The Elementary science program in the intermediate level in the district of Silang I, Silang, Cavite / by Marietta C. Panilawon.

Thesis (Master of Arts in Education - - Elementary Education) Don Severino Agricultural College.

Includes bibliographical references.

Graduate Studies

PANILÄWON, MARIETTA CALDOZA. Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang,
Cavite, April 1995. The Elementary Science Program _in the Intermediate Level in the
District of Silang _I Silang Cavite: An Assessstment . Major Professor
Dr. Constancia G. Cueno

This study was designed to assess the Elementary Science Program at the
Intermediate Level in the District of Silang
I, Division of Cavite for School year 1994—1995.
Specifically, it sought to determine the:
1 . profile of teacher-respondents involved in the
Science Program with respect to:
a.educational attainment
1.b. experience in teaching elementary science
1.c. civil service eligibility
1.d. performance rating in-service training

2 adequacy of science facilities, laboratory/ apparatus/ equipment/ teaching aids and
devices and instructional materials in science;
3 . approaches / met hods / strategies and evaluation techniques teachers employs in
science teaching.
4 . problems encountered in the implementation of the science program.
5 . steps taken to solve the problems.
6 . academic performance of pupils in the science program; relationship between
pupils' academic performance in
Science and teachers’ educational attainment, performance rating, experience
in teaching elementary science, civil service eligibility and in-service training in
science.
The study was a descriptive—normative survey making use of questionnaire as its
principal instruments. The respondents were 35 science teachers and 1,738 grade V and
1,728 grade VI pupils. Frequency counts, percentages, moan, standard deviation, Pearson
Product Moment Correlation coefficient, chi—square and Likert5 —point scale were
employed to analyze the data
After analyzing and interpreting the data, the following were revealed:

Majority of the science teachers had bachelor’s in education and about one—third of
them (11) were Mast or of Arts graduate or had units in Master of Arts. Most of the teacher—
respondents were civil service eligible, and few wore not eligible and became recipients of
the Magna Cart a.
Likewise, most of the teacher—respondents had attended various in—service
training programs in science. Moreover, majority of the science teachers had very
satisfactory performance rating while others had an outstanding and one had satisfactory
performance rating as perceived by their school administrators. In addition, more than one—
half f of the respondents (21) was less experienced and few of V hem had already been in
the service for a long period of time.
Science facilities and Laboratory apparatus/equipment were inadequate while
teaching aids and devices and instructional materials were adequate.
The approach/ method/ strategy usually used by the respondents was
experimenting. Teachers a] 50 used different approaches/ methods/ strategjes in their
teaching.
All the science teachers employed the paper and pencils test and making projects,
majority of them (80%)) of used servation while most. of them used questionnaire and
performance test.
No serious problem was encountered by science teachers the implementation of
the Science program.. The problem which encountered were manageable.
Some teachers took certain steps to solve the problems they met in teaching science.
On the average, the pupils ' academic performancemoderately satisfactory 79. 6%.
Teachers ' educational attainment was the only variable related 1-0 the pupils'
academic performance. On the other hand, teacher's performance rating, teaching
experience, civil service eligibility and in—service trainings attended were not significantly
related to pupils' academic performance in science.

Submitted to the University Library 11/22/1996 T-1688