Activity - Based Learning in Teaching Earth Science

AUTHOR(S)

GRESEL GABAWAN JR

ABSTRACT

——The study aims to evaluate the performance of the students using Activity- based Learning in teaching Earth Science. It was conducted in Aurora National High School during the First Semester of school year 2019-2020. Forty respondents from the TVL sections were being tested, treated and validated during the conduct of the study. To determine the significant difference between the use of Activity- based Learning and Conventional Method in teaching Earth Science, pretest and posttest of the first and second trial runs were administered. The conceptual framework of the study was anchored by the Student Centered Learning. Two teaching methods were conducted, namely; the use of Activity- based Learning, and the use of Conventional way of teaching. The performance of the students were evaluated using the Activity- based Learning with the lesson on Weathering on the first topic and Mass Movement on the second topic, respectively. It utilized the homogenous, random sampling technique. The students were chosen homogenously from the population of each section. Draw lots were made and they picked one rolled paper. The findings revealed that there was an increase in the level of performance of the students using the Activity-based Learning method. It shows that there was an increase in the level of achievement in the first and second trial runs which is 73.89 and 75.88, respectively. The result indicates that Activity-based Learning is an effective method in teaching science. It was found to be appropriate for improving the performance of the learners. It was also revealed that there was a decrease in the level of performance of the students using the conventional method. There was a decrease in the level of achievement in the first and second trial runs which is from 45.40% to 29.71%. The result indicates that the conventional method is ineffective way of teaching science concepts. Results implied that Activity-based Learning has proven to be highly effective in enhancing student engagement and comprehension. It far outweighs traditional teaching methods, making it a valuable tool in modern education. Keywords — Activity-Based Learning, Conventional, Experiential, Hands-on, Weathering, Mass movement