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SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE IV PUPILS IN STA. IGNACIA NORTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS INFLUENCED BY SELECTED VARIABLES

A Researc Pr!"!sal Prese#te$ t! Dr. L%ce#a G. Garcia& c!%rse i#str%ct!r

I# Partial F%l'ill(e#t !' t e Re)%ire(e#ts i# E$%cati!#al Researc *EDUC+,- $%ri#g t e Sec!#$ Se(ester .+/+0.+//

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Mariella Ale3es R!(4a!a M1rell 5!1ce Este4a# 5%$it Re"at! Car!l1# Gra#$e Mec ille Lac%esta 5 !#al1# Peralta L!ret! M!rales

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PRELIMINARIES
Title Page Acknowledgement Table of Contents List of Table List of Figures Appendices Biographical Sketch Acknowledgement INTRODUCTION Statement of the Problem Objecti es of the Stud! Significance of the Stud! Scope and Limitations "efinitions of Terms

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REVIE6 OF RELATED LITERATURE #elated Literature #elated Studies METHODS AND PROCEDURE #esearch design #espondents of the Stud! Locale of the Stud! "ata $athering %nstrument "ata $athering Procedure "ata Anal!sis Scheme RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

&'& Teacher(s Attributes a' )ighest degree completed b' *ajor field of concentration c' +umber of !ears teaching Science a' %n ser ice training and seminars in Science attended for the last three !ears &', School Attributes

a' 'Class si-e &'. Pupils Attributes a'Famil! income le el b' Ade/uac! of reading materials at home c')ome Tele ision 0iewing c'&' T0 Programs iewed c',' Length of Time spent in iewing a' week da!s b' week ends c'.' Fre/uenc! of T0 iewing
/.7 Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils

/.8 %nfluence of Selected 0ariables to the Science Achie ement of $rade %0 Pupils in Santa %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School
SUMMARY& CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Summar! of the findings Conclusions #ecommendations

LITERATURE CITED

APENDICES
Appendi3 A B Permit to conduct the Stud! 4uestionnaire Page

LIST OF TABLE Ta4le / Page

Sampling Frame

LIST OF FIGURES Fig%re Figure &'&'a' "istribution of Teachers in Terms of )ighest 2ducation 4ualification Figure &'&'b' "istribution of Teachers in terms of their *ajor Field of Concentration or Concentration Figure &'&'c' "istribution of Teachers in terms of +umber of !ears teaching Science Figure &'.'b' "istribution of Pupils in Terms of facilities and #eading *aterial at )ome Figure &'.'c'&' "istribution of Pupils in Terms of )ome Tele ision 0iewing Figure &'.'c',' "istribution of Pupils in Terms Page

of Length of 0iewing Figure &'.'c'.' "istribution of Pupils in Terms of T0 Program 0iewed Figure , "escription of Le el of $rade %0 Pupils in terms of their Science Achie ement

Table .a'

%nfluence of Teachers( Attributes on the Science Achie ements of $rade %0 Pupils

APPENDICES
Appendi3 A B Permit to conduct the Stud! 4uestionnaire Page

AC9NO6LEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to gi e their sincerest appreciation to the following persons who unselfishl! pro ided their assistance and their knowledge and e3pertise for the completion of this research proposal5 To Almight! $od6 our creator and pro ider' "r' +oel Petero6 dean of %nstitute of 2ducation6 for allowing us to conduct our research' "r' Lucena $' $arcia6 course instructor6 for her aluable suggestions and scholarl! wit and for making the researchers feel that the! can reall! count on her' "r' Arnold 2' 0elasco and the BS2 %%% major in mathematics6 for their e3pertise in the statistical anal!sis of the data and for their patience in elucidating to the researchers the meaning of statistical computations regarding the data' The Principal and $rade %0 Teachers of Santa %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School6 for gi ing us the permission to conduct our research proposal' To all $rade %0 pupils of Santa %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School for their cooperation and participation to carr! out this research proposal'

To their parents6 words are not enough to e3press how thankful the! are for e er!thing that the! ha e done especiall! for financial matters6 in regards to this research proposal'

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

%t was on the &7th da! of August &889 when a bab! bo! was born at Pao6 San :ose6 Tarlac6 That bab! was %6 Loreto C' *orales' )e is the eldest among se en children of lo ing parents *r' 2duardo B' *orales6 a hardworking father and *rs' *elisa *' Capitli6 a housewife' )e li ed in Sitio San :uan6 *oriones6 San :ose6 Tarlac but presentl! reside at San 0icente6 San :uan de *ata6 Tarlac Cit! with his Aunt Bett!6 ;ncle :oshua and their three kids' )e graduated at Bularit 2lementar! School with honors in the !ear ,99, and conse/uentl! finished his secondar! education at 0illa Aglipa! )igh School in ,997' )e is now in .rd !ear here at Tarlac College of Agriculture taking up Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation' )e belie es that < Those who are faithful with little things will recei e great things=' )e hopes to finish his studies ne3t !ear through the help of Almight! $od and become successful in his chosen career'

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

The researcher was born on *arch &6 &88& in Teodoro *emorial )ospital >formerl! known as *alacampa "istrict )ospital?6 in *alacampa6 Camiling Tarlac' She is the onl! daughter of 2duardo #ombaoa of Cabaruan Santa %gnacia6 Tarlac and the former *aria *an-ano of San Clemente6 Tarlac' She completed her grade school at Taguiporo1Cabaruan 2lementar! School where she was a consistent honor pupil and graduated as second honors in ,99.' She pursued her high school life at Santa %gnacia )igh School and graduated as aledictorian in ,99@' She enrolled at ;ni ersit! of Lu-on6 with a course of Bachelor of Science in +ursing and was once become a dean(s lister' After that she shifted in Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation6 and presentl! a third !ear student' )er greatest goal is to finish her studies and to become a successful teacher6 because she belie es that teaching is the noblest profession' Aith the guiding principle6 <To be good is not good enough when !our dream of being great=' She is now seeing hope for a brighter tomorrow' Aith the strong self1

determination6 faith to the Father Almight! and perse erance this will help a lot to bring someone into the highest pedestal of her dreams and ambitions in life' :udith #epato The researcher was born on :anuar! ,.6 &88& in Baranga! 4uetegan6 *angatarem Pangasinan' She is the !oungest child of *r' Abraham #epato and *rs' +ati idad Bueno' She pursue her elementar! education at Bunlalacao 2lementar! School and took her secondar! education in 4uetegan +ational )igh School' Because she wanted to become a professional teacher6 she took up Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation in Tarlac College of Agriculture and now a third !ear student' At first she found it hard to cope because of new en ironment and the course she has chosen' But because of the support and ad ice of her famil! and friends6 she now found herself enjo!intg and ha ing fun in this course' She is a lo ing daughter6 caring friend and strong person to face the challenges in her life' She strongl! belie es that in e er! trial in life $od is alwa!s there in our side and our hearts' For all the problems6 pains and sacrifices6 laughter is the best medicine6 she also belie es that <An educated man is not weighed b! the man! books she read but she applies her knowledge and how we mingle with people='

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

On the ,nd da! of *arch6 &88, at 0argas Santa %gnacia6 Tarlac6 B*!rell( as her famil! and friends usuall! call her was born' She is patient6 helpful and works diligentl! to be successful' *!rell6 to friends and relati es is simple6 approachable and caring who enjo!s reading interesting and inspirational books6 reminiscing the treasured moments and connecting pieces of dreams' As to her educational background6 she took up her elementar! grades at 0argas 2lementar! School where she was a consistent honor pupil' She finished her secondar! education at 0argas )igh School and graduated as salutatorian in ,997' She enrolled at Tarlac College of Agriculture and took up an education as her chosen career' She chose this ocation because she wanted to become a good teacher someda!' )er motto in life is <"ut! first before pleasure=' She belie es that teaching is like an ad enture where

!ou can find man! things each da! and !ou can use it to ha e a uni/ue approach towards the pupils and to ha e a smooth teaching1learning process' <There is no ele ator to success onl! stairwa!=6 is the /uotation which challenged her to passes the obstacles she encountered in fulfilling her goals in life'

