The Proficiency Level of The Reading Com
The Proficiency Level of The Reading Com
The Proficiency Level of The Reading Com
April, 2019
Sisters of Mary School-Girlstown, Inc.
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This study was conducted to determine The Proficiency Level of the Reading Comprehension in
the Academic Performance of the Grade 11 students in the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown
Inc. SY. 2018 - 2019. There 220 respondents were randomly selected out of 489 through the use
of stratified random sampling using the class section as the strata. For data collection, reading
comprehension passages and academic performance surveys were used. To obtain the needed
data the respondents answered 19 reading comprehension test. The study of the findings
confirmed that there is no significant correlation between reading comprehension and academic
performance.
Table of Contents
List of Figures vi
List of Tables vii
Acknowledgments viii
Dedication ix
CHAPTER I 1
Introduction 1
Theoretical/ Conceptual Background 1
Theoretical/ Conceptual Framework 1
Statement of the Problem 1
Research Hypothesis 1
Scope and Delimitation of the Study 1
Significance of the Study 1
Definition of Terms 2
CHAPTER II 3
Related Literature 3
Related Studies 3
CHAPTER III 4
Research Design 4
Research Environment 4
Population and Sampling 4
Respondents of the Study 4
Research Instrument 5
Data Gathering Procedure 5
Statistical Treatment and Data Analysis 5
CHAPTER IV 6
CHAPTER V 7
Summary 7
Findings 7
Conclusion 7
Recommendation 7
BIBLIOGRAPHY 8
Appendix A - Meta-Analysis 9
Appendix B - Letter to the Research Adviser 10
Appendix C - Letter to the School Principal 11
Appendix D - Letter to the Mother Sister 12
Appendix E - Letter to the Respondents 13
Appendix F - Research Instrument 14
List of Figures
Table 1 4
Table 2
Table 4
Table 7 Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) and T-test result
Acknowledgments
There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in our way. Let us make our life
colourful and challenging.
This research will not be accomplished with the full support, help, and collaboration of the
following:
First of all, we would like to give a special thanks to ALMIGHTY GOD for being the source of
our strength, wisdom and knowledge in pursuing this research.
Sr. Nory B. Espulgar, SM, for allowing us to conduct our research in the community.
Sr. Laresa N. Morasa, SM, for supporting us to accomplish this research and using the facilities
in schools like the Library and E-library.
Mrs. Domena I. Anog, for her unconditional support in conducting this research.
Mr. Glendon Macapayad & Ms. Shena Marie Pescador, for being our practical research 2
teachers, for sharing their time,effort and some efforts.
Respondents, who willingly give their effort in answering the research survey questionnaire.
Groupmates, who accomplish the research with all their effort and strength in doing the task.
Also for the never ending support, encouragement, and cooperation to accomplish this research.
To the person who inspires us to pursue this research who share their concern, understanding
love and effort.
Dedication
gratitude for having us the great opportunity to have a better education , by molding us as
physically, mentally and spiritually through Sisters, to our fellow students and researchers. This
research serve as their guide in writing their own research and it helps to solve the existing
problems in our community and determining the Proficiency Level of Reading Comprehension
Introduction
English is the world language where it is the channel of communication.Learning English
subject is not easy, we need to understand, to study and most especially to learn. Nowadays,
English subject is present in every corner of the world. Most especially in school wherein,
teachers taught the students how to read and enhance their reading comprehension.
Reading comprehension is one of the best ways to improve their level of proficiency of
the students. Through reading comprehension, students will know what they are reading all about
and also reading comprehension can give a big impact to the students most especially in their
grades for they will gain more knowledge of what they’ve learned Reading Comprehension can
help the Academic Achievement of the students in English subject. According to (Cullinan in
2000) “Reading can be explained as cognitive activity in which readers takes part in a
convention with the author through text.” In reading the readers can get the main idea of what
authors message on the text. It is very important for us to learn the technique on how to read
most especially reading comprehension in order to reach or to improve the level of proficiency
most especially to improve academic achievement in English. But nowadays most of the will
keep reading of different text without an understanding of what is it all about. According to
Lorraine Grahan and Ann Bellert (2009) students with learning disabilities after experiencing
poor comprehension due to their failure to read strategically and spontaneously monitor their
understanding while reading. The students with have this poor reading comprehension because of
the law strategically and spontaneously monitor of their understandings get more information
that reading comprehension is the level of understanding of a text. Understanding comes from
the interaction between words that were written. According to star Pampanga one of the
problems that best education today is they are having their roots entangled with reading
especially at the secondary level. In this scenario, it clearly shows that any or another educational
effort of all levels that was not associated with the development of reading skills moreover. It is
also known in fact that tributes to the students that their academic performance is poor and lack
of reading skills.
