Correlates of the Readiness of Grade I Pupils in the District of Pagsanghan: Implications to Pre-School Education
Keywords:
Correlation, Readiness, Pre-School, EducationAbstract
This study correlates the readiness of Grade I pupils in the District of Pagsanghan during the school year 2009-2010. Using the descriptive correlational research design, this study determined the correlates of the readiness of grade I pupils in the District of Pagsanghan. As to Filipino, the correlation between the pupil-respondents’ academic performance in Filipino and level of readiness for school (Grade I) along self-help/ socio-emotional reveals a computed r of -0.02 which is interpreted as negligible relationship between the variables. The computed t-value was -0.30, which is less than the critical t-value of 1.96 at 0.05 level of significance and df=311. This led to the acceptance of the hypothesis, which states, “There is no significant relationship between level of readiness for school (Grade I) along self-help/socio-emotional domain and the pupil-respondents academic performance in Filipino”. The academic performance of the pupil-respondents in the five learning areas, to wit: English, Filipino, Science, Mathematics and Sibika at Kultura, is “very high”. The academic performance of the pupil-respondents in English and Mathematics is significantly related to their level of readiness along construction/visual motor integration. The academic performance of the pupil-respondents in English, Science and Health, and Sibika at Kultura is significantly related to their level of readiness along self-help/socio-emotional. For the recommendation, preschool education should be offered in elementary schools in every barangay, not only in central elementary schools.
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