Effectiveness of Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) to the Academic Performance of Grade 8 Science Students in Quarter 2

AUTHOR(S)

Aziel P. Capuyan

ABSTRACT

This study determined the effectiveness of Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets on the Academic Performance of Grade 8 Science in Quarter 2. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: 1. What is the pre-test performance of the Grade 8 students in Science before the implementation of the LAS? 2. What is the posttest performance of the grade 8 students in Science after LAS? 3. Is there a significant difference in the pre-test and posttest performances of Grade 8 students before and after LAS implementation? 4. What improvement plan can be proposed based on the findings of the study? This study utilized the Quasi-Experimental type of research in gathering the responses employing the quantitative approaches. One hundred ninety-nine students used the intervention, which served as the subjects of the study.
Findings revealed that students had a fair performance before implementing the intervention with a weighted mean of 12.92. After the treatment, students performed better with the use of the Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets. With a weighted mean of 35. 52 interpreted as very good performance; there was an increase of 22.6 weighted mean achieved after the implementation, 92 % of the students performed very good, and 8% were excellent. The t- value was 5.223 greater than the 1.226 critical value, which contributed to the decision to reject the study’s null hypothesis. The result shows a significant difference between pre-test and posttest performance of learners who used contextualized learning activity sheets. Therefore, the Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets are effective.