Movement Based Instruction in Improving Basic Science Process Skills of Grade 6 Pupils
Movement Based Instruction in Improving Basic Science Process Skills of Grade 6 Pupils
Movement Based Instruction in Improving Basic Science Process Skills of Grade 6 Pupils
In Partial fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
Major in Science and Technology
LEONARDO F. ZULUETA
July 2019
Chapter 1
Introduction
knowledge about nature. Thus, students are expected to have the ability to
observe, explore, and manage natural resources well and wisely. Therefore, the
aspects of the process of science and science products (Supriyatman and Sukarno
2014).
literacy among students that will prepare them to be informed and participative
citizens who are able to make judgements and decisions regarding applications of
and values. These skills are defined as a set of broadly transferable abilities,
SPS is divided into two groups, the basic SPS that includes observing, asking
integrated SPS include: identifying and defining variables, collect and transform
data, create tables, graphs, and so on. Therefore, it is a very important method in
teaching science lessons and concepts. Ostlund (1992) stated that, SPS are the
curriculum. Without the content, learners will have difficulty utilizing science
process skills since these processes are best learned in context. For this reason,
educators are encouraged to provide opportunities for the learners where they can
learn the concepts and apply the skills. Through varied hands-on, minds-on and
motivation to actively participate in the teaching and learning process. So, the
verbally or in written form, but also emphasizing on the process of scientific inquiry.
In this learning approach, the teacher acts as a facilitator who guides and manages
students’ learning activities so that students are able to construct necessary facts,
concepts, and new values in their lives independently (Siahaan et. al., 2017).
As facilitators of learning, Martin (2012), cited that for effective teaching to
take place, a good method must be adopted by the teacher. A teacher has many
options when choosing a style to teach. But most importantly, teacher needs to
consider students’ prior knowledge, needs, interests, and behavior about the topic
presented. This factors will give the teacher the idea of what pedagogy will be used
is seen sitting at a desk and listening to a teacher expound on a topic with a certain
amount of dialogue, questions, and answers which give them less physical activity
In light to this premise, the researcher would like to study the impact of
learners. In the article made by Jennifer Gonzales entitled “To Boost Learning, Just
Movement, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Brain Breaks. Gonzales also give
education aims to develop scientific literacy among learners that will prepare them
to be informed and participative citizens who are able to make judgments and
grades, like that for other subject areas, should be designed for all students to
develop critical basic knowledge and basic skills, interests, and habits of mind that
will lead to productive efforts to learn and understand the subject more deeply in
EDUCATION made by DOST, studies reveal that Filipino students have low
retention of concepts, have limited reasoning and analytical skills, and poor
phenomena in their own words). Moreover, many educators and graduate student
researchers have identified several factors behind the low performance in science
SEI, 2006).
implements plan of work and evaluates the outcomes of the instruction. Setting
classroom. One of the standards that most of the educators is imposing before the
actual teaching-learning process is to sit still and behave quietly. Where most of
the times, learners have “short” attention span and easily distracted. Some
long, yet most university classes last 50 to 90 minutes. It’s natural for student
the brain, making activity vital to both learning and physical and neurological health
(Abdelbary, 2017).
Theoretical Framework
science process skills. The following theories are included to support the needed
“Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences,” was first outlined in his 1983 book "Frames of
Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences," where he suggested that all people
have different kinds of "intelligences." Gardner proposed that there are eight
place under Bodily-Kinesthetic, they are those who have high bodily-
hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Additionally, they enjoy creating things with
his/her hands and tends to remember things by doing. Which supports that most
Cycle”, involves the acquisition of abstract concepts that can be applied flexibly in
a range of situations. In Kolb’s theory, the impetus for the development of new
only occurs when a learner can execute all four stages of the model.
experiences provided by the teachers which most often requires movement will
help learners to develop learning and transform these learning to a more effective
way.
Conceptual Framework
This is the backbone of the study and it includes the presentation of the
research paradigm. The independent and dependent variable are stated in the
paradigm.
Simulations 3. Measuring
4. Communicating
5. Classifying
6. Predicting
The paradigm shows the independent and dependent variable of the study.
with movements and simulations. While the dependent variable includes the basic
This study aims to determine if the Movement Based Instruction will have a
significant effect to the development of Basic Science Process Skills of the Grade
6 pupils of San Isidro Elementary School through different learning ways, namely:
1. What is the level of basic science process skills of the students in the pretest
in terms of:
1.1 Observing
1.2 Inferring
1.3 Measuring
1.4 Communicating
1.5 Classifying
1.6 Predicting
2. What is the level of basic science process skills of the students in the
2.1 Observing
2.2 Inferring
2.3 Measuring
2.4 Communicating
2.5 Classifying
2.6 Predicting
3.1 Observing
3.2 `Inferring
3.3 Measuring
3.4 Communicating
3.5 Classifying
3.6 Predicting
4.1 Observing
4.2 Inferring
4.3 Measuring
4.4 Communicating
4.5 Classifying
4.6 Predicting
5.1 Observing
5.2 Inferring
5.3 Measuring
5.4 Communicating
5.5 Classifying
5.6 Predicting
Hypothesis
students.
students.
There is no significant difference between the pretest and the posttest scores
of the students.
This research study will provide vital data about the movement-based
learning and its impact on the developing basic science process skills.
importance of the movement in learning. They will be aware of their strengths and
with movements.
To the Teachers. The teacher will be informed about how movement can
affect student’s learning, specifically its effect on the science process skills of the
learners. Teaching will be more effective if they know the benefits integrating
Taking into consideration the factors affecting learning, and reviewing how
endeavors. It can be their source of information for their own study and can be
used f as their reference. Its result will enlighten them and come up with more
with movement, and simulations and its effectivity on the development of basic
This study is limited since the respondents will be the grade 6 pupils of San
scientists.
Gardner. Those who have high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence are said to be good
process.
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