In the Sisters of Mary School-Girlstown Inc., there are some factors that influence the
Some of the students lack understanding and internalizing some of the unfamiliar words that’s
one of the reasons why students are having a low grade in academic performance in English. Due
to this, the researchers further investigate the relationship between proficiency level and
reading we really need this stock knowledge in order for us to understand what we are reading
so there is a theory that can support it which is the Schema Theory by Rumelhart(1980), and
cited by Richard Anderson (2013) stating that explanation of how readers we prior knowledge to
comprehend and learn from text. And also comprehending text in an interactive process between
the readers' background knowledge and the text. Reading Comprehension is a skills in which the
student needs to enhance, in order to enhance this skills learners need to read more exposed
themselves to different reading materials just like the grade eleven student in the Sisters of Mary
School Girlstown Inc. they have this English subject in which they read different academic text
in where they need more knowledge in order to comprehend it properly. Some of the grade
text. If the student will read different reading text or materials, even though they are not told to
do so, they will obtain this advance knowledge by this it easy for them to comprehend different
text because they have already this stock knowledge. So the grade eleven student needs to read
more reading materials, in short, they must have this hobby of reading different materials in
order to gain more advanced knowledge so that it is easy for them to comprehend the different
text there English subject so they have this great achievement in their academic performance. If
the grade eleven student will excel in their academic performance. If the grade eleven student
will excel in their academic performance in English there is a great possibility that they will be
hired in their on the job training for they will have fluent into the interview.
Shcema Theory
and cited by:Richard
Anderson (2013)
-stated that
explanation of
readers use prior
knowledge to
comprehend and
learn from text.And
also comprehending
text is an interactive
process between the
readers background
Proficiency level
of the andReading
knowledge the
Comprehension
text.
Academic
Achievements of
the Grade 11 students
Findings
comprehension and the academic performance of the Grade 11 students of the Sisters of Mary
3.Is there significant relationship between the proficiency level in reading comprehension and
Research Hypothesis
Pertaining to the questions of the study, the hypothesis is drawn to be tested at 0.05
significance level.
Ho: There is no significant relationship between the proficiency level in reading comprehension
School Administration. This study will help the school administration to what are the reading
Teachers. It helps the teachers to know for the students enhance their reading materials, and also
it can help the researchers to know where they can priorities in teaching students.
Future Researcher. This study can help future researchers where they can focus their studies,
Sisters. It helps the Sisters to identify the strengths and weaknesses were to improve the reading
skills and implement some activities that improve their reading skills and academic
performance.
Students. To help the students improving their reading comprehension and to have a better
Definition of Terms
Proficiency advancement in knowledge and skill the quality or state of being proficient
School Girlstown.
Reading comprehension these are interactive reading comprehension exercises for that
mirror those found on standardized test exercises include short reading passage and five-
Related Literature
Reading Comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading is an
intention active, interactive process that occurs before, during and after a person reads a
particular piece of writing is one of the pillars when a person reads a text he/she engages in a
complex array of a cognitive process. According to (Chodkiewicz 2011, Hadley 2003, Wallace
2007) emphasize that the importance of selecting materials has a purpose in both teaching and
testing reading comprehension without a worry in the unfamiliar structures and vocabulary. The
English teacher of grade eleven student is selecting proper reading materials for the grade eleven
not to give the burden but to add up some unfamiliar words that will build-up to their mind and
add up to the vocabulary.
According to (Nasaje 2003 et.al) Reading comprehension has a big impact to the
students to their reading comprehension if learners are exposed to the readers that could help the
readers to enhance the high level of reading comprehension. The students are given by their
teacher different academic text for them to enhance their reading skills because the academic text
is a high-level text, it is not the same with the other text which the children read.
