Code-switching in teaching science, attitude toward science, and academic achievement of grade 8 students of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite / by Farrah Jane M. Columna.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University-Main Campus, 2016.Description: xv, 131 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
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- Graduate School and Open Learning College (GSOLC)
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Thesis (Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Management) Cavite State University
Includes bibliographical references.
Graduate School and Open Learning College (GSOLC)
COLUMNA, FARRAH JANE M. Code-switching in Teaching Science, Attitude Toward Science, and Academic Achievement of Grade 8 Students of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite. Master’s Thesis. Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Management. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April 2016. Adviser: Dr. Rhodora S. Crizaldo.
The study focused on the relationship of code-switching in teaching Science, attitude toward Science and academic achievement of Grade 8 students in San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite.
A total of 66 Grade 8 students from San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite were included in the study, 33 of which were in the control group and the other 33 were in the experimental group. Pure English instruction in Science was used for the control group while code-switching between English and Filipino was used as the medium of instruction for the experimental group. Questionnaires were used in data gathering. This study used frequency, percentage, mean, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskall-Wallis test, T-test, F-test, and Spearman Rank correlation in the data analysis.
Results revealed that male participants dominated the study; majority were in the 12 to 13-year old bracket; majority used the Filipino language at home, while majority used both English and Filipino in school; majority of the participants also came from private elementary schools.
Furthermore, the students’ attitude toward Science was highly favorable both in the control and experimental groups. The academic achievement in Science in the pretest of the students both in the control and experimental groups was “satisfactory” On the other hand, their academic achievement in Science in the post test was “satisfactory” for the control group and “very satisfactory” for the experimental group.
The combination of the two groups’ academic performance in the post test was “satisfactory”. When the results of the academic achievement in the pretest and post test of the participants in both groups were compared, it was found that there was no significant difference between the pretest and post scores of participants in the control group. However, the results of the post test of the participants in the experimental group proved to be significantly higher compared to their pretest. This may be attributed to code-switching used in teaching Science in the experimental group. Findings of the study also showed that the relationship between the socio- demographic profile of the participants as to sex, age, languages used at home and in school and type of elementary school last attended and attitude toward Science were not significant. This result indicated that the socio-demographic profile of the participants did not affect the students’attitude toward Science.
As to the relationship between the socio-demographic profile of the participants and academic achievement, only sex proved to have a significant relationship with academic achievement in the pretest. Male students had higher mean score in the pretest than female students. With regards to the post test, only age was the socio-demographic variable found to have a significant relationship with academic achievement. Those who belonged to the 12 to 13-year old bracket got higher mean scores than those in the older age bracket.
It was also revealed that there was no significant difference in the attitude toward Science of participants who were exposed and not exposed to code-switching in their Science subject.
The difference in the academic achievement in Science in the pretest of the participants in the control and experimental groups was not significant at 0.05 level. However, a significant difference was found in the academic achievement in Science for the post test of the two groups. Those who were exposed to code-switching gamered significantly higher mean scores compared to those who were not exposed in code-switching. This implies that code-switching proved to have a positive effect on the academic achievement of the students.
Lastly, the relationship between students’ attitude toward Science and their academic achievement was found not significant in their pretest, however, it was proved to be significant in their post test. It is most likely that as students understand scientific concepts better and obtain higher scores in Science, they develop a more positive attitude towards it.
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