Papers by Shiella Segovia
Reading Comprehension Ability of Grade VI Rocky Pupils of Palmera Elementary School
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This descriptive study was confined only at determining the levels of the pupils‟ reading comprehension ability and in designing a lesson model to enhance pupils‟ reading comprehension skills. The respondents were the 36 Grade VI Rocky pupils enrolled in the school year 2017 – 2018 at Palmera Elementary School. A 42 – item test composed of 3 selections having 14 questions for each representing the four levels- literal, interpretative, evaluative, and creative was administered. The test took the students 45 minutes to answer. The questionnaires were checked and the scores were tallied using frequency and percentage and were interpreted accordingly by levels. It was found out that more than the majority of the Grade VI Rocky pupils were average in their over-all level of reading comprehension ability. Majority of the pupils had average literal ability; however, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension was very low as reflected in their lowest creative ability, and lower interpretative and evaluative skills. Thus, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension must be enhanced. It is then recommended that teachers should use methodologies, strategies and activities that will develop their pupils‟ reading ability most particularly their higher comprehension skill. Moreover, Department of Education administrators should include in the curriculum in all grade levels the development of student’s thinking abilities by incorporating some reading materials in the all lessons even in grammar. The designed lesson model should also be used to help improve students’‟ higher order thinking skills.
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Papers by Shiella Segovia
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This descriptive study was confined only at determining the levels of the pupils‟ reading comprehension ability and in designing a lesson model to enhance pupils‟ reading comprehension skills. The respondents were the 36 Grade VI Rocky pupils enrolled in the school year 2017 – 2018 at Palmera Elementary School. A 42 – item test composed of 3 selections having 14 questions for each representing the four levels- literal, interpretative, evaluative, and creative was administered. The test took the students 45 minutes to answer. The questionnaires were checked and the scores were tallied using frequency and percentage and were interpreted accordingly by levels. It was found out that more than the majority of the Grade VI Rocky pupils were average in their over-all level of reading comprehension ability. Majority of the pupils had average literal ability; however, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension was very low as reflected in their lowest creative ability, and lower interpretative and evaluative skills. Thus, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension must be enhanced. It is then recommended that teachers should use methodologies, strategies and activities that will develop their pupils‟ reading ability most particularly their higher comprehension skill. Moreover, Department of Education administrators should include in the curriculum in all grade levels the development of student’s thinking abilities by incorporating some reading materials in the all lessons even in grammar. The designed lesson model should also be used to help improve students’‟ higher order thinking skills.
Abstract
This descriptive study was confined only at determining the levels of the pupils‟ reading comprehension ability and in designing a lesson model to enhance pupils‟ reading comprehension skills. The respondents were the 36 Grade VI Rocky pupils enrolled in the school year 2017 – 2018 at Palmera Elementary School. A 42 – item test composed of 3 selections having 14 questions for each representing the four levels- literal, interpretative, evaluative, and creative was administered. The test took the students 45 minutes to answer. The questionnaires were checked and the scores were tallied using frequency and percentage and were interpreted accordingly by levels. It was found out that more than the majority of the Grade VI Rocky pupils were average in their over-all level of reading comprehension ability. Majority of the pupils had average literal ability; however, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension was very low as reflected in their lowest creative ability, and lower interpretative and evaluative skills. Thus, their higher level of thinking/ comprehension must be enhanced. It is then recommended that teachers should use methodologies, strategies and activities that will develop their pupils‟ reading ability most particularly their higher comprehension skill. Moreover, Department of Education administrators should include in the curriculum in all grade levels the development of student’s thinking abilities by incorporating some reading materials in the all lessons even in grammar. The designed lesson model should also be used to help improve students’‟ higher order thinking skills.