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

A filling of jo! and happiness was seen on the face of *r' #olando $rande and *rs' Ailda $rande6 when the first cr! of their first bab! was heard on "ecember ,,6 &88&' She was named BCarol!n(' BCarol( as she call her friends' )er parents molded her to become a responsible6 $od1 lo ing6 and understanding lad!' She spends her elementar! grades at *atubog +agserialan 2lementar! School' She took up her secondar! education at Camiling School )ome %ndustries' Through the help parents of her parents6 lo ing $od and friends' After her graduation in high school6 she took entrance e3amination at Tarlac College of Agriculture' Luckil! she passed the e3am' She took up a degree of Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation and presentl! a third !ear student' )er famil! ser ed as her inspiration in pursuing her dream1 to become a /ualit! and effecti e teacher'

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

The researcher was born on :une &C6 &88& in Pob' Batara-a6 Palawan' She is the D th children of *r' Alfonso Lacuesta :r' and former +elia 2ncomienda' The famil! presentl! resides at *acarang6*angatarem Pangasinan' She finished her primar! education in *acarang 2lementar! School and graduated as Salutatorian in the !ear of ,99D' She finished also her secondar! education in *acarang +ational )igh School and graduated as honor student in the !ear of ,997'Because of her determination6 she belie es that <%t(s better to face the hardship of 2ducation than to face the hardships of %gnorance= so she enrolled at Tarlac College of Agriculture and took up Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation' She learned man! things and her alues and her attitudes were impro ed in such a wa! she became more matured and sociable than e er'

Bi!gra" ical S:etc

The researcher was born on the &.th da! of October &889' She is the eldest among the four children of *r' +oli Peralta Sr' and *rs' :ocel!n Peralta' She is presentl! residing at Brg!' Balloc6 San Clemente6 Tarlac' She started schooling at the age of fi e at Casipo "a! Care Center6 and she pursued her elementar! education at Balloc 2lementar! School and graduated in the !ear ,99. with honors' ;pon completion of her elementar! education6 she enrolled her secondar! education at Bamban )igh School wherein she graduated in !ear ,99.' After graduation she wants to take up a Business Administration course but due to financial problem that her parents cannot send her to college6 she decided to stopped schooling for one !ear' Because of her self1determination to finished her stud! she pursued her tertiar! education at Tarlac College of Agriculture' She took up the entrance e3amination and luckil! passed it' At present she enrolled as third !ear student taking up Bachelor of 2lementar! 2ducation'

She hopes to see her dreams come true6 through patience and sacrifices in stud!ing with $od(s blessing'

INTRODUCTION

Science is one of the a enues and the greatest ehicle to a nation(s progress' %ts fundamental objecti e is to promote the enrichment of life and the recognition of the dignit! of the human person which emphasi-es that the aspect of human li ing is directl! influenced b! science' 2ducation enables man to go far and wide in all dimensions of knowledge which gi e him a better life' 2ducation pushes man to attain spectacular progress in all his endea ors and brought him to frontiers ne er opened before it made him learn how to li e more con enientl! and fruitfull!' 2ducation for its greatest contribution made man li e toda! in a scientific and technological age and it is e3pected that in the !ears to come he will be surrounded more b! scientific and technological en ironment' 2lementar! education aims to de elop a whole child to enable him to ac/uire the basic preparation that will make him an enlightened6 disciplined6 nationalistic6 self1 reliant6 $od1lo ing6 creati e citi-ens in the national communit!' Science together with health aims to help the Filipino child gain functional understanding of science skills as

well as scientific attitudes and alues needed in sol ing e er!da! problems pertaining health and sanitation6 nutrition6 food production and en ironment and its conser ation' Science and )ealth therefore6 must be taught in the elementar! grade mainl! not because of the importance of knowing and mastering science information per use6 but because it is most effecti e and appropriate ehicle for building up to the competencies that efficient citi-ens must possess' Aith the ital role of science behind scientific and technological ad ances6 the general idea and theories that hold the knowledge ha e to be changed' %nno ati e strategies6 approaches and method ha e to be applied to make the enriched science education more functional5 one that imbues pupils with not just knowledge and process skills but the right attitude and moti ation to oluntaril! enhance their capabilities to tackle tasks contributor! to national de elopment' The "epartment of Science and Technolog! 2ducation %nstitute6 in its report found out that the Filipino !outh in whose hands lies the countr!(s future in the arena of global competiti eness ha e been performing er! low in science and mathematics subject' Bartolome >&88E? cited the following e idences' :uan 4ue-ada :r' >2ducation Forum Tap6 :anuar! &877?6 mentioned the er! low science literac! of Filipinos and the failure of the Philippines to de elop a technical manpower base6 and a critical mass of scientists6 engineers6 craftsman and managers'

$on-ales >&888? in his Fe!notes speech said a long standing problem has been poor achie ement in +SAT and +2AT 23aminations which has man! causes' Among these are lack of pre1ser ice preparation of man! of the subject teachers in high school specificall! in science and mathematics and also economics' Another is the shortage of ,,6999 classrooms >&887? &C6999 teachers and te3tbooks wherein the ratio for primar! schools was si3 students to one book in the secondar! schools eight students to one book Licuanan >&887? said we did not !et de elop a scientific culture in the Philippines partl! because of the following reasons5 a' The Filipino child growing up in our socio1cultural en ironment does not get enough opportunit! to work with his hands' b' Scarcit! of resources in a poor countr! most people watch as other demonstrates' %n t!pical schools where e/uipment is scarce or non1e3istent it is not possible for students to do actual e3perimentations' There is also a practice in our societ! to keep things that we alue6 locked up or on displa! rather than allowing them to be part of our dail! li es like machines6 household items e en people' #osas >,999? said that one of the bad news in our education is the declining trend in the student achie ement both elementar! and secondar! le els o er the last half centur! and the bottom rank performance of the elementar! pupils in science and mathematics'

Colinares >&888? mentioned that the result of AS2A+ competiti e e3amination in science fall below national e3pectations' Campos6 >2ducation Forum6 Tap6 :anuar! &877? sa!s that the Philippines is at the bottom rank not onl! in science and technolog! but also in medical research and de elopment' To strengthen the science education and achie ement in our countr! is to impro e the science e/uipment6 facilities and other instructional materials of our school' %n addition6 science is more effecti e if the teachers ha e the necessar! preparations6 trainings and /ualifications' The! are more effecti e if the! are e/uipped with instructional materials facilities and e/uipments' Science teachers pla! an important role in increasing disparit! of science and education and the real needs of the countr!' A true educator is one who endea ors to find wa!s and means of continuall! impro ing the learning situation with which he is connected' )e is a keen obser er who e aluates the man! trends in education and chooses for his purpose what is belie ed to best achie e the goal of science in the curriculum' The teacher must bear in mind that there is no single method which is superior to the rest' Factors such as a ailabilit! of instructional materials6 the abilities6 interest and stimulates them to acti el! participate in their dail! guest for science information' Students then6 need to be prepared to cope with the world of change6 for progress and to meet the problems the! will face during their lifetime' These can be done b!

pro iding them skills and intellectual attitude essential to understand and cope with the e er changing world' )owe er6 the problem of low performance in science b! the pupilsGstudents still e3ists up to the present' Although6 there were man! factors that ha e been mentioned b! man! researchers there are still some other factors' )ence6 this stud!'

