Effects of The New Learning Environment

EFFECTS OF THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO THE GRADE 8 STUDENTS
EFFECTS OF THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF
GRADE 8 STUDENTS OF THE SISTERS OF MARY SCHOOL – BOYSTOWN, INC. (S.Y. 2018-2019):
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
RESEARCHERS:
ABILAR, MARK JAMES
BINARAO, DEVID KERT
CABER, ARIES
CASTAŇARES, CLIFFORD
JUNTILLA, IAN JAY
MANCIA, AIAN JAMES
UCAB, MARK RYAN
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ABSTRACT
New Learning Environment is a newly encountered environment that a certain
person needs to adjust from what recently environment they experienced. It provides
new learning that can help to enhance new knowledge and values. It encompasses the
culture of a school or class. Its presiding ethos and characteristics including how
individuals interact with and treat one another. The students of the Sisters of Mary
School – Boystown, Inc., had once deal with it through the help of their mother-sisters,
helping brothers, etc. This study aimed to determine the different effects of the new
learning environment to the academic performances of the Grade 8 students of the said
school. A semi-structured interview was used to gather the data and the results of the
study show that there are positive effects (motivation) and negative effects (noisy
environment, busy schedules) that a new learning environment brings to the students of
the Sisters of Mary School – Boystown, Inc. To conquer the negative effects, the
teachers and the mother-sisters must help the students in coping up with the school
rules and monitor their performance regularly. Together with the school administrator,
they may be able to help the future Grade 7 in coping up with the new learning
environment in a small span of time.
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APPROVAL SHEET
The thesis entitled, “The Effects of the New Learning Environment to the
Academic Performance of the Grade 8 students of the Sisters of Mary School –
Boystown, Inc. “which is submitted by Mark James Abilar, Devid Kert Binarao, Aries
Caber, Clifford Castaῆares, Ian Jay Juntilla, Aian James Mancia, and Mark Ryan Ucab
in partial fulfilment of the Practical Research 1 is respectively approved by the following:
Ms. Kimberly Jane de la Rita Sister Eva R. Aringo, SM

