

to

be

an

It is a useful tool in

storing and retrieving limitless information that helps students

strengthen their learning skills (Diron 2014).
boost

the

confidence

information

from

the

of

learners

past

through

It is designed to

to

maintain

the

use

of

and

retrieve

memory,

where

answers are stored periodically and can be retrieved and refined

when needed.
That is the reason why the researcher feels the need to
conduct an experimental study regarding the use of dynamic memory
techniques as a learning strategy in dealing with their academic
difficulties.
the

basic

As it promise to develop an automatic recall of

facts

in

order

for

them

to

construct

their

own

knowledge and activates their learning.

This study will be conducted to address issues concerning
difficulty

in

learning

the

concepts

particularly

in

Social

Studies (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) subject in grade 6 in

Barangay Liberty Elementary School, to enhance their proficiency
level

of

academic

performance
performance

deficits
in

in

meeting

Department of Education (DepEd).

order
the

to

alleviate

standards

set

by

their
the