State(e#t !' t e Pr!4le( This stud! aims to assess the science achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils in Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School in Sta' %gnacia6 Tarlac as %nfluenced b! Selected 0ariables' *ore specificall!6 this stud! attempts to answer the following /uestions5 &' )ow ma! the Science Achie ement in Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School be described in terms of5 &'&' Teacher(s Attributes

b' )ighest degree completed c' *ajor field of concentration d' +umber of !ears teaching Science e' %n ser ice training and seminars in Science attended for the last three !ears

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School Attributes

b' Class si-e c' +umber of Science teacher per school d' #egularit! of school isitation e' Ade/uac! of Science room and learning resource centre f' Ade/uac! of facilities and other instructional projects &'.' Pupils Attributes

a' Famil! income b' Ade/uac! of reading materials at home c' )ome Tele ision 0iewing c'&' T0 Programs iewed c',' Length of Time spent in iewing a' week da!s b' week ends c'.' Fre/uenc! of T0 iewing

,' )ow ma! the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils be describedH .' To what e3tent do the selected ariables influence the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 pupilsH

O4;ecti<es !' t e St%$1 This stud! will be conducted with the following objecti es5 &' To describe the Science achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils in Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School in terms of the following5 &'D Teacher(s Attributes a' )ighest degree completed b' *ajor field of concentration c' +umber of !ears teaching Science f' %n ser ice training and seminars in Science attended for the last three !ears &'C School Attributes a' 'Class si-e &'E Pupils Attributes a'Famil! income le el

b' Ade/uac! of reading materials at home c')ome Tele ision 0iewing c'&' T0 Programs iewed c',' Length of Time spent in iewing a' week da!s b' week ends c'.' Fre/uenc! of T0 iewing ,' To describe the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils' .' To determine the e3tent to which the selected ariable influenced the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 Pupils'

H1"!t esis !' t e St%$1

There is no significant influence of pupil6 school6 teacher attribute to the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 Pupils'

Sc!"e a#$ Li(itai!# !' t e St%$1 This stud! will be limited in Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School >S%+C2S? School Iear ,9&91,9&&' All Science teachers of $rade1%0 and pupils who will be randoml! sampled were the respondents of the stud!' The assessment of the Science Achie ement will be limited to the teacher(s attribute6 school attributes and pupil attributes6 and ade/uac! of Science e/uipment in school'

I("!rta#ce !' t e St%$1 A continuous of the Science program e3ist e er! now and then to make sure the learners kept abreast of the recent inno ations of the modern times6 it is therefore important to determine the strength weaknesses of the program6 so that impro ement ma! be made' To school officials6 the findings ser e as an instrument in the impro ement of the Science program and become their basis for its proper implementation directed to its goal' %t ma! also ser ed as basis for planning Science acti ities and help teachers de elop programs and acti ities such as studies6 conferences6 workshops6 seminars6 and in1ser ice education' *oreo er6 the results will be the basis for the administrators to de ise appropriate measures6 identif! and procure science e/uipment and facilities to ensure effecti e teaching1learning process' Findings ma! also guide curriculum designers in la!ing out

realistic patterns in Science which will ser es as blueprint or guide books to Science achie ement in instruction' The result of this stud! ser es as an e!e opener to te3tbook writer to produce more /ualit! in Science6 design to meet the needs of the 2lementar! Science program6 thereb! pro iding pupils with a meaningful and suitable Science 2ducation' To teachers6 the findings ser e as a means of identif!ing the appropriate methods and techni/ues in teaching science' Likewise6 it is used as a springboard for the teachers in making modification towards better learning and understanding on the part of the learners' For the pupils6 the findings ser es as a medium of pro iding new range of e3periences as a part of impro ing Science program' %t will also be used in enhancing the participation and concern of the parents in the preparation of the learners( homework' Sol ing or minimi-ing the problems encountered b! the Science teachers through upgrading their teaching competencies' ;pgraded teachers competencies lead to the impro ement of the e3isting Science 2ducation program of our countr!' Therefore6 there is a need to assess the 2lementar! Science 2ducation program'

De'i#iti!# !' Ter(s Ac ie<e(e#t. %n this stud!6 it refers to the pupils scores in the achie ement test'

Ac ie<e(e#t test' %t refers to the a erage of the three periodic e3aminations administered b! the school' H1"!t esis. it is the tentati e theor! to be pro en from an acti it!' Class si=e. This refers to the number of pupils enrolled in grade %0 under the super ision of one teacher' Facilities' This refers to the semi1permanent or permanent t!pe of structure such as demonstration tables6 chairs6 storage cabinets6 and electric outlets' S%""lies a#$ Materials' These are the materials which need continual replacement like petri dish6 alcohol lamp6 tripod6 beaker6 and thermometer' A$e)%ac1 !' Facilities& E)%i"(e#t&I#'rastr%ct%re a#$ Pr!;ects' These attributes refer to the a ailable facilities6 e/uipment6 infrastructure and projects present in the School of Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School' Teac i#g e3"erie#ce' This refers to the number of !ears the teachers is teaching science' I#str%cti!#al Materials' These are a ailable materials used b! the teachers in teaching science like pictures6 charts6 te3tbooks6 manuals6 flashcards and maps'

REVIE6 OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents the literature and studies that helped the researchers in their stud!' Relate$ Literat%re 2ducational /ualification is important in the teaching1learning process6 according to him can perform a better teaching than the un/ualified one'> P%li$!& />,/0/>,.? According to T%c:(a# */>,8?6 the facult! who ha e been long in the ser ice become better teachers because of their rich accumulated e3periences in the subject area' Dela Cr%= */>?,- as cited b! "e Pano >&878?6 made an intensi e in estigation on academic performance and from the findings she concluded that academic performance is greatl! affected b! the teacher(s method6 techni/ues and strategies in teaching and in meeting indi idual( needs and differences' E#car#aci!# */>>.? stated that pupils ac/uired high grades of achie ement when the teacher uses multi1sensor! approaches in presenting the lesson'

Sala#$a#a# */>>.- stated that to enable educational managers to gauge the /ualit! of instruction at different le els of the s!stem6 measuring achie ement is also useful in monitoring achie ement to maintain attendance in learning' According to Vict!r */>,+?6 there are essential components of science program that must be gi en serious consideration if teaching and learning in the elementar! school is to be effecti e' These elements can be stated simpl! as <wh!=6 <what=6 and <how=' The term <wh!= refers to the specific science process that should be taught for science content often called the product science' T0 iewing has been part of our dail! li es' A sur e! was conducted in &887 and there are four major groups of T0 as withheld b! student(s choice5These are as follows5 >&?+ews' %t is usuall! shown from morning to e ening' %t(s the major wa! for people to get information about their life6 countr! and the world' >,?Sports' This is a seasonal program such as football and basketball'>.?Talk Shows' A kind of program where in some guests are in ited to discuss a certain topic on the show'>.?Soap Opera' This is a show telling a serial stor! which is usuall! a made up stor!' Sc ra(( */>?/- points out that a media can perform teaching functions' %t can help in all t!pes of education and training of in and out1of1school !outh6 adult education6 in1 ser ice training of teachers6 and the skills needed b! the people so that the! would be able to perform their functions and roles in nation building'

9%sla( a#$ St!#e */>?.? stressed that T0 as an instructional medium has its ad antages' %t can gi e to an indi idual a icarious e3perience with the whole world' According to them6 broadcast tele ision can increase ph!sical accessibilit! of education for people who find it incon enient or impossible to go to school' S"e#cer */>>@- stated that parents and teachers should be concerned with the possible effects of e3cessi e T0 iewing' According to her6 studies showed that too much T0 iewing can be associated with iolent or aggressi e beha ior6 poor academic

performance6 precocious se3ualit!6 obesit! and the use of drugs and alcohol' She also emphasi-ed that too much T0 interferes with the person(s amount of sleep and completion of homework that could affect his grades and alertness in school' On the other hand6 other researchers sa! that T0 could be er! useful if iewing would be properl! guided b! adults e en in programs about se3 and iolence' That is6 irtues and positi e alues are stressed' <*edia can touch li e of a great number of people in the societ!=6 sa!s H!lla#$ */>>7-. According to him6 media can pro ide !oung people with information and ideas about the societies into which the! are maturing for there are plent! of communication grid ariables such as T06 radio6 cinema6 maga-ines6 and popular papers' Sala#$a#a# */>?8-& in her book 6 <The Teaching Of Science= sa!s that the science room of the elementar! le el is one of the most popular and e3citing places to sta! during the da!' To e er! pupil the room is identified with action and continued search for new information'