Practical Research 1 Teacher School Principal
Ms .Analyn N. Cavan
Assistant School Principal
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the past weeks, late nights and busy weekends, we are grateful for all the
person in helping us to accomplish our research on time. It is a great help that we
receive that is why we were able to finish our research paper.
We are so thankful to our key-informants for giving their time and effort, though
they still have something to do more important than this especially to those who have
critical answers that led us to a sound conclusion.
Ms. Kimberly Jane de la Rita thank you for the guidance and patience in correcting
our paper so that we may have a better output than we expect.
Sister Eva R. Aringo, SM we are grateful for your permission for us to conduct this
research and allowing us to borrow laptop for encoding.
Sister Melody Ann Javillo, SM and Sister Nonalyn Basa, SM the mother-sisters of
the Grade 8 students, we would like to thank you for allowing us to gather data and to
interview the chosen key-informants in your floor during study time.
Most of all, to our Almighty God, for giving us strength and courage to persevere in
making this research paper. We are grateful for the intelligence you have given to us,
you are the main reason for us to succeed in our research.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
APPROVAL SHEET……………………………………………………………………………………………….…….3
ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………………………………………………………………….…….4
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………7
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM……………………………………………………………….…….8
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION…………………………………………………………………….…….8
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK………………………………………………………………………….9
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………………….……….10
DEFINITION OF TERMS……………………………………………………………………………….11
CHAPTER 2
REVIEW ON RELATED LITERATURE …………………………………………………………….12
REVIEW ON RELATED STUDY………………………………………………………………………12
CHAPTER 3
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RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………..………………………...…….14
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………….……………14
PARTICIPANTS………………………………………………………………………………...………….14
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT…………………………………………………………………………….15
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE………………………………………………………………….15
CHAPTER 4
DATA ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………………………………….…………….17
CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY…………………………………………………………………………………...……………19
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………….…………….20
RECOMMENDATION…………………………………………………………………….…………….21
REFERENCES….………………………………………………………………………………………….……………23
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CHAPTER 1
PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
INTRODUCTION:
New learning environment is the newly encountered environment that a certain
person needs to adjust from what recently environment they experienced. It provides
new learning that can help to enhance new knowledge and values. It encompasses the
culture of a school or class. Its presiding ethos and characteristics including how
individuals interact with and treat one another.
In the Philippines, there is a lot of high school that has been offered to the
students after graduating in elementary. Some of the instances that they encountered,
students find it difficult to cope up to their new learning environment and setting. Most
especially, those who are transferee from the other school whose place does not avail
high school. Here at the Sisters of Mary School – Boystown that is located in Tungkop,
Minglanilla, Cebu, they offer free education to those who belong to the poorest of the
poor and unprivileged students and whose parents cannot afford the payment of the
school. They did not only offer free education, but they also provide free food, clothing,
home, and other necessities of the students. The school provided entrance examination
to those students in Visayas and Mindanao.
The researchers conducted this study to determine the coping mechanism of the
grade 8 students with respect to their academic performances in the new learning
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environment. The researchers selected the grade 8 students as the participants of this
study because they experienced a lot from their previous level. Aside from that, they can
also give us exact information for what we are asking are based on their experience.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
This study aimed determine the different effects of the new learning environment
in the academic to performances of the grade 8 students of the Sisters of Mary School-
Boystown, Inc. S.Y. 2018-2019.
This study wanted to answer these following questions:
1.What are the perceptions of the grade 8 students towards the new learning
environment?
2.How can it affects the grade 8 students especially in their grades?
3.What are the different ways that the grade 8 students made in order to cope up
the new learning environment?
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION:
This research is conducted to determine the different effects of the new learning
environment in the academic performances of the grade 8 students of the Sisters of
Mary School-Boystown, Inc. S.Y. 2018-2019.
This study focuses on the new learning environment, if it really affects the
academic performances of the grade 8 students especially in their grades, whether it is
a good effects or bad effect. This research is for the Sisters of Mary School-Boystown
students only, mainly the grade 8 students, not the grade 8 students outside, not even
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the grade 8 students of the other campuses, but the grade 8 students of the Sisters of
Mary School-Boystown, Inc., Tungkop, Minglanilla, Cebu. The researchers selected the
participants and use a semi-structured interview
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
NEW LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
HIGH PERFORMING LOW PERFORMING
DIFFICULTIES
COPING MECHANISM
ADOPTATION
This diagram shows the effects of the new learning environment to the high
performing and to the low performing students. This study aims to determine also the
coping mechanism or the ways made by the students to cope up with the difficulties
they encountered which lead them to the adaptation towards the new learning
environment.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:
This study was conducted through phenomenological study which tackles the
experience of an individual or a group in a given event. So, with the cooperation of the
of the grade 8 students we were able to determine the different effects of the new
learning environment to their academic performance. The following are those in respect
would benefit and acquire hints on how to help the future grade 7 students to cope up
with their new learning environment.
 THE ADMINISTRATOR- Specifically the school principal, because they
