Improving the Assessment Performance in Philippine Politics and Governance through Project Reconnect

Abstract

Aims: The study aimed to improve the assessment performance of Grade 12 students in a specialized course under the Academic Track / Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand called Philippine Politics and Governance. Study Design: The study primarily used the descriptive-comparative method. Place and Duration of Study: Binulasan Integrated School, Barangay Binulasan, Infanta, Quezon Province, Philippines, between January 2021 and March 2021. Methodology: The participants were seven Grade 12-HUMSS students who got “below expectation” or 74% and below in assessment performance after four weeks of lessons. The study aimed to improve the assessment performance through Project RECONNECT (Remedial Class On New Normal Education Through Phone Call Tutoring Strategy). To determine the increase in students’ assessment performance, pretest and posttest results were compared. Descriptive was used to get the mean of the test results. The t-test for the dependent sample was used to find out if there is a significant difference in the test results. Results: The assessment performance in Philippine Politics and Governance of seven Grade 12 HUMSS students before and after the implementation of Project RECONNECT was below average and upper average respectively. Project RECONNECT (Remedial Class On New Normal Education through Phone Call Tutoring Strategy) was an effective tool for improving the assessment performance of students. Conclusion: It concluded that students in this assessment performance lack knowledge and skills in this subject. They need remediation to improve their assessment performance in Philippine Politics and Governance. The assessment performance of “below expectation” students could improve through phone call tutoring as a form of remediation during this time of the pandemic. Project RECONNECT was commendable to improve the assessment performance of students.