RESEARCH PROPOSAL MIRAFLOR S. RENEGADO MaEd -Science
THE IMPACT OF IMPROVISATION OF SCIENCE LEARNING MATERIALS IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10 LEARNERS: BASIS FOR INTERVENTION PLAN
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY In these days, emphasis is placed more on developing abilities than on academic understanding. For this reason, improvised experiment materials might be utilized to supplement scientific lessons and fulfill curriculum requirements. Encouraging youngsters to actively explore and learn from their surroundings is the ultimate goal. Students' creativity, imagination, inventiveness, self-confidence, and curiosity are all enhanced by science activities. They also aid in the growth of critical thinking abilities. Improvisation should therefore not be limited to the domain of teachers. Instead, students ought to be actively involved in the process as essential components (Aina, 2013). Instead of having students begin science classes with dry descriptions of scientific terms, they should begin with practical experiments that they are comfortable with. The ability to observe, explain, and do actual science is thought to be enhanced by inexpensive equipment made of locally accessible materials (Sileshi, 2012).
Improvisation is one of the more affordable methods of experiential learning, where students can investigate and make use of the materials found nearby. The character of science as a method or way to acquire knowledge requires that different types of materials that science uses instructors in their instruction to improve the educational benefit to the student. Science instruction aims to foster pupils in using not just their minds in addition to their hands and senses through various procedure abilities perceived as experiences for learning about science ask. This research seek to determine the degree of which creating and use improvised materials for experiments help students’ achievements in science 10. RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
Statement of the problem This research determines the impact of improvisation of Science materials in the academic performance of the Grade 10 students at Alcantara National High School, Alcantara, Cebu for School Year 2024-2025 as the basis for an intervention plan. Specifically, this research answers the following questions: What is the respondent’s profile in terms of : 1.1. intellectual capacity 1.2. familiarity with the materials/instruments 2. What are the controlled and experimental groups’ results regarding 2.1. pre-test 2.2. post-test
Statement of the problem 3. Is there a significant difference between the pre- and post-test findings of the experimental and regulated groups? 4. What educational experiences did the participants in the experimental group have? 5. What kind of educational resources could be developed using the research findings?
METHODOLOGY I. Research Design The mixed method research design that will be use in the study involve conducting a real-world research experiment. Through experiments, students are given chance to make and use improvise materials from the environment. The students will use recyclable materials or anything they get from their surroundings. Two sections of grade 10 will be used. One section will be the control group and the other section will be the experimental group. Both groups will receive the pretest. The control group will be taught without doing the experiment, just a mere traditional discussion. The experimental group will be taught using the improvised materials. This style of teaching will be done for one month. After each topic, post test will be given to each group. In this research, the researcher will use pretest, posttest and survey form as instruments for data collection. This will enable to show the impact of improvised materials in Science.
METHODOLOGY IV. Instrument The instrument to be used in data collection will be the pretest and post test questionnaire. The science material to be improvised will be DNA/RNA model. A pretest is an assessment measure given to participants before they have undergone some type of treatment as part of a research study. A posttest is an assessment measure given to participants after they have received treatment as part of a research study.