will be able to find solutions and better school rules that may possibly help
the next generations of grade 7 students to adopt the new academic
learning environment.
 THE SUBJECT TEACHER/ADVISER- Basically because they are the one
who has the longest time mingling with the students and they are the one
who could differentiate their behaviour with the topic discussed. This
research may help them to create more effective lesson plan to help the
students to adopt the new learning environment quickly.
 THE SUBJECT TEACHER/ADVISER-Basically because they are the one
who has the longest time mingling with the students and they are the one
who could differentiate their behaviour with the topic discussed. This
research may help them to create more effective lesson plan to help the
students to adopt the new learning environment quickly.
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 FRESHMEN/STUDENTS-They are the future grade 7, where in fact they
need a guide on how to cope up with the new learning environment, so
this research is very beneficial to them since it will help them to be more
responsible in doing their daily duties in adopting with the new
environment.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT-refers to the diverse physical locations, contexts,
and cultures in which students learn
COPING MECHANISM- are ways to which external or internal stress is
managed, adopted to, or acted upon
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CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
New learning environment refers to the new locations of places that allows the
student to learn. It means that the students coping up with new learning environment in
different ways. According to Feldman and Paulsen (1998), ‘a rich vein of the literature
focuses on the effects of classroom interactions between faculty and students as peers.
Pektas.S.&M. (2014). ‘Blended learning has already become an indispensable part of
education in many fields. However, the majority of existing research on blended learning
has assumed a homogeneity discipline. This study suggests that research highlighting
disciplinary effects and differences is much needed to effectively develop courses and
tools consonant with the characteristics if each discipline. To help close this research
gap, this paper focuses on design education and analyses student’s experiences in a
‘blended design studio’ that combine the model learning management system, live video
conferencing, and social networking media (Facebook) with traditional face-to-face
learning (design studio). Students perception of the methods and tools were elicited
through structured and open-ended questions and qualitative variations in responses
were categorized. Subsequent qualitative analysis revealed that the characteristic of
soft-applied field provides customizations in blended courses and educational system
design in several ways.’
New learning environment does not only refer to the new locations or places that
a student learns but it also refers on how the student managed their behavior toward the
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new learning environment. According the Glossary of Education and Reform, 29 August,
2014, ‘learning surroundings refers to the various bodily locations, contexts and cultures
in which students learn… since novices ought to the learning, the goal is to create a
whole environment for getting to know that optimizes the capacity of students to learn.’
According to Robert (2009) ‘A Good Home Learning Environment. Practical
recommendations and ideas for practitioners to implement in the setting and share with
parents. The home is the single most significant environmental element in enabling
youth to develop to trust, mindset and abilities that will assist them to study and have
interaction positively with the world’.
CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
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In this study, the researchers want to determine the different coping mechanism
of grade 8 students from their New Learning Environment.
The most fit qualitative study is phenomenology since it aims to study the
experience of a person or a group; and according to Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy, ‘phenomenology is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced
from the first-person point of view’.
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
The venue of this study is at the Sisters of Mary School Boystown, Inc. located in
Tungkop, Minglanilla, Cebu. The participants are located at the building two, third and
fourth floor. The researchers chose the grade 8 students as the participant because
they already experienced in coping to the new learning environment from their more
than one year of staying here.
PARTICIPANT
The researchers select the grade 8 students as their key informants of this study,
because the grade 8 students are staying here in Boystown for more than a year so
they already experienced the different learning style in this institution.
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researchers used semi-structured interview in gathering or collecting data,
so that the researchers could get the information from the key informants. Since the
semi-structured interview is used, then it would be easier for the researchers to explain
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and give follow-up questions. The following questions would be answered by the
selected grade 8 students.
1. How would you describe the new learning environment here in the Sisters of
Mary School Boystown?
2. What is your performance in school?
3. What are the difficulties that you encountered in dealing with your new learning
environment?
4. What did you do to cope up with those problems?
5. Does your new learning environment really affect your performance academically
especially in grade? Cite examples of the effects.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
Applying the basic moral of the school, we first ask permission from our dearest
principal that she may allow us to gather data from our grade 8 key-informants for the
success of our research.
The researchers will begin the data gathering through making questionnaires.
We would make this every study time on weekdays. The answers of the selected key-
informants would be recorded through note-taking. Lastly, we will analyze the gathered
data and interpret it.
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CHAPTER 4
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
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New learning environment gives a lot of good effects especially in academic
performances, one of these is good grades. If a student is optimistic no matter what
learning environment brings. This is proved by one of our participants. He said “ dako
ang akong grado kay bisag unsay distraction kay maningkamot gihapon ko nga
modako ang akong grado.” (I have good grades because even there are distractions
still, I persevere to have good grades.)
New learning environment motivates a student to study well especially when their
learning environment is conducive for learning such as, silent study time, clean
