POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ]i'IULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND

GRADE POINT AVERAGES IN MATHEMATICS, SKILLS, AND
LANGUAGE SUBJECTS OF SENIOR HIGH SGHOOL STUDENTS IN
SELECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PAN,IPANGA

A Thesis
Presented to the faculty of the Graduate School
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Sta. Mesa, Manila

ln Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

Master in Educational Management

by

ANTHONY RAYLEY M. grffiTrN(j

November 2006
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ABSTRACT

Title: The Relationships Between Multiple lntelligences and Grade Point

Averages in Mathematics, Skills, and Language Subiects of Senior
High School Studenb in Selected Public Schools in Pampanga.

Researcher: Anthony Rayley M. Gabigting

Degree: Master in Educational Management

lnstitution: Polytechnic Univensity of the Philippines

Year: 2006

Adviser: Dr. Milagrina A. Gomez

The Problem

The main problem of the study is to find out the relationships between

multiple intelligences and the grade point averages in Mathematics, Skills and

Language subjects of the senior high school students.

Further, the study tend to find out the student-respondents demographic

profile in terms of sex, age, age by sex, birth order, parents' monthly income,

parents' monthly income by family size, family size, fathers' educational attainment,

mothers' educational attainment, fathers' occupation, mothers' occupation and

ethno-linguistic origin.

Research Methodology

The study utilized the descriptive-conelation method of research to describe

systematically a situation or area of interest factually and accurately.

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Moreso, the survey research method was also utilized in this study to employ

questionnaires and interviews in order to determine opinions, attitudes,

preferences, and perceptions of interest to the researcher.

The respondents of this study are the selected senior high school students of

public high school, namely, Madapdap Resettlement High School, Dolores National

High School and Tinajero High School.

The instrument used in the study is the Multiple lntelligence lnventory, it is

used to determine the types and domains of multiple intelligences that students

possessed, and Students' Form 137 to determine the grade point averages in

Mathematics, Skills and Language subjects.

To satisff values of two categorical variables on the mntingency tables

weighted trequency distribution was employed, it is used to present raw data and

tallied results showing how many among the respondents gave a particular answer.

To describe the grade point averages in Mathematics, Skills and Language

Subjects, descriptive statistics was used. lt is used to summarize, or describe data.

To determine tie student-respondents demographic characteristics

percentage ratio was used. lt is used to describe how a part oompares with the

whole.

To better describe the student-respondents' types and domains of multiple

intelligences, Arithmetic mean of ten (10) and Arithmetic mean of three (3) groups

were used. Arithmetic mean is used to for grouped data and it is a value used to

represent a set of numerical data.

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ln describing the Grade Point Average, standard deviation was determined,

it is used to measure the variability to indicate variation of the variables.

ln determining whether there is a significant relationship between the

student's types and domains of multiple intelligences and grade point averages in

Mathematics, Skills and Language Subjects Pearson conelation coefficient (r) was

used. lt is used to measure the strength of the linear relationship between two
variables.

Findings

Findings revealed that the profile of the student-respondents, in terms of sex,

51.5o/o were female, followed by 48.5a/a males. ln terms of age, 49.650/o of the

student-respondents were '15 years old, followed by 31?o, 16 years old, and 8.620/o

were 17 years old. Among the two hundred thirteen (213) 15 year-old student-

respondents 130 were females and 83 were males.

ln terms of birth order, 29.600/o of the student-respondents were first-bom,

followed by the second-bo rn,24.24and the third-bom ,2g.75o/o.

The student-respondents' parents' monthly in@me, 53.85% was

Php4,000.00 and below, followed by 10.02o/o, Php10,001.00 and above, and

9.32o/o, Php4,001.00 - Php5, 000.00 salary range.

There were one hundred twenty four student-respondents belonging to a

fami$ of six (6), followed by 91 student-respondents belonging to a family of five

(5) and 77 student-respondents belonging to a family of seven (7).

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Two hundred thirty of the student-respondents belongd to a family with an

income bracket of Php4,000.00 and below, followed by income bracket, Php10,

001.00 and above, with 43 student-respondents.

Among the 29.14o/o of the student-respondents rrere belonged to a family of

six (6), 21.2o/o belonged to a family of five (5) and 18.2o/o belonged to a family of

eight (8).

ln terms of student-respondents' fathers' educational profile, 38.69% of only

completed high school, 23.08o/o were elementary graduates, and 22.610/o were

college graduates.

Likewise the student-respondents mothers' educational profile, 38o/a

completed secondary education, 25.17a/o w€r€ elementary graduates and 22.14o/a

were college graduates.