%n the stud! Berr1 */>>.?6 he found out that T0 possible enhances academic performance' )e attempted to test the abilit! of informati e T0 programs like news programs in enhancing the memor! b! comparing adults who watched T0 news and those who read news' After performing their respecti e tasks6 the subjects were asked about the news that the! ha e read and watched respecti el!' The result indicated that adults who watched the news programs could recall more information than those who read the news on paper' %t seemed that T0 iewing could impro e memor!' As cited b! 6illia(s6 et' al >&88E?6tele ision also affects man(s abilit! to learn' The! referred to tele ision as an antidote to en ironmental limitations in learning and as stimulus to creati it! with the use of instructional T0 in teaching a wide range of conceptual and social beha iors' )owe er6 the! also pointed out that T0 also has its own share of detrimental effects6 for e3ample6 it has been blamed for shortened span of attention and decreased abilit! to process written information' Aside from the abo e1 mentioned bad effects of T0 iewing6 Siegel6 Bremer6 and )ouston >&87.? cited in the book of Sa#tr!c: >&88E? stated that T0 ma! take adolescents awa! from printed media and books' According to them6 recent stud! found out that adolescents who read books and printed media watched T0 less than those who did not' T%c:er>&87@? also cited in the book of Santrock6said that T0 trains an indi idual to become passi e learners' )e e3plained that T0 iewing is a passi e mental6 for it is

obser er1directed rather than doer1 oriented' As opposed to reading6 which re/uires an indi idual to pa! close attention to e er! detail and perhaps6 e en to isuali-e bits of information6 T0 iewing does not present an! challenge to audience concentration and imagination' %n support to idea stated abo e6 Mar<ell >&88@?6 in his article6 compared T0 to a talking picture maga-ine that goes on <dail! and nightl!6 asking little6 gi ing out along with its entertainment6 a /ualit! of easil! assimilated information='

Relate$ St%$ies C!rtes */>>>- re ealed in her stud! that majorit! of the $rade 0 pupils of Coral 2lementar! School were a erage achie ers in Science 0' Based on the findings6 the traditional approach of teaching science in $rade 06 group % obtained higher mean score compared with their mean score in the process approach' Ahile in group %%6 these approaches are e/uall! effecti e as far as achie ement le el of the pupils is concerned' Dela Cr%= *.++/- stated that5 >a? *ost of the science teachers in *alasi/ui "istrict %% are B'S'2'2"GB'2'2'"' graduates and were teaching science from ,& !ears abo e6>b? *ajorit! of the science teachers attended in1ser ice trainingsGseminars in the district le el as participants and onl! a few are coaches in winning e ents in science6 >c? School projects were ade/uate6 infrastructure were inade/uate6 >d? *ajorit! of the school made use of school funds to finance science acti ities6 >e? *ajorit! of the pupils belonged

to the low income group but most of them owned tele ision sets and managed to subscribeGread newspaper6 >f? *ore than one half of the pupils ha e a erage final rating in Science6 >g? All ,. schools ha e inade/uate e/uipments and facilities based from *2CS6 *emorandum .&C s' &87,6 >h? The teachers in the district encountered serious problems like insufficient te3tbooks and references in science6 language difficult! and inade/uate ocabular! of pupils in science6 likewise6 teachers ha e se eral subject

preparation6 >i? the suggested solutions are pro ide hand1outs to pupils regarding the lesson6 teacher should teach to the le el of the pupils and emphasis on the right attitude toward the teaching profession' G%errer! */>>,-& identified the four most important factors that can impro e pupil performance in school' These are the following5 >a'? Parental encouragement and super ision of their children' >b'? Pro ision for greater a ailabilit! of instructional materials' >c'? "e elopment of health! and well1 nourished children' >d'? +eed for dedicated teachers' %t is necessar! to assess the characteristics of indi idual differences between children with respect to their background6 cogniti e abilities and attitude which ma! be rele ant to their de elopment and progress' These indi idual differences must be taken into account in an! stud! that seeks to determine the le el of pupil achie ement' *oreo er6 it is also necessar! to assess the characteristics of the teachers who relate to the pupils' :ust as it is necessar! to assess pupil character6 so too6 is determining

teacher background6 /ualifications6 practices and attitude which are mediating factors in the de elopment and progress' T!le#ti#! *.++/- found in her stud! that5 >&? *ost of the science teachers attended in1 ser ice trainingsGseminars in the district le el as delegates6 >,? of the science teachers in *alasi/ui "istrict % were *SG*A units and were teaching science for ,& !ears abo e6 >.? School projects were ade/uate6 insfrastructure were inade/uate6 >D? *ost schools made use of the school funds to finance science acti itiesGprograms6 >C? *ajorit! of the pupil respondents belonged to the low income group but most of them owned tele ision sets and managed to subscribeGread newspaper6 >E? *ost of the pupils belonged to the a erage le el of their final rating in Science 0%6 >@? All schools ha e inade/uate e/uipment and facilities based from *2CS *emorandum +o' .&.6 s' &87,6 >7? The teachers in the district encounter like5 lack instructional materials and e/uipments such as teaching guides6 de ices and apparatuses and se eral subjects preparations other that science6 >8? The suggested solutions are < subscription to professionalJ maga-ines related to science6 emphasis on the right attitude of teachers towards the e/ual number of teaching hours according to their grade assignments' Me#$!=a */>>>-& in her stud! on the status of Science % instruction on +ational )igh School in the "i ision of Tarlac6 re ealed that audio1 isual materials were alread! a ailable in most of the houses of the respondents which in the teaching1learning process were needed as supplement in the lessons especiall! Science' Likewise6 the respondents

ha e sufficient reading materials at home which reinforces acti ities in the school'

the teaching Klearning

Paga$%a# *.+++-& stated that the three strategies Audio10ideo Assisted instruction6 Traditional and *odular approach were e/uall! effecti e on the science performance of $rade 0 pupils in Pitomba!og 2lementar! School' This implies that there is no single method that is best for teaching all the concepts in Science and )ealth a ariet! of teaching procedures and techni/ues6 could create high thinking learners' Me$ra#! *.+++-& in his stud! entitled < Science and Technolog! Performance of the Second Iear )igh School As Affected B! "ifferent Teaching Strategies= was conducted to determine the effects of the different strategies on teaching science and technolog! on the performance of the second !ear high school at Alaminos +ational )igh School' Sa#ggala#g *.++8-& stated that with regards to the influence of respondents personal attributes and home T0 iewing to their achie ements in Science and Technolog! %%6 Science1#elated T0 program iewing and the length of time spent in iewing during weekend registered significant influenceJ non1Science1#elated T0 program iewing6 t!pe of communit! and fre/uenc! of iewing different t!pes of T0 programs registered highl! significant influence' Lar!# i# />>7 conducted a stud! on the alidation of an instructional module with a ideotaped material for basic nutrition and the class in high school Ph!sics that this can be successfull! taught through the use of films and workbooks without classroom

inter ention b! teacher' But this is not to sa! that instructional technolog! can or could replace the teacher rather than the media can help teachers to become creati e managers of learning e3periences rather than merel! dispensers of information' )e found out that films and workbooks were effecti e means of educating children and as great aids for teachers' %n the stud! made b! 9a4ili#g */>>8-& she mentioned that electronics media ha e speed up computing and communicating for the students6 this has been at the cost of the in/uisiti eness and anal!tical thinking of !oung people' She e3plained that the downward trend in reading were due to the failure of the parents to instill good reading habits among their children6 the o erwhelming olume of information6 peer pressure6 and the teacher(s failure to be more creati e in moti ating students' As for recommendations6 she has the following5 >&? parents should act as board of censors in the T0 iewing of their children and should regulate the fre/uenc! and length of their T0 iewing6 >,? teachers should relate their lessons to the worthwhile T0 shows from time to time to encourage their students to iew T0 shows that are both educational and entertaining6 >.? both teachers and parents should make their studentsGchildren understand that T0 iewing is ne er a substitute for reading6 doing assignments or accomplishing a project' Finall!6 Baes */>>?-& in her stud!6 cites that it is necessit! for the educators to a ail themsel es of different instructional media to help the pupils open the doors of their classrooms to the outside world6 to bring an intimate close up to its subjects6 to feel the

elements of motion6 to touch li es of a great number of the people in the societ!6 and to maintain and adopt a social alue for the total de elopment of the societ!'

