Post Pandemic Readiness of Senior High Students in Learning Earth and Life Science
Abstract
This research aimed to investigate the senior high school students’ level of readiness in learning Earth and Life Science after the pandemic. It also sought to determine whether students’ readiness is correlated with their academic performance in Earth and Life Science. The respondents of the study were the 300 Grade 11 students representing the different strands from the five Senior High Schools of Bais City Division. The researcher utilized the descriptive–correlational research design, used a validated questionnaire to gather data, and employed the percentage, weighted mean, Chi-square, and Spearman’s Rank-order Correlation Coefficient to treat the data. The findings of the study revealed that the students' readiness (both in the academic and personal aspects) is "high" and that their first-quarter academic performance in Earth and Life Science after the pandemic during the academic year 2022-2023 is on a “Very Satisfactory” level. Additionally, the results indicated a significant correlation between the students' academic performance and their personal and academic readiness. Moreover, the study highlighted that the female students manifested higher personal and academic readiness than their male counterparts.
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