Moreso, student-respondents' parents' occupation, 14.5o/o of the student-

respondents' father do carpentry work, 13.29o/o were construction workers, and

10.25o/o were electricians, while 69,7Vo while the student-respondents' mothers

were mere housewives, followed by 1l.72o/owere sewers, and 5.36% were vendors

Seventy six and sixty nine perent (76.690/o) of the student-respondents'

\ rere Pampangan, followed by Tagalog-Pampangan (10.9G%), and Tagalog

(6.53%).
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ln terms of the types of multiple intelligence scores, 52.2o/o of the student-

respondents stated that they possessed existential intelligene, 42.9o/o cited that

they had interpersonal intelligenoe, followed by 36.1o/o of the student-respondents

said that they had bodily/kinesthetic intelligence. \Mrile 26.6o/s student-respondents'

multiple intelligence domain were found to have introspective intelligenoe, followed

by interactive intelligence, 23.8o/o, and analytic 16.10/o.

student-respondents ratings were high in PE3, Music, Arts, physical

Education and Health 3, with a grade point average rating of 82.53, followed by

TLE3, Technology and Livelihood Education 3, with a mean r:ating of 82.00 and
PE1, Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health 1, with a mean rating of 81.85.

ln terms of significant relationships, there was a significant positive linear

relationship between logicaUmathematical intelligence and grade point average of

student-respondents in Mathematics 1 subject, Elementary Algebra and significant

negative linear relationship between musical/rhythmic intelligence and grade point

average in Mathematics 2, lntermediate Algebra.

There was a signincant positive linear relationship between intrapersonat

intelligence and the grade point averages of student-respondents in PE1, Music,

Arts, and Physical Education 1, PE3, Music, Arts, Physical Education 3; TLE1,

Technology and Livelihood Education 1, and TLE3, Technology and Livelihod

Educatlon 3.
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There was a significant positive linear relationship between Existential

lntelligence and grade point averages of student-respondents in Englishl,

Philippine Literature, Grammar; English2, Afto-Asian Literature, Grammar; and

English 3, American Literature, Grammar.

As a whole, there was a significant positive linear relationship between

introspective domain and student-respondents' grade point average in language

subjects.

Conclusions

From the findings of the study the following conclusion were derived,

majority of the student-rcspondents are females, Pampangan, 15 yeas old, first-

born, belonging to a family of six members, with a monthly income of Php4,000 and

below. The student respondents' parents are high schml graduates, the father
does carpentry work while the mother stays at home.

The type of multiple intelligence of the student-rcspondents' is existential

and domain of multiple intelligence of the student-respondents' is introspective.

Majority of the student-respondents' got high grade average point average in PE 3,

Music Arts and Physical Education.

ln terms of relationships, there were significant positive linear relationships in

the following types of multiple intelligence and grade point average in the
mathematics, skills, and language subjects: (1) LogicaUMathematical intelligence

and grade point average in Mathematicsl, Elementary Algebra, (2| Lagieal I

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Mathematical lntelligence and Mathematics 2: lntermediate Algebra, (g)

lntrapersonal intelligence and grade point average in PEl, Music, Arts Education 1,

(4) lntrapersonal intelligence and grade point average in PE3, Music, Arts and

Physical Education 3, (5) lntrapersonal intelligence and grade point average in

TLE1, Technology and Livelihood Education 1, (6) lntrapersonal intelligence and

grade point average in TLE3, Technology and Livelihood Education 3, (7)

Existential intelligence and grade point average in English 1, Philippine Literature

and Grammar 1, (8) Existential intelligence and grade point average in English 2,

Afro-Asian Literature and Grammar 2, (9) Existential intelligence and grade point

average in English 3, American Literature and Grammar 3. However, there was a

significant negative linear relationship between Musical/Rhythmic intelligence and

grade point average in Math2, lntermediate Algebra.

As a whole, introspective intelligence domain is significantly and positively

correlated with grade point average in language subjects.

Recommendations

Based on the conclusion, the following were re@mmended: ln order to help

the student-respondents of this study and all those in the same state of life, the

government should: (1) Pass and approve an ordinan€ creating the Local Youth

Government Council to implement the youth development program down to

barangay, (2) Provide supplemental programs in enhancing the child-rearing skills

of parents, (3) Create projects to turn idle housewives of marginat families into
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productive partners in their respeclive households, (4) Empower women by giving

them a start-up fund through the Plant Now Pay Later Loan Program of the
Provincial Agriculture's Office to bring tremendous impact to the lives of
disadvantaged families. The loan is payable in three yearc at zero interest, and (5)

lncrease teacher's salary and fringe benefits so they be strongly motivated to teach

their students effectively.

Administrators should strengthen the instructional skills of teachers through

the use of creative and innovative teaching strategies by requiring teachers to

attend conferences, training programs, seminar-workshops on: (1) Development of

the multiple intelligences of students Enhancement of conceptual skills of teachers

through thorough understanding of various models of teaching, (2) Use of multi-

media, audio-visual aids/illustrations in teaching, and (3) Models of Teaching,

Modem Theories of Teaching, and Teacher Empowerment.

Enhancement of conceptual skills of teachers through thorough

understanding of various models of teaching: (1) Use of multi-media, audio-visual

aidVillustrations in teaching, (2) Models of Teaching, Modem Theories of Teaching,

and Teacher Empowerment, and (3) Conduct researches to equip teachers with

new array of information on how to enrich their instructional skills,

It is recommended that the instrument used in this study be further validated

to adequately measure students' multiple intelligences in another fields of interests

and setting, and also conduct an experimental study on the effects of multiple

intelligences.