Correlates of Performance of Pupils in the Monograde and Multigrade Classes in the Districts of Wright I and II
Keywords:
Correlation, Perofrmance, Monograde, Multigrade ClassesAbstract
This study attempted to determine the factors related to the performance of pupils in the monograde and multigrade classes in Wright I and II Districts, Division of Samar. The study employed the descriptive-correlational method of research using the questionnaire and achievement test as the principal instruments in gathering the necessary data. The comparative analysis made on the performance of the monograde and multigrade classes in this learning area was rejected. As the comparative analysis indicated, monograde pupils performed better than the multigrade pupils in six out of seven tested. They performed just as well as the multigrade pupils in EPP. It could be explained by the fact that teaching in one-grade classes was more focused than in two or more-grade classes. Among the teacher-related variates, age, educational background, teaching experience and training attended were the correlated of monograde pupils’ achievement. Of the school-related variates, school distance, type of school location and adequacy of facilities were correlates of monograde pupils’ achievement. The pupil-related variates that were found to be the correlates of multigrade pupils’ achievement were their age, attitude towards schooling, study habits, and educational attainment of parents. Among the teacher-related variates, age, educational qualification, attitude towards multigrade teaching, lesson mastery, teaching experience and training attended were the correlates of multigrade pupils’ achievement. Along school-related variates, the correlates of multigrade pupils’ achievement were school distance, type of school location and adequacy of facilities.
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