environment and others. In fact, one of our participants proved this by saying,
“naganahan ko’g study kay hilom kayo during study time ug dili gubot ang mga
gamit.” (I am motivated to study because the things are in order and it is very silent
during study time.)
In some case the students find it hard to study the lesson discussed by the
teachers in some factors. As one of our participants said, “di ko ka-focus ug study
tungod kay saba ug distractive ang uban nakong dormates.” (I cannot focus on
studying because of the noise and distraction of my dormates.)
One respondent said, “low grades can really affect my mood and can change
my study habits.” In this statement, low grades have negative impact but the teachers
and the sisters are not responsible in that situation since it depends on the students on
how they will manage their studies to achieve higher grades.
Other participants said, “nag-encourage nako para makasabay ko sa mga
maayo sa among classroom.” (it encourages me, how to be more competitive with
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others in the classroom.) in which the new learning environment makes him to be more
competitive with his top performing classmates. Which means that the new learning
environment makes his study challenging which is supported by another respondent
who said, “challenging man gud ang environment diri” (the environment here is
challenging).
“Di na ko maulaw sa klase kay kung mag-ulaw-ulaw ko sa klase basin
mabagsak ko sa P.T. or mga activity” (I am not anymore shy because if I will be shy
there’s a tendency that I will fail in P.T. or any activity) This is what one participant said.
Here we could come to a conclusion that the new learning environment enhance his
confidence in dealing to a certain activity which might affect his grades.
CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
SUMMARY:
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This study was conducted to determine the different effects of new learning
environment in the academic performances of the Grade 8 students in the Sisters of
Mary School – Boystown, Inc, (S.Y. 2018-2019) on how they adopted to it and their
challenges in adopting it
The researchers purposively chose the top performing and the low performing
student of Grade 8 as the subject of the study.
Through semi-structured interview, the researchers found that the students find it
hard to adopt the new learning environment due to the difficulties they encountered
such as distraction and noise of their fellow students during study time, some of them
are losing their determination to study because of getting low grades, and instead of
studying they just think that they will just get low grades.
Some of them also faced difficulties in dealing with new learning environment but
they were able to persevere and continue to study their lessons no matter what are the
distractions made my others. Some also can focus on studying because of the
surrounding well organized that lead them to have good grades. Getting high grades are
also gained by some of the students because they challenge themselves to be
competitive as their classmates are also competitive.
In a certain family or group, we cannot really avoid of having or being with those
shy people. Those students who are shy really need to develop their self-confidence,
and it affects to their academic performances. Some students adopted the new learning
environment through developing their self – confidence in order not to fail in their
performance task or some group activity. And that lead them to have good grades.
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CONCLUSION:
Based on the research done, the researchers found out that there are positive
and negative effects of new learning environment to the academic performances of the
Grade 8 students. In dealing with new learning environment, most students have
difficulties to study because of distraction and noise and that, if they will have a test,
they will be failed. Then there will be a tendency that they will get low grades. Indeed, if
they got low grades, it may fall them to discouragements. They will not be interested in
studying anymore. And that, the researchers concluded that getting low grades can lost
the interest of the students to study.
There are also students who got high grades because of new learning
environment. They challenge themselves to those students who are top – performing
students. That is how are they adopted the new learning environment; through
challenging themselves to get high grades. Some are doing their review study the
lesson discussed by the teachers, no matter what are the distractions. They made it
because of their determination to study properly, to have good grades. The researchers
concluded that some are getting motivated by their fellow students to study properly and
their willingness to study properly instead of getting irritated of some distraction.
Those students who are shy, they adopted the new learning environment.
through developing their self – confidence. Because of being afraid of failing in
Performance Task and some group activity, they need to have this self – confidence in
order for them not to fail. With that, the researchers concluded that the students are
making ways to adopt the new learning environment and to work for all the difficulties
they encountered.
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Some students excel because they belong to a family who has an organize
things that enhanced them to study properly. It really tells us that if the things that are
proper and organized, there is really good effects with it. One of those is they can study
properly that lead them to have good grades.
RECOMMENDATION:
The researchers want to recommend these following persons that they may help
and contribute to the future students in coping with the new learning environment:
 We would like to recommend to the school administrator (principal) to formulate a
new regulation that would later help the new Grade 7 students.
 Aside from the administrator, we would like to recommend to the subject teachers
and advisers to create lesson plans which may critically help the students in
coping with the school rules and at the same time complying with the given
module.
 The mother – sisters are very crucial in molding the students. So, we recommend
to them to constantly monitor the students and help them in coping by guiding
them to follow rules efficiently.
 Lastly for the future Grade 7, we would recommend to them to cooperate to
those who are higher than them that they might cope and adopt the new learning
environment in small span of time.
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Sule Pektas, Meltem Gurel, Bilkent University Australasian Journal of
Educational Technology Volume 30, Number 1, Apr 03, 2014 ISSN 0814-
673X Publisher: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
Amy S. Hirschy, John M. Braxton Effects of student classroom incivilities on
students 05 January 2005 https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.160.
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EFFECTS OF THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO THE GRADE 8 STUDENTS