T e!retical AC!#ce"t%al Fra(eB!r: The achie ement of the pupils depends on the teachers in school and parents at home' Pupils need their parents at home for guidance and informal education6 while in school6 the teachers will gi e them formal education' Skills of teachers will be reflected on how the pupils will achie e and react in his en ironment' Thus6 with a good teaching1learning process6 the pupils( achie ement will be high' Seminar6 conferences and e en trainings are just some of the ariables that

contribute to teachers academic background' Teachers with more training tend to be more efficient and up1dated with new trends6 techni/ues and methods of teaching will result to a higher pupils( achie ement' Another attribute which is h!pothesi-ed to ha e relationship on pupils achie ement is the e3perience of the teachers' Teachers who ha e been in the ser ice for a number of !ears are deemed to ha e refined their teaching methods and ha e better understanding of the pupils and master! of their subject matter' Thus6 it is e3pected that

the! teach better than these with scholastic length of teaching e3perience as new in the profession > %barra6 &88C?' Aside from teacher(s attributes6 it is also h!pothesi-ed in this stud! that the famil! income6 the achie ement of pupils' These is a sa!ing that if the famil! has onl! few children6 it is most likel! that the! can afford to bu! more educational materials for their children' Aell1to1do famil! can afford to bu! books and other supplementar! materials to enrich their child(s knowledge and skills' The length of time spent in T0 iewing ma! also affect the students achie ement as pro en b! a number of studies6 which re ealed the e3cessi e T0 iewing with low reading skills and poor academic performance' Too much T0 e3posures interferes with the learners completion of homework6 his amount of sleep6 which could affect his performance in school acti ities in general >Spencer &88.?' %t was also found out that underachie ers tend to iew T0 iewing as an 2ntertainment medium'

%n iew of the ideas cited6 the researchers came up with the model on which the stud! is base' The following paradigm depicts the manner b! which the ariables of the stud! are related' INDEPENDENT VARIABLES DEPENDENT VARIABLE

&'&' Teacher(s Attributes a' b' c' d' )ighest degree completed *ajor field of concentration +umber of !ears teaching Science %n ser ice training and seminars in Science attended for the last three !ears &',' School Attributes a' b' c' d' Class si-e +umber of Science teacher per school #egularit! of school isitation Ade/uac! of Science room and learning

ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH IV

resource centre e' projects &'.' Pupils Attributes Ade/uac! of facilities and other instructional

Fig%re /. #esearch showing the relationship of the independent ariable and dependent ariable of the stud!'

METHODS AND PROCEDURE This chapter presents the research design6 respondents of the stud!6 data1gathering instrument6 statistical tools6 data1gathering procedures and statistical anal!sis'

Researc Desig# This stud! will make use of descripti e1correlational research' Through those methods6 the researchers gathered data on Science Achie ement of the $rade1%0 pupils and the factors affecting it' "escripti e because it describes the teacher6 school and pupil attributes6 correalational because it will determine the e3tent of influence of selected ariables to the Science Achie ement of pupils'

Res"!#$e#ts !' t e St%$1 The respondents of the Stud! will be the &.& pupils from Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School6 school !ear ,9&91,9&&6 taken randoml! from the four sections' The total population of the $rade1%0 pupils was subjected to Iamane Formula where the total sample si-e was established'

Sa("li#g Pr!ce$%re The total population of the $rade1%0 pupils was subjected to Iamane Formula where the total sample si-e was established' The Iamane Formula is shown below' #C N DDDDD /ENe Ahere5 n K sample si-e + Ktotal number of population e Kthe margin of error >9'9C? To get the sample population6 the total population of the one section represent the population si-e>n?' To complete the sample population6 an e/ual number of pupils per section were drawn' The sample population was representing the grade le el' %n this case there were four sections to complete the sample si-e representing the $rade1%0 pupils'

Table & shows the sampling frame used b! the researchers'

Secti!# I II III IV TOTAL

N!. !' Teac er & & & & 7

T!tal N!. !' P%"ils D8 DC C9 C& />8

Sa("le Si=e !' P%"ils .. .9 .D .D /@/

L!cale !' t e St%$1 This stud! will be conducted at Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School6 Sta' %gnacia Tarlac'

Data Gat eri#g I#str%(e#t A /uestionnaire will be used to gather the needed information from the pupils' The first part of the /uestionnaire sought to obtain the teachers( personal profile in terms of their highest educational /ualification6 major field of concentration and speciali-ation6 teaching e3perience in Science and training in Science teaching' The second part dealt with learning en ironment of the school in terms of class si-e b! section6 fre/uenc! of super ision in each class6 infrastructureGfacilitiesGproject a ailable in the school' The third part of the /uestionnaire sought to obtain the pupils( personal

profile in terms of annual famil! income6 facilities and reading materials a ailable at home6 home tele ision iewing6 programs the! watch at home6 the length of time the! spent watching during weekda!s and weekends and the fre/uenc! of iewing' The fourth part of the /uestionnaire is the a erage of the three periodical e3amination administered in the school' To gather supplementar! data from the pupils6 an unstructured inter iew will also utili-ed b! the researchers'

Data Gat eri#g Pr!ce$%re A permission to administer the /uestionnaire to the respondents will be secured from the Principal of the Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School6 Sta' %gnacia Tarlac' Permission from the ad isers of four sections will also be secured' Administration of the /uestionnaires and test /uestions in Science will be administered personall! b! the researchers'

U#it !' A#al1sis The $rade1%0 pupils will be the unit of anal!sis in determining the influence of personal attributes and T0 iewing to their achie ement in Science and )ealth %0'

Data A#al1ses F!r !4;ecti<es N%(4er /& to describe the Science Achie ement in Sta' %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School in terms of teacher(s attributes6 school attributes and pupils( attributes6 fre/uenc! counts and percentages were used' F!r !4;ecti<es N%(4er .6 in describing the le el of achie ement of the pupils6 the mean and the standard de iation were established' F!r !4;ecti<es N%(4er @6 to determine the e3tent to which the selected ariable influence the Science Achie ement of $rade1%0 pupils'

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Teac er Attri4%tes Figures &'&'a,&'&'b' , &'&'c' and &'&'d present the data on highest degree completed6 major field of concentration6 number of !ears teaching in science6 %n1ser ice training and seminars in Science attended for the last three !ears' Fig%re /./.a. Distri4%ti!# !' Teac ers i# Ter(s !' Hig est E$%cati!# F%ali'icati!#

Hig est E$%cati!# F%ali'icati!# BEE$A BSE MaAMS Bit %#its P .D.A E$.D.

Fre)%e#c1 * N7 .

