ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
—— Agricultural education is essential for agricultural development as it provides an avenue for the development of knowledge and skills to the manpower for the agricultural sector. It plays an important role in developing the youth to fit into the current and future needs of the changing and challenging global environment. Thus, involving the students in hands-on activities for practical agriculture is essential in the application of theories learned in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) and for lifelong learning. With this premise, the researcher decided to conduct this study to evaluate the effectiveness of practical agriculture to the performance task of the grade 8 Junior High School students in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE). A quasi-experimental research design employing pre-test and post-test to evaluate the performance tasks of the Grade 8 students through the integration of practical agriculture. Simple percentage and t-test of mean difference were the statistical tools used to interpret the result of the study. The study revealed a significant difference in the performance of the Grade 8 students in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) before and after the integration of practical agriculture as performance tasks of the students. The hands-on activities and experiences related to farming and cultivation and the engagement of students in planting, tending crop, understanding soil composition, learning about agricultural equipment, and gaining practical knowledge for farming techniques greatly improve their performance making them engaged in both technical and practical way of managing the land. The integration of practical agriculture facilitates the process of acquisition of the vocational and practical skills that prepares students for careers in the agricultural sector. Keywords — Effectiveness, Practical Agriculture, Performance Task, Grade 8 Students, Technology and Livelihood Education, Instructional Supervision