Ivan Braten and Helge Stromso (2007) stated that reading is described as an
interactive process where comprehension is a result of a joint effort from the text properly so that
they can communicate with each other.
Maagero and Selp Ianhossen(2006) stated that it is decisive to make the students
accomplish reading with comprehension is essential importance not only in school but in
everyday life, whether it is needed for something gaining, something new, increasing knowledge
or seek for information, one who has to be able to read with comprehension.
The grade eleven students are reading the text comprehensively in which their
English teacher give them so that they will gain high grades is the key to have a scholarship in
their college the student is also absorbing the unfamiliar word so that they encounter the same
words they are not ignorant of it.
Bauman (2008) says that reading comprehension there is a good background about
the connection of between pupils. To have a good vocabulary will become ascertain and reading
comprehension of the students and increase their study between reading comprehension. In
reading comprehension of the students and increase their study between reading comprehension.
In reading different reading materials the students increase their study between reading
comprehension. In reading different reading materials the student can enhance their vocabulary
and it can help them to comprehend the different academic text where it can help the student to
increase their grades in English.
According to Schinske and Tanner (2004) as they grew of school rapidly in the size
and the number in 19 and 20 century the grades are the primary made and become the
communication among the institution and it is the way to coordinate with each other. Nowadays
grades are the value of many student and teacher because it is the basis if they study hard on their
lesson and it is also the basis to the teacher if the student understands there discussion.
RM Knowczyk (2017) stated that to compare the proficiency progress and effort of the
student to their peer typically show a high level of interest in their learning. The student has this
different grades, so they tend to compare their grades to one another, and those who have the low
score they are now striving hard to get high grades for they are learning from the lesson that they
have.
Related Studies
Hong-Nom and level (2006) stated that in a study an language learning strategy use
revealed that students that more strategic language learners advanced along the proficiency
continuum faster than less strategic ones. The student has this different learning strategy for them
to comprehend the different text because they have this different learning strategy that is why the
grade eleven students of the Sisters of Mary school is very advanced to the outside student
Yau (2005) stated that in another study found out that proficient readers employ
more sophisticated approaches to reading than less. Proficient readers for instance in this study
the skilled reader employed strategies of inference, summarization, and synthesis during and
after reading while the skilled reader applied bridging inferences, paraphrasing, and repetition. It
implies that the grade eleven student is given more text so that their brain will be exposed and
they will be more strategic in reading some text for the future
Van don Breek and Espin (2012) reading comprehension is composite interaction among
self-operating and strategic mental apprehension process that enables the reader to make a
mental description of the text. It implies self and forming a meta description. Which is they are
According to Cromly (2006) that to measure the science achievement in the program on
International Student Assessment (PISA) was designated to require to use reading emphasizes
the high correlation between science achievement and reading. It implies that to measure the
academic achievement of the student is reading because if you don’t know how to read then you
In order to accomplish the objectives of this study, this chapter presents the different
method.
Research Design
This study is a quantitative design that aims to determine the relationship between
variable ). To test the hypothesis and answer the questions survey, questionnaires and other
This study the researcher uses a correlational method was to determine the two variables if
there is the relationship. In order to investigate or to determine the relationship, the researcher
gathered numerical data using the design, hypothesis testing and analyzing is done using
statistics. The result of this study is very helpful in creating an enhancement plan aiming to
Research Environment
Figure 2: Sisters of Mary School – Girlstown, Inc.
This study was conducted in The Sisters of Mary School Girlstown Inc. at J.P. Rizal St.,
Talisay City Cebu. This institution is composed of 3 building with 7 stories that composed of 25
dormitories and classrooms. This institution is not only a school but also a home in which the
students are coming from different places. This school was founded by Venerable Aloysius Philip
Schwartz in 1985. The school offers a high quality of education, and this is free for all poor
because this school is intended for those students who want to finish their studies but they can’t
sustain their high school needs. In this research environment, it can help the researcher to
conduct a survey and gather the necessary information for the study since it has been the home of
From a total population of 489 Grade 11 students in the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown
Inc., 220 respondents were randomly selected through the use of stratified random sampling
using the class section as the strata. Also, ratio and proportion were also utilized by the
In this study Grade 11 students are involved in the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown, S.Y.