Perce#tage *GH, G @@ G

%n teaching1learning process6 the teacher is considered the ke! factor for an effecti e learning processes6 thus it produce better output' Figure &'&'a' presents the distribution of Science teachers according to their highest educational /ualifications' The data re ealed that of the D $rade1%0 teachers in Santa %gnacia +orth Central 2lementar! School6 E@ L had B22dGBS2 degree and .. L of them has *aG*S with units Ph'"'G 2d'"' %t seemed that some teachers are too occupied to their families and didn(t finish their thesis the fact that it is er! e3pensi e and the! cannot afford' Fig%re /./.4. Distri4%ti!# !' Teac ers i# ter(s !' t eir Ma;!r Fiel$ !' C!#ce#trati!#AS"eciali=ati!#

Ma;!r Fiel$ !' C!#ce#trati!# Science *athematics

Fre)%e#c1 *N& &

Perce#tage * G&,'C L &,'C L

2nglish Filipino Social Studies *AP2) 0alues 2ducation TOTAL

& , & & & 7

&,'C L ,C L &,'C L &,'C L &,'C L &99 L

2 er! indi idual differs on their interest which should be de eloped b! his choice of field of concentration or speciali-ation to make teaching more interesting' %t is e ident that teachers teaching Science ha e not speciali-ed teaching Science' This implies that $rade1%0 teachers in elementar! are e3pected that the! can teach all the subjects' Fig%re /./.c. Distri4%ti!# !' Teac ers i# ter(s !' N%(4er !' 1ears teac i#g Scie#ce

Teaching 23perience in Science ,C !ears and abo e

Fre/uenc! >+? D

Percentage>L? &99 L

Figure &'&'c shows the number of !ears in teaching Science' As reflected6 D or &99 L of the teacher respondents were teaching subjects from ,C !ears and abo e'

Fig%re /./.$. Distri4%ti!# !' Teac ers i# ter(s !' i#0ser<ice trai#i#g a#$ se(i#ars i# Scie#ce atte#$e$ '!r t e last t ree 1ears

Le el "istrict TOTAL

"elegate Fre/uenc! >+? D D

Percentage >L? &99 L &99 L

"emonstration Teacher Fre/uenc! >+? D D

Percentage >L? &99 L &99 L

The figure &'&'d' shows that &99 L had attended seminars in science as "elegates and "emonstration teachers'

Sc !!l Attri4%tes Fig%re /...a.Distri4%ti!# !' Class Si=e 41 Secti!#

25.13

2 6 % 2 6 %

2 5 % 2 3 %

GradeIV-A GradeIV-B Grade-IV-C Grade-IV-D

Categ!ri=ati!#A Class Si=e 41 Secti!# 8/ I H+A Large 7/ I 8+A A<erage @+ I 7+A S(all A B C D TOTAL

T!tal 7> 78 8+ 8/ />8

Perce#tage *G.8./@ .@.+? .8.H7 .H./H /++

Based on the figure6 almost three fourth or @.'7C L belonged to a erage class si-e' Onl! ,E'&E L belonged to large si-e' %n large classes6 learning cannot be measured accuratel! especiall! if the pupils were inattenti e and half regular attendance

P%"ils Attri4%tes Fig%re /.@.a' "istribution of Pupils in Terms of Annual Famil! %ncome The income of the famil! affects the stud! habit of the pupils' $enerall!6 a low income famil! has less access to ac/uisition of facilities and e/uipment which could be used for the learning of pupils'

#ange P @9699&'99 and abo e P C9699&'99 K @96999'99 P .9699&'99 K C96999'99 P &9699&'99 K .96999'99 P &96999'99 K and below TOTAL

Fre/uenc! >+? ., C 8 &E E8 &.&

Percentage >L? ,D'D. .'7, E'7@ &,',& C,'E@ &99

Based from the table6 E8 or C,'E@ L of the famil! has an income below P&96999 annuall!6 &E or &,',& L has an income of &9699&'99 K .96999'996 8 or E'7@ L has an income of .9699&'99 K C96999'996 .'7,L has an income of .9699&'991@96999'99 and the remainng ,D'D.L has an income of abo e @9699&'99' Based from the +ational 2conomic "e elopment Authorit! >+2"A? report of &88@6 the monthl! a erage famil! income was P&&6ED9'99' the projected annual a erage famil! income in &888 was much higher than in &88@' %n totalit!6 all the families of the pupil respondents ha e low income' %t is therefore foreseen that the! can hardl! afford to bu! educational materials for their children which are e3periences' Fig%re /.@.4' "istribution of Pupils in Terms of facilities and #eading *aterial at )ome er! useful in pro iding learning

To learn more effecti el!6 children should be pro ided more facilities and reading materials at home which can be used as supplements for the learning of pupils in Science'

Facilities Tele ision Set Science *aga-ines Science Books Tape #ecorder Transistor #adio TOTAL

Fre/uenc! >+? ., C 8 &E E8 &.&

Percentage >L? ,D'D. .'7, E'7@ &,',& C,'E@ &99

%t could be gleaned from the table that majorit! of the sudents ha e tele ision set at home6 followed b! Science books and transistor radio6 onl! few number of students ha e cassette recorded Science lesson6 followed b! Science maga-ines' This means that educational materials needed in science are a ailable at home of the students' Fig%re /.@.c./. Distri4%ti!# !' P%"ils i# Ter(s !' H!(e Tele<isi!# VieBi#g

TV PROGRAM NON0SCIENCE RELATED Soap Opera CatoonsGAnimations Talkshow 2ntertainment Sports SCIENCE RELATED 2ducational Shows +ews "ocumentaries

Mea# D'7@ .'C7 ,'7C ,'C9 &'8& &'8, C'&& &'E,

Ra#: , . D C @ E & 7

JM%lti"le Res"!#ses The table shown re eals that most of the respondents prefer to watch +ews shows with a mean of C'&&6 ne3t is Soap Opera with D'7& mean6 Cartoon shows with a mean of .'C76 Talkshows with ,'7C mean6 2ntertainment with a mean of ,'C96 2ducational shows with a mean of &'8,6 Sports with a mean of C'&& and "ocumentaries with a mean of &'E,'

The data shows that in most home6 news shows that pro ide information to the iewers are being patroni-ed' This implies that T0 iewing to some is a wa! of getting information' Soap Opera has strong appeal to the masses for these shows often reflect the li es of the different people in the societ!' 0ariet! shows6 talkshows6 and animations are being watchd mainl! to entertain oneself with music6 humor and special performances b! famous artists' Sports like basktball games are also being watched for entertainment' "ocumentaries were the least preferred b! the pupils' Fig%re /.@.c... Distri4%ti!# !' P%"ils i# Ter(s !' Le#gt !' VieBi#g

WEEKDAYS

WEEKENDS

)O;#SG"AI Less than an hour &1, hours .1D hours C1E hours E hours and abo e TOTAL

A22F "AIS Fre/' ,E CE ,@ && && &.&

Percentage &8'7C D,'@C ,9'E& 7'D9 7'D9 &99

A22F 2+"S Fre/' D .C D& ,9 .& &.&

Percentage .'9C ,E'@, .&'.9 &C',@ ,.'EE &99

#egarding the hours spent in T0 iewing during weekda!s6 it can be gleaned from the table that &1, hours had a fre/uenc! of CE or D,'@CL 6 ,@ or ,9'E&L watched for .1D hours6 ,E or &8'7CL watched for less than an hour6 C1E hours and abo e had a fre/uenc! of && or 7'D9L' The data impl! that the respondents spend time to watch T0 e en during school da!s' The! look at T0 iewing as a form of break from school pressure' #egarding the hour spent in T0 iewing during weekends6 majorit! of the respondents or .&'.9L watched T0 for .1D hours6 .C or ,E'@,L watched for &1, hours6 .& or ,.'EEL watched for E hours and abo e6 ,9 or &C',@L watched for C1E hours and lastl! less than an hour wth a fre/uenc! of D or .'9CL' This impl! that the respondents spend more hours watching on weekends than wekda!s' This confirms the stud! of Cumba >&87@? which re eals that respondents spend more time watching on weekends but less than on weekda!s' Students ha e more time to watch T0 during Saturda!s and Sunda!s because there are no classes to attend to during these da!s6 thus making it fa orable for spending their time in T0 iewing including mo ies' Fig%re /.@.c.@. Distri4%ti!# !' P%"ils i# Ter(s !' TV Pr!gra( VieBe$

3.! 3.""

3.4 3.52

3.45

2.!1

2.!3

Ed#$a%&'(a) *r'+ ra, Ne./D '$#, e(%ar&eS 0'r%Ta)12'.E(%er%a&(, e(% C ar%''(/A(&, a%&'(S 'a0 30era

Fre/uenc! T!pe of T0 Program 2ducational Programs +ewsG"ocumentaries Sports Talkshows 2ntertainment CartoonsGAnimations Soap Opera C CD D& &@ && D& @, C@ D &8 ,8 ,9 ,@ ,D &D ,8 . D9 ,D ., ,7 ,@ ,& &. , &C &@ ,D CD DE ,. D9 & 7 && &C &9 &, E &. TOTAL &.& &,7 &.9 &.9 &,7 &.9 &,@ SCAL2 .'D@MM .'C,MM ,'7.MM ,'7&MM .'DCMM .'88MM .'79MM

JM%lti"le res"!#se Legend5 M Less fre/uent >&'991,'..?

