Educational Practices and Academic Performance of Grade VI Pupils in San Roque and Pambujan Districts Northern Samar

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the educational practices of rural schools in San Roque and Pambujan Districts in terms of teaching practices, learning practices, co-curricular activities, administrative activities, and community involvement; determine the level of academic performance of pupils; find out the significant relationship of educational practices on the academic performance of pupils; and determine if there is a significant difference between the teachers and pupils’ assessment on educational practices. It was conducted in San Roque District which included the rural schools of Balud, Balnasan, Coroconog, Dale, Bantayan, Lawaan, Malobago, Pagsang-an, and Ginagdanan. Three (3) rural schools in Pambujan District were included namely Cababto-an Elementary School, Camparanga Elementary School, and Paninirongan Elementary School. The descriptive-correlational method of research was employed in this study using random sampling technique to choose the 71 teachers and 153 Grade VI pupils as respondents. A survey questionnaire was used as instrument. Frequency counts, percentages, mean, weighted mean and t-test were used in the statistical treatment of data. One finding of the study revealed that teaching practices was satisfactory, this indicates that the teachers were observed to have various types of teaching methodologies to deliver the learning to the pupils and present again the lesson on the least learned concepts but in different view. Learning practices as assessed by teachers and pupils was rated as fairly satisfactory which indicates the need for teachers to keep tract of unlearned skills of the pupils. Co-curricular activities were rated as fairly satisfactory this means that co-curricular activities must be observed by schools those that encouraged participation among pupils. On the other hand, administrative activities and community involvement were rated fairly satisfactory. This means that there are more to be done by the school administrators in terms of the administrative tasks which will to promote and cater to the needs and welfare of the teachers and pupils and other stakeholders in the community. This reveals that educational practices in San Roque and Pambujan Districts were satisfactory in terms of teaching practices while learning practices, co-curricular activities, administrative activities and community involvement were rated fairly satisfactory. Most of the Grade VI pupils had a fairly satisfactory academic performance. Out of the five (5) indicators of educational practices, co-curricular activities was related to the academic performance of the pupils while teaching practices, learning practices, administrative activities and community involvement were not related to academic performance. There was a significant difference in the assessment of educational practices among teachers and students in terms of teaching practices, learning practices, co-curricular activities, administrative activities and community involvement.