Student Artists’ Awareness and Knowledge of the Baybayin Writing System
Keywords:
Cultural Identity, Baybayin Writing System, SPA Curriculum, Student Artists, Arts and DesignAbstract
As a form of cultural heritage, Baybayin is a writing system that intricately blends visual symbols with language for communication even before our country's colonization. While its use declined, recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in this particular script. Despite its gradual revitalization and proposition as our national writing system, the integration and usage of Baybayin within the community, especially among the younger population, remain limited. This study aimed to determine the current awareness and knowledge level of Baybayin among Junior High School student artists employing a pre-experimental research design. A combination of adapted and self-made survey questionnaires was utilized after validation. The respondents of this study were Mandaue City School for the Arts Visual Art students enrolled in the Special Program for the Arts (SPA) for the school year 2023-2034. A simple group pretest-posttest design was utilized to examine their familiarity and understanding of the Baybayin Writing System to gain insights into their awareness and proficiency in this specific script. Based on the results of the study, the Student Artists of MCSFA bear a notable level of awareness regarding the Baybayin Writing System, and the categorization of their knowledge levels as "Moving Towards Mastery" indicates positive progress in their understanding and proficiency with the Baybayin Script. The research findings also unveiled a significant increase between the two assessment scores.
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