MMFre/uent >,'.D1.'EE? MMM0er! fre/uent >.'E@1C'99? %t is er! e ident that T0 iewing has been part of students e er!da! routine and

cartoons are being watched more than often than other shows' Sports and Talkshows are the least

LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT SCIENCE Above Average (83 and above) Average (77-82) Below Average (76 and below) TOTAL

IN

FREQUENCY 15 105 11 131

PERCENTAGE 12 80 8 100

fre/uentl! channels'

iewed' This ma!be because these programs are not broadcasted dail! on T0

Fig%re . Descri"ti!# !' Le<el !' Gra$e IV P%"ils i# ter(s !' t eir Scie#ce Ac ie<e(e#t

Mean = 79.84176

S = 2.355009

!"e #$#%l&' level& o( a)"%eve*en+ are )la&&%(%ed %n+o +"ree )a+egor%e& na*el,- .above average/0 (83 and above)0 .average/ (77-82) and .below average/ (76 and below) ba&ed on +"e%r average grade& %n S)%en)e (or +"e (%r&+ and &e)ond grad%ng #er%od S1 20102011. !"e da+a &"ow& +"a+ *o&+ o( +"e &+$den+& are .average/ #er(or*er& (105 or 802). 3%(+een &+$den+& or 122 are . above average and onl, eleven or 82 are .below average/ #er(or*er& %n S)%en)e. !"%& %*#l%e& +"a+ *a4or%+, o( +"e &+$den+& are .average/ #er(or*er& %n S)%en)e.

!able 3a. 5n(l$en)e o( !ea)"er&' A++r%b$+e& on +"e S)%en)e A)"%eve*en+& o( 6rade 57 8$#%l&

9egend- n& : no+ &%gn%(%)an+ ;; - "%g"l, &%gn%(%)an+

!"e "%g"e&+ degree )o*#le+ed and +"e n$*ber o( ,ear& +ea)"%ng S)%en)e are no+ %n)l$ded %n +"e regre&&%on anal,&%& be)a$&e +"ere are no var%a+%on& %n +"e en+r,. !"%& *ean& +"a+ +"e "%g"e&+ degree )o*#le+ed and +"e n$*ber o( ,ear& +ea)"%ng S)%en)e "a& no+"%ng +o do w%+" +"e%r S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+.

ATTRI&UTES Ma4or 3%eld

COEFFICIENT REGRESSION o( -1.5039;; 1.628572;;

OF PRO&A&ILITY 8.39748=-16 2.7189=-16

<on)en+ra+%on 5n-Serv%)e !ra%n%ng

M$l+%#le <oe((%)%en+ o( e+er*%na+%on = 53.642 >ver-all 8robab%l%+, = 3.71=-32 S+reng+" o( 8red%)+%on = S+rong Major field of co ce !ra!io " !"e +ea)"er&' *a4or (%eld o( )on)en+ra+%on reg%&+ered a )oe((%)%en+ o( regre&&%on -1.5039 w"%)" *ean& +"a+ +"%& var%able "a& "%g" &%gn%(%)an+ e((e)+ +o +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l&. !"%& %*#l%e& +"a+ +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l& %& a((e)+ed b, +ea)"er&' *a4or (%eld o( )on)en+ra+%on. !"%& goe& +o &"ow +"a+ w"en +"e +ea)"er "a&

I #Ser$ice Trai i %" !"e +ea)"er&' %n-&erv%)e +ra%n%ng "a& "%g" &%gn%(%)an+ %n(l$en)e +o +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e grade 57 #$#%l&. !"e #o&%+%ve &%gn o(

)oe((%)%en+ o( regre&&%on %*#l%e& +"a+ w"en +"e +ea)"er& "ave a++ended var%o$& %n&erv%)e +ra%n%ng %+ %& e?#e)+ed +"a+ +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l& are "%g". !"%& *a,be be)a$&e +"a+ +"e +ea)"er w"o "ave a++end d%((eren+ %n-&erv%)e +ra%n%ng& +end +o be *ore e((e)+%ve %n +"e &en&e +"a+ "e or &"e %& $#da+ed w%+" +"e new +rend& %n d%((eren+ +e)"n%@$e& and &+ra+eg%e& %n +ea)"%ng S)%en)e.

8red%)+%on a))o$n+& 53.642 *$l+%#le )oe((%)%en+ o( de+er*%na+%on w"%)" *ean& +"a+ +"ere are &+%ll 47.362 $na))o$n+ed (or. !"%& %*#l%e& +"a+ +"ere are o+"er var%able& w"%)" *a, a((e)+ +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l&.

Ta'le ('" I fl)e ce of Sc*ool+, A!!ri')!e, o !*e Scie ce Ac*ie$e-e !, of Grade IV P).il, ATTRI&UTE <la&& S%Ae 9egend- ;; - "%g"l, &%gn%(%)an+ COEFFICIENT REGRESSION -2.4873;; OF PRO&A&ILITY 2.24=-08

!"e )la&& &%Ae #o&+ed a "%g" &%gn%(%)an+ e((e)+ +o +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e grade 57 #$#%l&. !"e nega+%ve &%gn o( )oe((%)%en+ o( regre&&%on *ean& +"a+ w"en +"e )la&& &%Ae %& &*all +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l& %& "%g". !"%& goe& +o &"ow +"a+ +"e +ea)"er (o)$& +o +"e )la&& &+and%ng o( +"e &+$den+& w"en +"e )la&& &%Ae %& &*all.

Ta'le (c" I fl)e ce of P).il,+ A!!ri')!e, o !*e Scie ce Ac*ie$e-e !, of Grade IV P).il, ATTRI&UTES 3a*%l, 5n)o*e Ade@$a), o( COEFFICIENT REGRESSION 0.3913; Bead%ng -0.5369n& 0.3147n& OF PRO&A&ILITY 0.0421 0.0759 0.0770

Ma+er%al& a+ Co*e Co*e !elev%&%on 7%ew%ng

M$l+%#le <oe((%)%en+ o( e+er*%na+%on = 29.242 >ver-all 8robab%l%+, = 1.44448=-09 S+reng+" o( 8red%)+%on = DeaE 9egend- n& : no+ &%gn%(%)an+ ; - &%gn%(%)an+

Be&$l+& &"ow +"a+ +"e ade@$a), o( read%ng *a+er%al& a+ "o*e and "o*e +elev%&%on v%ew%ng "a& no &%gn%(%)an+ %n(l$en)e +o +"e%r S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+. !"%& %*#l%e& +"a+ +"e ade@$a), o( read%ng *a+er%al& a+ "o*e and "o*e +elev%&%on v%ew%ng are no+ &+rong #red%)+or& o( +"e #$#%l&' S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+. Ann$al %n)o*e o( +"e (a*%l, reg%&+ered "%g" &%gn%(%)an+ %n(l$en)e +o +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( grade 57 #$#%l&. !"e #o&%+%ve &%gn o( )oe((%)%en+ o( regre&&%on *ean& +"a+ +"e "%g"er +"e %n)o*e o( +"e (a*%l, +"e be++er +"e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l&. !"%& *%g"+

a++r%b$+ed +o +"e (a)+ +"a+ w"en +"e (a*%l, "a& "%g" %n)o*e +"e #aren+& )an #rov%de +"e ed$)a+%onal need& o( +"e%r )"%ldren. 8red%)+%on a))o$n+& 29.242 *$l+%#le )oe((%)%en+ o( de+er*%na+%on w"%)" *ean& +"a+ +"ere are &+%ll 71. 862 $na))o$n+ed (or. !"%& %*#l%e& +"a+ +"ere are o+"er var%able& w"%)" *a, a((e)+ +"e S)%en)e a)"%eve*en+ o( +"e #$#%l&.