EFFECTS OF THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

ABILAR, MARK JAMES

BINARAO, DEVID KERT

JUNTILLA, IAN JAY

MANCIA, AIAN JAMES

UCAB, MARK RYAN

New Learning Environment is a newly encountered environment that a certain

environment in a small span of time.

Academic Performance of the Grade 8 students of the Sisters of Mary School –

in partial fulfilment of the Practical Research 1 is respectively approved by the following:

Ms. Kimberly Jane de la Rita Sister Eva R. Aringo, SM

person in helping us to accomplish our research on time. It is a great help that we

receive that is why we were able to finish our research paper.

critical answers that led us to a sound conclusion.

our paper so that we may have a better output than we expect.

research and allowing us to borrow laptop for encoding.

interview the chosen key-informants in your floor during study time.

you are the main reason for us to succeed in our research.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM……………………………………………………………….…….8

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION…………………………………………………………………….…….8

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………………….……….10

REVIEW ON RELATED LITERATURE …………………………………………………………….12

REVIEW ON RELATED STUDY………………………………………………………………………12

DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE………………………………………………………………….15

New learning environment is the newly encountered environment that a certain

individuals interact with and treat one another.

to those students in Visayas and Mindanao.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:

Boystown, Inc. S.Y. 2018-2019.

This study wanted to answer these following questions:

2.How can it affects the grade 8 students especially in their grades?

the new learning environment?

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION:

environment in the academic performances of the grade 8 students of the Sisters of

Mary School-Boystown, Inc. S.Y. 2018-2019.

academic performances of the grade 8 students especially in their grades, whether it is

participants and use a semi-structured interview

HIGH PERFORMING LOW PERFORMING

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:

with their new learning environment.

 THE ADMINISTRATOR- Specifically the school principal, because they

the next generations of grade 7 students to adopt the new academic

 THE SUBJECT TEACHER/ADVISER- Basically because they are the one

students to adopt the new learning environment quickly.

 THE SUBJECT TEACHER/ADVISER-Basically because they are the one

students to adopt the new learning environment quickly.

 FRESHMEN/STUDENTS-They are the future grade 7, where in fact they

need a guide on how to cope up with the new learning environment, so

responsible in doing their daily duties in adopting with the new

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT-refers to the diverse physical locations, contexts,

and cultures in which students learn

COPING MECHANISM- are ways to which external or internal stress is

managed, adopted to, or acted upon

Pektas.S.&M. (2014). ‘Blended learning has already become an indispensable part of

conferencing, and social networking media (Facebook) with traditional face-to-face

through structured and open-ended questions and qualitative variations in responses

were categorized. Subsequent qualitative analysis revealed that the characteristic of

soft-applied field provides customizations in blended courses and educational system

design in several ways.’

According to Robert (2009) ‘A Good Home Learning Environment. Practical

interaction positively with the world’.

of grade 8 students from their New Learning Environment.

experience of a person or a group; and according to Stanford Encyclopedia of

Philosophy, ‘phenomenology is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced