Effectiveness Of Constructivist Approach In The Academic Performance Of Grade 6 Pupils in MAPEH

AUTHOR(S)

Loren Ann R. Ligutom

ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the effect of the Constructivist Approach to the performance of the Grade 6 pupils in Masaba Elem. School. This study demonstrated to teachers the possible value of integrating Constructivist approach into the classroom. The method used to gather relevant data is true experiment for learners to complete in the 3rd quarter and a study of the test scores before and after the integration of Constructivist approach was introduced in the classroom. Thus, this study considers two groups, the controlled and the experimental which were randomly selected through a toss coin. Table 3 presents the test of difference between the post test scores of the Grade 6 pupilsin MAPEH before and after the integration of Constructivist Approach in teaching different learning competencies particularly in the 3rd grading period MAPEH. It can be gleaned from the results provided by the Grade 6 learners that in the pretest performance of the respondents, there are only 21.76 overall weighted mean which is very low compared to the posttest performance given by the respondents after they have experience the identified intervention in learning the different learning topics in MAPEH. The posttest performance is equal to 34.94 which means that it has higher value compared to the pretest. These two results on before and after the integration of the constructivist approach to the different learning competencies delivered by the teachers was resulted to the p value which is equal to 0.00 which means that it was smaller or lower than the level of significance which is equal to 0.5. so the hypothesis which states There is no significant difference in the pretest and posttest performances of the Grade 6 pupils in MAPEH before and after the integration of the Constructivist approach n is rejected. The implication of the results in table 2 is that before the integration of the constructivist approach in the delivery of the most essential learning competencies in MAPEH for the 3rd grading period is good but not really enough because we all know that leaning on understanding alone is not really that good because we knew that some of the learners are already aware on how to use the different learning materials available in their surroundings or even inside the classrooms which they could easily asked if ever they have some gray areas that needs to be clarified there are still time that it cannot really give the things that we always desire to do such low internet connections, videos and ppt in the online are not really that comprehensive in terms the different presentations and some have restrictions meaning the learner cannot really open and download right away if there are some topics that thy wanted to learn that are related to the topics that they discussed. But of course those learning materials that they could easily been used are the laptop and computers, cellphones and tablets as well as through the use of internet anytime and anywhere as long as there were signals such 4g and 5g. Because of these aforementioned gadgets, learners could easily get different educational learning from the videos, regarding to the different learning topics that they need to learn. Another reasons for having an excellent performance is that learners are already learned independently on which somehow they can learned from their peers or from their parents or guardians while learning the subject. Another reasons why they have gained excellent level of performance is that majority of the learners were already aware on how to learned the different learning subjects independently using the different available resources that they can use in their surroundings or even inside the classrooms which they could easily asked if ever they have some gray areas that needs to be clarified. Exposing to the different learning materials such as but not limited to laptop and computers, cellphones and tablets as well as through the use of internet is another factor why the learners really gained excellent performances . Because of these aforementioned gadgets, learners could easily get different educational learning from the videos, regarding to the different learning topics that they need to learn. They can also get different learning materials such power point presentation on the different topics that they have already discussed. Thus the continues utilization of the intervention is really highly recommended in order to test the efficacy of the results.