Tarlac College of Agriculture %nstitute of 2ducation Camiling Tarlac

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%n line with our research stud! entitled <Scie#ce Ac ie<e(e#t !' Gra$e IV P%"ils i# Sta. Ig#acia N!rt Ce#tral Ele(e#tar1 Sc !!l *SINCES- As I#'l%e#ce$ 41 Selecte$ Varia4les=6in partial fulfilment of the re/uirements in 2ducational #esearch >2";C 9@? during the Second Semester ,9&91,9&& under Professor Lucena $' $arcia6 ma! we humbl! re/uest permission from !our good office to float our /uestionnaire to selected $rade1%0 pupils in !our school'

Iour positi e response regarding this matter is highl! appreciated' $od bless and more power'

Researc ers2

Mariella Ale3es M. R!(4a!a

M1rell 5!1ce R. Este4a#

Mec ille E. Lac%esta

5%$it B. Re"at!

5 !#al1# L. Peralta

Car!l1# V. Gra#$e

L!ret! C. M!rales

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L%ce#a G. Garcia >Professor?

FUESTIONNAIRES

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Directi!#s2 Please suppl! the information needed or put a check on the blank pro ided for the purpose' Arite !our few notations if needed' A' )ighest 2ducational 4ualification NNNNNNNNN BS22dGBS2 NNNNNNNNN BS with &7 units in 2ducation NNNNNNNNN *AG*S with units Ph'"'G2d'"' NNNNNNNNN Ph'"'G2d'"' B' *ajor field of ConcentrationGSpeciali-ationO NNNNNNNNN Science NNNNNNNNN *athematics NNNNNNNNN 2nglish NNNNNNNNN Filipino C' Teaching 23perience in Science NNNNNNNNN &1D !ears NNNNNNNNN C18 !ears NNNNNNNNN &91&D !ears "' Training in Science Teaching &' #esource Speaker NNNNNNNNN +ational le el NNNNNNNNN #egional le el NNNNNNNNN "i ision le el ,' %n1ser ice TrainingsGseminars in Science Le el of Training Delegate School "istrict "i ision #egion NNNNNNNNN "istrict le el NNNNNNNNN others pls' specif! NNNNNNNNN &C1&8 !ears NNNNNNNNN ,91,D !ears NNNNNNNNN ,C and abo e NNNNNNNNN Social Studies NNNNNNNNN *AP2) NNNNNNNNN 0alues 2ducation

& da! ,1. da!s D1C da!s Facilitat!r & da! ,1. da!s D1C da!s De(!#strati!# Teac er School i# Scie#ce & da! ,1. da!s D1C da!s "istrict "i ision #egion School "istrict "i ision #egion

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Directi!#s5 Please pro ide each item with the needed information about !our school' A' Class si-e b! Section Pupils $rade %0 Total +umber of $rade1%0 A B C " NNNNNNNNNN

NNNNN6 NNNNN6 NNNNN6 NNNNN B' Please check the fre/uenc! !ou super ise each class' NNNNN dail! NNNNN once a week NNNNN once a month NNNNN Others6 please specif! NNNNNtwice a week

NNNNN twice a month NNNNN once a semester

C' Please check the following infrastructureGprojectsGfacilities a ailable in !our school' %nfrastructure5 NNNNN Science #oom

NNNNN Learning #esource Center NNNNN Others6 please specif!

Project "e ised5

NNNNN Terrarium NNNNN A/uarium NNNNN )erbarium NNNNN 0i arium NNNNN Anemometer NNNNN #ain $auge

NNNNN Aine +a e NNNNN LungGChest *odel NNNNN Solar s!stem *odel NNNNN Constellation *odel NNNNN 2lectric Circuit *odel NNNNN Others6 please specif!

Facilities5 NNNNN "emonstration Table NNNNN *o ie Projector NNNNN 0ideo1cassette recorder NNNNN 2lectric Outlet NNNNNOthers6please specif!

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Directi!#s2 Please suppl! the information needed or put a check on the blank pro ided for the purpose' Arite !our few notations if needed'

A' Annual Famil! income le el NNNNN below &9'999'99 NNNNNP &&6999'991 .96999'99 NNNNN P .&6999'991 C96999'99 NNNNN P C&6999'991 @96999'99 NNNNN P @&6999'99 and abo e B' From the list of Facilities and reading materials below6 kindl! check those items !ou ha e at home' NNNNN Tele ision set NNNNN Science maga-ines NNNNN Science books lessons C' )ome Tele ision 0iewing "irection5 Please put a check mark on the space pro ided for the tele ision programs !ou regularl! watch at home and for the length of time !ou usuall! spend in iewing' Please indicate how man! da!s a week !ou usuall! watch !our chosen T0 programs' NNNNN Tape recorder NNNNN Transistor radio NNNNN Cassette recorded science

&' Tele ision Programs NNNNNNN&'& 2ducational Programs

NNNN +ational $eographic Channel NNNN "isco er! Channel NNNN#iple!(s Belie e %t or +ot NNNN Fap(s Ama-ing Stories NNNN Others >Please specif!?

NNNNNNN&', +ews ProgramsG "ocumentar! Films +ews Programs NNNN T0 Partol Aorld NNNN ,D Oras NNNN Balitang Amianan NNNN ;magang Fa!ganda NNNN %BC +ews NNNN Bandila NNNN T0 Patrol +orthern Lu-on NNNN +ews on 4 NNNN ;nang )irit NNNN Saksi NNNN Others >Please specif!?

"ocumentaries NNNN S'O'C'O'>Scene Of The Crime Operati es? NNNN The +otebook NNNN :essica Soho #eport NNNN % Aitness NNNN Others >Please specif!? NNNNNNN&'. Sports NNNN PBA NNNN Aorld Sports NNNN ABC Arestling NNNNNNN&'D Talk Shows NNNN +BA NNNN Others >Please specif!?

NNNN Showbi- Central NNNN StarTalk NNNN Lo e ni *r' Lo e ni *isis specif!? NNNNNNN&'C 2ntertainment ShowsG*usical Shows NNNN 2at Bulaga NNNN Ailling Aillie NNNNNNN&'E Cartoons and Animation Series NNNN "oraemon NNNN Sponge Bob NNNN $imm! +uetron NNNNNNN&'@ Soap OperaG T0 SeriesG Sitcom NNNN*ara Clara NNNN %mortal NNNN *achete NNNNSabel

NNNN 21Li e NNNN The Bu-NNNN Others >Please

NNNN Showtime NNNN Others >Please specif!?

NNNN "ora the 23plorer NNNN Barne! NNNN Others >Please specif!?

NNNN +oah NNNN "warfina NNNN Bantata! NNNN Others >Please specif!?

,' Please indicate how fre/uent !ou watch the following T0 programsGshows' ;se the scale below5

C D . , &

Alwa!s 0er! Often Often Sometimes +ot at all

1E to @ da!s a week 1D to C da!s a week 1, to . da!s a week or 1once a week 1!ou don(t watch the particular t!pe of program

T!pe of T0 programs &'& 2ducational Programs &', +ews ProgramsG "ocumentar! Films &'. Sports &'D Talk Shows &'C 2ntertainment ShowsG*usical Shows &'E Cartoons and Animation Series &'@ Soap OperaG T0 SeriesG Sitcom

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.' "uring School da!s >*onda! to Frida!?6 how man! hours do !ou usuall! spend in watching T0H >Please specif!? NNNN less than an hour NNNNC to E hours NNNN& to , hours NNNN. to D hours NNNNE hours or more Others >Please specif!? NNNNN

D' "uring Saturda!s and Sunda!s6 how man! hours do !ou spend in watching T0 at homeH >Please specif!? NNNN less than an hour NNNNC to E hours NNNN& to , hours NNNN. to D hours NNNNE hours or more Others >Please specif!? NNNNN