Struggles of Senior High School Students in Doing Science-related Tasks

AUTHOR(S)

Frances Jay V. Berame

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the struggles of the Senior High School students in performing science-related tasks, their coping mechanisms, and their insights gained. This study employed a qualitative-narrative approach in gathering the data of 10 senior high school students of the school year 2017 to 2019 in one of the secondary public schools under Cluster 7 of Davao City. The results were analyzed using thematic analysis of the data gathered from focus group discussion and in-depth interview. The struggles of the senior high school students in performing science-related tasks include struggle when searching for better internet access, difficulty in searching for appropriate learning resources, and struggle associated to additional financial burden. The major findings for their coping mechanisms include finding a safer mode of transportation when searching for a better internet access, seeking alternative learning resources and looking for ways to lessen the expenses used to pay their internet. The perspectives of the students after overcoming these struggles include the importance of being resourceful, how browsing the internet for learning can be expensive, the poor learning experience offered by makeshift rooms, and the need for better transportation when searching for better internet access. It is implied in this study the need to provide additional learning resources for the students and the need of stakeholders’ support to alleviate the struggles experienced by the students in doing science-related task.