Effectiveness of Strategic Materials in Addressing Learning Difficulties in Science 5 Subject

Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM) in addressing learning difficulties in the Science 5 subject. The study employed a quasi-experimental design. The respondents were the low-performing Grade 5 pupils of three selected public schools in Malita, Davao Occidental. The data were tabulated and analyzed using percentage scores, one-way ANOVA, and T-test. The teacher-made Strategic Intervention Materials (SIMs) and Self-Learning Module (SLM) were utilized to evaluate which learning materials were more effective among low-performing pupils. Results showed that all three schools got a “did not meet expectations” rating during the pretest for both experimental and control groups. However, after the experimental group was exposed to SIM and the control group to SLM, the results showed in the post-test that pupils in the experimental group from Pedro Geverola Lucero ES obtained a “very satisfactory” rating. At the same time, those at Bito ES and Tingolo IS received “satisfactory” ratings. This quantitative finding provided sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis. Thus, this indicates that there were significant differences between the pretest and post-test scores among the Grade 5 Science pupils.