The Level of Performance of Grade 7 Learners in Agri-Fishery Arts
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18689697Keywords:
Agri-Fishery Arts, MELCS, respondents, level of performance, level of difficulty, mastery level, validity, reliability, pretest, post-testAbstract
The primary purpose of this study was to assess the level of performance of Grade 7 learners in Agri-Fishery Arts and to provide a basis for developing an intervention program. A quantitative research design using a descriptive-correlational approach was employed. The study involved 101 Grade 7 learners from Mabilbila Integrated School and Basug National High School in Santa, Ilocos Sur. The primary data-gathering instrument was a teacher-made and validated survey questionnaire. Findings revealed that 35 students obtained scores below 75, indicating that they did not meet the expected level of performance. This suggests that a considerable number of learners are struggling to achieve the required competencies in Agri-Fishery Arts, highlighting the need for targeted instruction and remedial support. Most profile variables showed no significant relationship with performance, including age, sex, mother’s educational attainment, socio-economic status, and most categories of parents’ employment (p > 0.05). However, father’s educational attainment showed a significant positive relationship with performance (r = .202, p = .049), indicating that higher educational attainment of fathers was associated with better student outcomes. Certain categories of fathers’ employment showed significant relationships, while mothers’ employment had no significant association with performance. The assessment results indicated that most test items were easy, with an overall difficulty index of 0.78, and 72% of the competencies were mastered. The instrument demonstrated strong validity (overall mean = 4.89) and acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.744). Furthermore, the t-test result showed a significant difference between the pretest and post-test results. The pretest obtained a mean score of 24.2105 with a standard deviation of 7.33673, while the post-test recorded a higher mean score of 39.0421 with a standard deviation of 4.80894. The mean difference of 14.83158 and the computed t-value of 21.896 with a significant value of 0.000 indicate a statistically significant improvement in the performance of the Grade 7 learners after the intervention in Agri-Fishery Arts. This implies that the instructional intervention was effective in enhancing students’ learning outcomes.
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