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ATTITUDE AND LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT OF SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOLSTUDENTS TOWARDS

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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A Practical Research Paper

Presented to the Faculty of the Panabo City Senior High School

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In Partial Fulfilment of

the Requirements for the Senior High School II

ABM Strand

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AVELINO B. KAKILGAN II

MARCH 2017
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Approval Sheet

This research paper entitled “Attitude and Level of Engagement of

Senior High School Students Towards Physical Science” prepared and
submitted by Avelino B. Kakilgan II in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
subject Practical Research 2 – Quantitative Research has been examined and
is recommended for oral examination, acceptance and approval.

JUAN D. DELA CRUZ, PhD

Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of Passed

JOHN D. DELA CRUZ, EdD

Chairperson

JOAN D. DELA CRUZ, EdD

Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree, Master of Arts in Education, Major in Teaching General Science.

AVELINO B. KAKILGAN II, LPT, MAED-TGS

Teacher III, Panabo City Senior High School

Oral Examination : Passed

Date of Oral Examination : January 30, 2017
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Acknowledgement

The experiences in writing this research paper had been full of ups and

downs but it is all worthwhile. Stress brought about by sleepless nights on the

computer constraining the juices of knowledge and wisdom out of my brain. This

thesis is a leap forward in my years of study and hard work and a testament for

what I have learned as a student and a teacher. Apart from the magnificent

experiences at Holy Cross of Davao College-Graduate School, it was also a

pleasure working with wonderful people throughout these years. But without the

help, assistance and guidance of these noteworthy persons, this would have not

been possible and thus it is just right for me to acknowledge them:

I would also like to thank the panel of experts who were involved in

scrutinizing my work: Dr. Norma Cabonce, Dr. Emma Unciano, Dr. Genevaive M.

Pepito, and Ms. Doris Giron. Without their passionate participation and input, the

research work could not have been successfully finished.

I would like to thank my thesis adviser Dr. Wenceslao Palma Gil for being

always there and extended his helping hand and guiding heart in the conduct of

this study. In times of trouble and confusion in research, he was always there to

steer me and my research to the right path and inspired me to push and work

harder.
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I also wish to mention my family in Panabo National High School and

Panabo City Senior High School especially to Ma’am Memia B. Infiesto and

Ma’am Darna S. Tan and Ma’am Zenaida L. Capillanes for the undying support.

My special thanks to my family who have always been my inspiration to

push forward, Mama Luz B. Kakilgan, Papa Avelino D. Kakilgan Jr., my sister

Abegail and my brother Avoniel, my wife Joy B. Kakilgan and my daughter Althea

Jullienne B. Kakilgan for constantly inspiring and motivating me.

And finally, to our Almighty God for always filling me with physical, mental,

and emotional vitality to continue working in spite of the challenges I

encountered.

A.B.K.II
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Dedication (OPTIONAL)

To Joy and Thea,

To Mama, Papa, kuya Aivan, Abby and
Liloy

My reason being,
for your love, support and
understanding,

To GOD FATHER ALMIGHTY,

my REASON for living,
for the gift of life and love;

to you, this study is sincerely

dedicated.
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Abstract

Psychologists consider student engagement as a primary pathway by

which attitude contribute to students’ learning and development. Academically

engaged students self-regulate their learning, make plans for upcoming tasks,

and persist when encountering obstacles and challenges (Mai, Yusuf & Saleh,

2015). In the present study, the author explored the extent of attitude (interest,

motivation and difficulty of science) and level of engagement (behavioral,

emotional and cognitive, and the difference in the level of attitude and level of

engagement of Senior high School students towards Physical Science when

analyzed terms of sex and section. A qualitative-descriptive research design was

used in this study and a validated and reliability tested survey questionnaire,

consisting a total of 47 questions was employed to 220 students of Panabo City

Senior High School to gather essential data.

It is found that SHS students have moderately high extent of attitude and

level of engagement towards physical science, that the difference in their attitude

and level of engagement in physical science in terms of their variance according

sex was not significant but when analyzed according to the variance in section,

significant difference was observed. This led to the conclusion that SHS students

have positive attitude towards physical science that is manifested on their

engagement towards it, that the difference in the attitude and level of

engagement of males and females is small but there is a noticeable difference in

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the attitude and level of engagement of students in physical science of different

sections/strand. (MAXIMUM OF 200 WORDS)

Keywords: Attitude (interest, motivation, difficulty), Engagement (behavioral,

emotional, cognitive), Physical Science, Senior High School
(AT LEAST 5 WORDS)
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Table of Contents

Page

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgement iii

Dedication v

Abstract vi

Table of Contents viii

List of Tables xiii

List of Figures xv

CHAPTER

1 The Problem and Its Scope 1

Rationale of the Study 3

Statement of the Problem 5

Hypotheses 6

Review of Related Literatures and Studies 7

Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 32

2 Method 35

Research Design 35

Research Environment 36

Respondents of the Study 37

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Research Instruments 38

Data Gathering Procedure 40

Data Analysis 42

3 Results and Discussion 44

Discussion on the Demographic Profile of

Senior High School Students In terms of sex and
Strand/section 45

Discussion on the results of test of Level of Attitude

in Physical Science among Senior High School
Students in terms of interest, motivation, and
Difficulty of physical science 47

Discussion on the results of test of Level of

Engagement in Physical Science among Senior
High School Students in terms of behavioral
Engagement, emotional engagement, and
Cognitive engagement 50

Discussion on the results of Test of Difference in

the Level of Attitude among Senior High School
Students towards Physical Science in terms of
Interest, motivation, and difficulty of physical
Science when analyzed according to sex and
Strand/section 54

Discussion on the results of Test of Difference in

the Level of Engagement Among Senior High
School Students towards Physical Science when
Analyzed according to sex and strand/section 59

4 Conclusions and Recommendations 63

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Summary of Findings 64

Conclusions 65

Recommendations 67

References 69

Appendices

A.1 Permission Letter from the Schools Division

Superintendent 78

A.2 Permission Letter from the Secondary School

Principal 79

A.3 Request Letter for Tool Validation 80

B.1 Validation Sheet #1 81

B.2 Validation Sheet #2 82

B.3 Validation Sheet #3 83

B.4 Validation Sheet #4 84

B.5 Validation Sheet #5 85

C.1 Survey Questionnaire on Attitude 86

C.2 Survey Questionnaire on Level of Engagement 88

D Statistical Results 90

Curriculum Vitae 95
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List of Tables

Table Title Page

1 Demographic Profile Of Senior High School Students In

Terms Of Sex And Strand/Section 45

2 Level of Attitude in Physical Science among Senior

High School Students 47

3 Level of Engagement in Physical Science among

Senior High School Students in terms of behavioral
engagement, emotional engagement and cognitive
engagement 50

4 Test of Difference in the Level of Attitude among

Senior High School Students towards Physical Science
in terms of interest, motivation and difficulty of physical
science when analyzed according to sex and strand 53

5 Test of Difference in the Level of Engagement among

Senior High School Students towards Physical Science
when analyzed according to sex and strand/section 58
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Figure

Figure Title Page

1 Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 34