2018-2019. Those students where target population, since the topic of their English subject are
The total number of population of the Grade 11 students is 489 students where 220 are
respondents through slovin's formula. The respondents were surveyed to determine the
Table 1
Research Instrument
engineering students of Quest, Pakistan through metacognitive strategies, this instrument relates
to our study because it talks about how the student comprehend of whatever they read. And also
it relates to our study because it talks about a reading self-assessment which is related to measure
Preparation stage
The Grade 11 students are the identified population needed for the researchers. Simple random
stratified sampling is used to identify the number of respondents with the slovin's formula. The
researchers send a letter to the school principal as respondents.
Survey
The chosen respondents of the study, the researcher utilized the survey questionnaire. To
begin the data analysis from the respondent's result was then retrieved. Finally, the researchers
summarized, evaluated, calculated analyzed and interpreted the outcome of the study.
Weighted Mean
It is a instrument of central tendency and represents the average of a given data that
is similar to arithmetic mean or sample mean. In this study, this was utilized to analyze and
interpret the responses of the respondents as to level of the reading comprehension to the
Academic Performance of the Grade 11 students.
Likert Scale
The scale was named after its invention, psychologist Rensis Likert. Likert
distinguished between a scale proper, which emerges from collective responses are scored along
a range.
This tool was used to determined the relationship between proficiency level in
reading comprehension and the academic achievement in English of the Grade 11 students in
reading skills.
Below is the 5 points likert scale to measure the proficiency level in Reading
Comprehension of the respondents as to the level of Academic Achievement usage and its
interpretation.
Table 3 Likert Scale
PPMC- to identify the degree of correlational this tool is utilized between the level of Reading
Comprehension and Academic Performance of the respondents.
T-Test- to determine the significant relationship between the level of stress and the Academic
Performance of the respondents this tool is used.
CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter presents the answers on the problem revealed on the first chapter of this study.
The proficiency level of the reading comprehension and the Academic Achievement in
The table 5
The table 5 reveals the proficiency in reading comprehension of the grade 11 respondents
Table 5
With the specific given questions the quantitative descriptions of proficient are the
following: when I became confused about something, I’m reading, I go back and try to figure it
out with the weighted mean of 3.86; Having specific purpose for each strategy with the weighted
mean of 3.45; using different strategies for each text depending in the situation with the weighted
mean 3.46; Before I begin studying I think about the things I will need to do to learn with the
weighted mean 3.62; Thinking of several ways to solve a problem with the weighted mean of
3.60; Reading instructions carefully before beginning the task with weighted mean of
3.78;organizing time to accomplished reading goals with the weighted mean of 3.55:slowing
down and focusing attention an ampariant information with the weighted mean of 3.68:focusing
attention to the meaning with the weighted mean of 3.45:When studying this course I try to
determine with concepts i don't understand well with the weighted mean of 3.51:I get goals for
myself in order to direct my activities in each study period with the weighted mean of 3.55:I try
to change the way I study in order to fit the subjects of course requirements and instructions
teaching style with the weighted mean of 3.58 and the total weighted mean who are proficient in
Reading Comprehension is 3.59. Moreover, there are also has an active description of
moderately proficient and these are the following: When reading the passage, I make up
questions to help focus in reading with the weighted mean of 3.33; Drawing diagrams to
understand difficult text with the weighted mean of 2.91; translating information into our own
words with the weighted mean of 2.35; Making conception of text to self with the weighted of
3.37; rethinking misconception of text to self with the weighted of 3.37; Misconception with the
weighted mean of 3.22 and the total weighted mean who are moderately proficient is 3.22.
In overall there are some of the grade 11 respondents are moderately proficient in their
comprehension and other respondents are moderately proficient in their reading comprehension
with the questions given to the student respondents. But in survey there are more proficient in
reading of the grade 11 respondents. But in survey there are more proficient in reading
The table presents the level of reading comprehension and the Academic
Table 6
Descriptive rating f %
Outstanding 42 25.97
Satisfactory 2 1.30
Fairly Satisfactory 0 0
The table 6 presents the level of Academic Performance of the 154 students who answered
taken from randomly selected of 220 students from 489 students total population. Based on the
These findings introduce indirectly to the mind that most of the students who are hardworking
in their studies and they really comprehend the opportunities that was given to them.And the
These result was supported by Mackay (2013) states that those students who are persevere
and hardworking in their grades or studies they are the one who excel in the class and also when
the student does not give up directly when they encounter hardship in the subject.
