EFFECTS OF TEACHING STRATEGIES ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES:LESSON EXEMPLAR
Keywords:
teaching strategies, academic performance, social studiesAbstract
This study examined the effects of different teaching strategies on students’ performance in Social Studies, particularly in Araling Panlipunan. Specifically, the study aimed to determine the students’ performance before and after instruction and to identify whether there were significant differences in the mean gain scores between the experimental and control groups, as well as among the teaching strategies employed. A quasi‑experimental research design was utilized, involving 38 students from one of the National High Schools in Cebu who were assigned to experimental and control conditions. Pretest and posttest scores were used to compute the students’ gain scores. Descriptive statistics and inferential analyses were employed to analyze the data. Welch’s One‑Way Analysis of Variance was used to determine whether a significant difference existed in the mean gain scores between the experimental and control groups. Results revealed that both groups demonstrated improvement in performance, as indicated by their positive mean gain scores. However, the analysis showed no statistically significant difference in the mean gain between the experimental and control groups. In addition, a repeated‑measures analysis of variance indicated that there was no significant difference in the mean gain scores among the teaching strategies. The findings suggested that while the teaching strategies employed were effective in improving students’ performance in Social Studies, none demonstrated a statistically significant advantage over the others. The study concluded that multiple instructional approaches can similarly support learning in Araling Panlipunan when instructional quality and curriculum implementation are consistently maintained. Recommendations were made for teachers to flexibly use varied teaching strategies and for future studies to explore additional factors that may influence learning outcomes in Social Studies.
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