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Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines

The research work was carried out among randomly selected 666 first year student-respondents from 18 identified public and private high schools in the Division of Cotabato City, Central Mindanao, Philippines. The six elements of reading comprehension skills, i.e., understanding vocabulary in cont...

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Main Authors: A. Imam, Ombra, Mastura, Maripaz Abas, Jamil, Hajri, Ismail, Zurida
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014
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LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling my.usm.eprints.34754 http://eprints.usm.my/34754/ Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines A. Imam, Ombra Mastura, Maripaz Abas Jamil, Hajri Ismail, Zurida LB2300 Higher Education The research work was carried out among randomly selected 666 first year student-respondents from 18 identified public and private high schools in the Division of Cotabato City, Central Mindanao, Philippines. The six elements of reading comprehension skills, i.e., understanding vocabulary in context, identifying main idea, noting details, making inference, predicting outcomes, and drawing conclusion, and students’ performance in science from the two school types were described and correlated. A competency-based 50-item multiple choice achievement test for each of the reading comprehension and science learning areas was utilised as the research instrument. The test was developed based on the prescribed Table of Specifications (TOS) and aligned with learning competencies formulated under the Restructured Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) of the Department of Education (DepEd). The study results showed that the overall students’ performance in reading comprehension and science was indexed at low mastery level. Generally, four out of six reading skills such as understanding vocabulary in context, noting details, predicting outcome, and making inference made up the overall reading skills that positively correlated with science performance of students although the strength of relationship was considered weak. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34754/1/Art_5%2881-94%29.pdf A. Imam, Ombra and Mastura, Maripaz Abas and Jamil, Hajri and Ismail, Zurida (2014) Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines. The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 29 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2289-9057 http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_29_2014/Art%205(81-94).pdf
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A. Imam, Ombra
Mastura, Maripaz Abas
Jamil, Hajri
Ismail, Zurida
Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
description The research work was carried out among randomly selected 666 first year student-respondents from 18 identified public and private high schools in the Division of Cotabato City, Central Mindanao, Philippines. The six elements of reading comprehension skills, i.e., understanding vocabulary in context, identifying main idea, noting details, making inference, predicting outcomes, and drawing conclusion, and students’ performance in science from the two school types were described and correlated. A competency-based 50-item multiple choice achievement test for each of the reading comprehension and science learning areas was utilised as the research instrument. The test was developed based on the prescribed Table of Specifications (TOS) and aligned with learning competencies formulated under the Restructured Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) of the Department of Education (DepEd). The study results showed that the overall students’ performance in reading comprehension and science was indexed at low mastery level. Generally, four out of six reading skills such as understanding vocabulary in context, noting details, predicting outcome, and making inference made up the overall reading skills that positively correlated with science performance of students although the strength of relationship was considered weak.
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author A. Imam, Ombra
Mastura, Maripaz Abas
Jamil, Hajri
Ismail, Zurida
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Jamil, Hajri
Ismail, Zurida
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title Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
title_short Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
title_full Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
title_fullStr Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Reading Comprehension Skills And Performance In Science Among High School Students In The Philippines
title_sort reading comprehension skills and performance in science among high school students in the philippines
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