Significant degree of correlation between the level of the reading comprehension and the
This table presents the significant degree of correlation between the level of the reading
comprehension and the academic performance of the respondents using PPMC coefficient and
test.
Table 7
Comprehension and the Academic Performance of the Grade 11 students. To use as a ground on
the outcome presented on the Table 7 there is no significant between the Reading
Comprehension and Academic Performance with the computed PPMC value which is the
r=0.0525. With completed t-value of 0.65 and the critical value of 0.517147175, it revealed that
of the respondents based on the findings presented, the level of Reading Comprehension does not
show any significant impact to the academic performance of the grade 11 students-respondents.
This implies that Reading Comprehension does not affect with the academic performance of
the students. It proposed that there are some factors that can affect most the Academic
Performance of the students respondents. This was upholded by Agesha & Khurshia (2013)
states that in terms of Academic Achievement depend upon the intelligence and study skills
CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary
This study was pursued in order to give sufficient information on the relationship
between the reading comprehension and the academic performance of the Grade 11 students-
respondents in the Sisters of Mary School-Girlstown, Inc. S.Y. 2018-2019. During the data
gathering, out of 220 students, only 155 respondents answered. The 220 respondents were
randomly selected through stratified random sampling from the total population of 489 students.
A standardized instrument was adapted and modified first year Engineering students of Quest,
Pakistan through Metacognitive strategies to gather necessary data which is to determine the
respondents level of Reading comprehension and the level of Academic performance. Likert
scale, PPMC, and t-test were used during the descriptive analysis and inferential analysis of the
study.
Findings
Level of reading comprehension as perceived by respondents
On the course of analysis, one of the respondents get a high proficient in Reading
Proficient in Reading Comprehension and none of them posses low and not Proficient in Reading
Comprehension. Based on the findings most the respondents required Proficient in Reading
Comprehension.
Through further analysis, 25.97% had an outstanding academic performance, 7.30% performs
satisfactorily.None of them belongs to fairly satisfactory and with those did not meet
expectation.This implies that majority of the students are had a very satisfactory performance in
their academics.
Correlation between the level of Reading Comprehension and the level of academic
In the analysis, the researchers found that the pearson product moment correlation is
(r=0.025) which implies that there is a weak between the level of reading comprehension and
academic performance. Through t-test, it was also found that the level of reading comprehension
does not significantly affect the academic performance of the respondents with t-value of o.65.
Conclusion
To use as a ground on the findings of the study the following conclusions are thereby stated:
1. The level of reading comprehension does not affect the academic performance of the
respondents
2. There are other factors can be affected the most of the academic performance of the students-
respondents
Recommendation
In this study we found out the result, the researcher would like to recommend the
following:
Students- the researcher would like to recommend to the students to read more books or
reading a text to enhance or improve their reading comprehension. Also reading with
understanding to gain more knowledge and improve their academic performance in English.
Future Researcher- the researchers to further investigate the findings of the study.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Cullian (2000)
htps://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1085391.pdf Rubagumya(2003)
htps://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1219&context=maed Rm Krawczyk(2017
htps://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1248&context=education_ETD_masters( Bauman
2009)
htp://download.learningrx.com/reading-comprehension-research-paper.pdf
htp://everychildreadytoread.org/literature-review-2010/
Appendix A - Meta-Analysis
Appendix B - Letter to the Research Adviser
Appendix C - Letter to the School Principal
Dear Sister
Appendix D - Letter to the Mother Sister
Appendix E - Letter to the Respondents
Appendix F - Research Instrument
Milrose Baloro graduated at Guimbawi-an Elementary School and awarded as 2nd honorable
mention. She is a dancer and a student in the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown.
Jhancen Bayoneta graduated at Albiga Elementary School and she is studying in the Sisters of
Mary School Girlstown.
Eunice Lucero graduated in the Libertad Elementary School and a Thrower during her
Elementary days. She is studying at the Sisters of Mary School Girlstown and a former Pluma
Mamahayag Club, basketball referee and a choir member.
Dinna Naquita graduated from Igcocok Elementary School. She is studying in the Sisters of
Mary School Girlstown during junior high school until senior high school. And she is also a Arts
Club members.