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Factors related to the achievement level in biology of the special science curriculum sophomore students in some selected schools in the division of Cavite by Helen A. Gutierrez

By:

Gutierrez, Helen A [author]

Contributor(s):

Banaag, Cecilia B [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : 2002. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: xiii, 141pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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DDC classification:

373.26 G98 2002

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Graduate Studies Open Learning College (GSOLC)

Abstract: GUTIERREZ, HELEN ANGLO, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, April 2002. Factors Related to the Achievement Level in Biology of the Special Science Curriculum Sophomore Students in Some Selected High Schools in the Division of Cavite. Adviser: Dr. Cecilia B. Banaag The study was conducted to determine the factors related to the achievement level in Biology of the Special Science Curriculum (SSC) sophomore students in some selected schools in the Division of Cavite for this school year 2001-2002. Specifically, it sought to determine the: 1) students. profile in terms of. the following: age of entry in high school; gender, admission test results; Grade Point Average (GPA) in grade VI; Intelligence Quotient (IQ) level; attitude toward biology; parents occupation; parents’ educational attainment terms of the numbers of years in school; and perception on the performance and attitude towards work of their teachers; 2) teachers' profile in terms of the following: age; gender; length of service; educational attainment; their perception on their performance and attitude towards works; and methods commonly used teaching; 3) students' achievement level in Biology; 4) the relationship between the students'-related factors with their achievement in Biology; and 5) the relationships between the teachers profile and the students’ academic achievement in Biology, The study made use of a descriptive- correlational method of analysis. The study made use of the following instruments: Personal Data Sheets (PDS) for Teachers and Students; Attitude Scale for Students; Teachers’ Behavior Inventory Scale; Attitude Scale for Teachers and the Teaching Methods Checklist. Form 137 was used to get the students’ Grade Point Average (GPA) in Grade VI second grading grades in Biology for the school year Admission Test Results and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores, The respondents of the study consisted of 189 students and their respective teachers in séven selected schools in Cavite. Frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Point Bisserial Correlation Coefficient were the statistical measures for the variables in the study. After analyzing and interpreting the data, the following were revealed: Majority of the students were female and belonged to the adolescent group. They generally entered high school at the age of 13. Most of their parents belonged to the unemployed, labor force and unskilled category of occupation and had spent about 11 years in school, finishing only high school. On the other hand, the students' GPA in Grade VI before they entered high school was found to be very satisfactory, which jived with their academic achievement in Biology in the school year. The admission test results were found to be satisfactory and their IQ test scores were interpreted as average. Their attitudes toward Biology were found to be favorable. Similarly, their perception towards the attitude of their teachers towards work was also favorable. As to the performance of the teachers, students viewed them as performing very satisfactorily and teachers on the contrary, saw themselves to have performed outstandingly. Regarding the factors affecting the achievement level in Biology, it was found out that the teachers’ gender and educational attainment, students' GPA in Grade VI, mothers' occupation and educational attainment were significantly related to the achievement level in Biology. The following variables were found to be not significantly related to the students’ achievement in Biology; The students' age of entry in high school, gender, Admission Test result, IQ scores, their fathers' occupation and educational attainment and attitudes toward Biology, teachers' age, and length of service; students' and teachers' perception towards performance and attitude towards work; and the number of teaching methods used.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	373.26 G98 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-2667		00002973

Thesis (Master of Arts - - Science Education) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

Graduate Studies Open Learning College (GSOLC)

GUTIERREZ, HELEN ANGLO, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, April 2002. Factors Related to the Achievement Level in Biology of the Special Science Curriculum Sophomore Students in Some Selected High Schools in the Division of Cavite. Adviser: Dr. Cecilia B. Banaag

The study was conducted to determine the factors related to the achievement level in Biology of the Special Science Curriculum (SSC) sophomore students in some selected schools in the Division of Cavite for this school year 2001-2002.

Specifically, it sought to determine the: 1) students. profile in terms of. the following: age of entry in high school; gender, admission test results; Grade Point Average (GPA) in grade VI; Intelligence Quotient (IQ) level; attitude toward biology; parents occupation; parents’ educational attainment terms of the numbers of years in school; and perception on the performance and attitude towards work of their teachers; 2) teachers' profile in terms of the following: age; gender; length of service; educational attainment; their perception on their performance and attitude towards works; and methods commonly used teaching; 3) students' achievement level in Biology; 4) the relationship between the students'-related factors with their achievement in Biology; and 5) the relationships between the teachers profile and the students’ academic achievement in Biology,

The study made use of a descriptive- correlational method of analysis. The study made use of the following instruments: Personal Data Sheets (PDS) for Teachers and Students; Attitude Scale for Students; Teachers’ Behavior Inventory Scale; Attitude Scale for Teachers and the Teaching Methods Checklist. Form 137 was used to get the students’

Grade Point Average (GPA) in Grade VI second grading grades in Biology for the school year Admission Test Results and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores,

The respondents of the study consisted of 189 students and their respective teachers in séven selected schools in Cavite. Frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Point Bisserial Correlation Coefficient were the statistical measures for the variables in the study.

After analyzing and interpreting the data, the following were revealed: Majority of the students were female and belonged to the adolescent group. They generally entered high school at the age of 13. Most of their parents belonged to the unemployed, labor force and unskilled category of occupation and had spent about 11 years in school, finishing only high school.

On the other hand, the students' GPA in Grade VI before they entered high school was found to be very satisfactory, which jived with their academic achievement in Biology in the school year. The admission test results were found to be satisfactory and their IQ test scores were interpreted as average.

Their attitudes toward Biology were found to be favorable. Similarly, their perception towards the attitude of their teachers towards work was also favorable. As to the performance of the teachers, students viewed them as performing very satisfactorily and teachers on the contrary, saw themselves to have performed outstandingly.

Regarding the factors affecting the achievement level in Biology, it was found out that the teachers’ gender and educational attainment, students' GPA in Grade VI, mothers' occupation and educational attainment were significantly related to the achievement level in Biology.

The following variables were found to be not significantly related to the students’ achievement in Biology; The students' age of entry in high school, gender, Admission
Test result, IQ scores, their fathers' occupation and educational attainment and attitudes toward Biology, teachers' age, and length of service; students' and teachers' perception towards performance and attitude towards work; and the number of teaching methods used.

Submitted to the University Library 12/06/2003 T-2667