HomePsychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journalvol. 41 no. 1 (2025)

Effects of Selected Teaching Strategies in Teaching Araling Panlipunan in Developing the Most Essential Learning Competencies of Selected Junior High School Students in a Private School in Gumaca, Quezon

Kimberly Castillo | Maria Celerina Oreta | Melchor Espiritu | Rosemarie Alfarero

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to determine the effects of selected teaching strategies in teaching araling panlipunan in developing the most essential learning competencies of selected in junior high school students in a private school. It determined the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, grade level and social media used in studying past and current events. It also revealed the effects of selected teaching strategies in teaching araling panlipunan in terms of using film and photographs, journal writing, use of chart, organizers and maps, role playing, and perspective thinking. The researcher used descriptive method of research. This study employed quota sampling technique. Under this procedure, the researcher considered using one hundred (100) respondents from the selected Junior High School students in a Private School in Gumaca, Quezon to get the 100% of the respondents. The findings revealed that most of the respondents are 16 years old above. The female respondents outnumbered the male population. Respondents were Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 and Grade 10. This stray found out that most of the respondents are agreed on the effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan in terms of using videos and photographs. Likewise, the average mean of 4 interpretated as Agree, indicated that most of respondents agreed on the effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan in terms of Using Charts, Maps and Graphic Organizer. The average mean of 4.12 interpreted as Agree, indicated that most of respondents agreed on the effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan in terms of Role Playing. It found out that the average mean of 4.06 interpreted as Agree, indicated that most of respondents agreed on the effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan in terms of perspective thinking. Based from the results of the Kruskal Wallis H-Test, the null hypothesis of age and grade level are accepted which means that there is no significant difference on the perceived effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan when respondents are group according to age and grade level. However, the null hypothesis of sex is rejected which means that there is a significant difference on the perceived effects of teaching strategies in Araling Panlipunan when respondents are grouped according to grade level, from the result of this study, the following were recommend school administrator may ensure there are enough materials and time allocated in curriculum for journal writing activities, parents may create a supportive environment for writing by providing journals and a quiet space for students to write, teachers may dedicate a few minutes each day to journal writing, making it a consistent part of the classroom routine, students may write regularly, even if it’s just a few sentences each day, to build the habit of writing, and future researchers, may design and test interventions aimed at improving journal writing skills and engagement.



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