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sthat

wi
l
lint
roducet
hem t
othei
rpr
efer
redcar
eerpat
h.

ABM.Account
ancyandBusi
nessManagementi
sast
randi
nSeni
orHi
ghSchool
wher
e

st
udent
swhowi
l
ltakeupAccount
ancy
,Busi
nessRel
atedCour
sewi
l
ltake.

Lear
ningAbi
l
ity
.Ment
alabi
l
ityorcapaci
tywher
eaper
soni
scapabl
eofcompr
ehendi
ng,

under
standi
ngandgai
npr
ofi
tandknowl
edgeandexper
ience.

Concept
ual
Framewor
k
I
nput Pr
ocess Out
put

EnhancedLearni
ng
Respondent
s Gat
her
ingDat
a
Capabi
l
ity
 Fi
gur
e1:ConceptualFr
amework
Fi
gur
e1showsthei
nput,
processandoutputbyt
her
esear
cher
s.Thei
nput

ar
erespondent
swhoar
ethegr
ade11ABM st
udent
sofMar
induqueSt
ateCol
l
ege.I
n

gat
her
ingofdat
a,t
her
esear
cher
susedaquest
ionnai
reandsomei
nter
view.I
nthe

out
put
,ther
esul
toft
hest
udydet
ermi
ningt
hel
ear
ningcapabi
l
ityofst
udent
swho

under
gosci
encecl
asspr
ogr
am hav
ebeenenhanced.

Chapt
er2

Rev
iewofRel
atedSt
udyandLi
ter
atur
e

Local
Studi
es

Bi
l
lFr
istoncest
ated“
Ever
ychi
l
dshoul
dhav
etheoppor
tuni
tyt
orecei
veaqual
i
ty

educat
ion”
.Thatst
atementcoul
dref
lectwhatt
hegener
alpubl
i
cowest
oal
lchi
l
dren,
an
oppor
tuni
tyt
oachi
evet
hei
rpot
ent
ial
.

TheDepEdai
mst
opr
ovi
deaneducat
iont
hati
shumani
sti
cinspi
ri
t,gl
obali
n

per
spect
ive,andpat
ri
oti
cinor
ient
ati
on;t
hus,env
isi
onspr
oduci
ngt
echnol
ogi
cal
l
yand

gl
obal
l
ycompet
it
ivegr
aduat
es.Thi
sresul
tedi
nthei
mpl
ement
ati
onofaspeci
alsci
ence

cl
asscur
ri
cul
um f
oradv
ancedandsci
ent
if
ical
l
yincl
i
nedst
udent
s.

Asci
tedbyHami
l
ton(
2014)
,st
udentact
ivi
ti
essuppor
ttheacademi
cmi
ssi
onof

t
heschoolbywor
kingt
ocr
eat
eexper
ient
iall
ear
ningopt
ionsout
sideoft
hecl
assr
oom

andencour
agi
ngst
udent
stoact
ivel
ypar
ti
cipat
eint
hegr
eat
ereducat
ionalcommuni
ty.

Basi
cal
l
y,st
udent
s’par
ti
cipat
ioni
nact
ivi
ti
esdoesnotonl
ypr
ovi
def
unbutl
ear
ning

exper
iencedaswel
ltodev
elopt
hei
rleader
shi
pski
l
lsandr
esponsi
bil
i
ties.

Some oft
he i
deas ofBl
asé (
1999)t
hatf
ormalsuppor
ti
ve admi
nist
rat
ive

measur
esunder
li
eef
fect
ivecl
assr
oom si
tuat
ions;VandeGr
if
tandHout
veen(
1999)

t
hatt
heweakr
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenl
eader
shi
pandst
udentachi
evementwasduet
othe

i
nfl
uenceoft
hei
rschoolf
act
ors(
qual
i
tyofcur
ri
cul
um,amountofi
nst
ruct
iont
ime,

at
tent
ivenessofpupi
l
s,oppur
tuni
ti
est
olear
nandcapabi
l
iti
esoft
eacher
s).

Theschool
sar
eabl
etopr
ovi
deSpeci
alSci
enceCur
ri
cul
um st
udent
swi
tht
he

l
atestst
ate-
of-
the-
artf
aci
l
iti
est
hatmakel
ear
ningf
unandenj
oyabl
e.

I
fyouwi
l
laskahi
ghschoolst
udent
,whatsect
ionhebel
ongst
o,hewoul
dut
ter

hi
sanswerwi
thpr
idei
fhebel
ongst
oast
arsect
ion.Buti
facer
tai
nst
udenti
sinal
ower

sect
ion,hewoul
dsayi
tshamef
ull
ythaty
oucoul
dnotal
mosthearhi
sanswer
.Buti
fa

st
udentbel
ongst
oaspeci
alsci
encecl
ass,hewoul
dtel
litwi
thmor
epr
ideandpr
oper

pr
oject
ion.I
fonebel
ongst
othatsect
ion,
hei
ssmar
t,hei
sasci
enceent
husi
ast
,hei
sa
goodmat
hemat
ici
an,hei
sfl
uenti
nspeaki
ngEngl
i
sh,hei
sreadyt
olear
nnew t
hings

andhei
sexpect
edt
obet
hemodelofdi
sci
pli
nei
nsi
deandout
sidet
heschool
.Ther
eis

av
eryhi
ghexpect
ati
ont
oaspeci
alsci
encecl
assst
udent
.

For
eignSt
udi
es

Var
ious st
udi
es hav
e been car
ri
ed outon t
he f
act
orst
hataf
fectst
udent
’s

academi
cper
for
manceorachi
evementi
nschool
s,col
l
eges,anduni
ver
sit
ies.Someof

t
hef
act
orsi
dent
if
iedandr
epor
tedt
ohav
eaf
fect
edt
heacademi
cper
for
manceof

st
udent
sint
hesedi
ff
erentset
ti
ngsar
e:st
udentef
for
t,pr
evi
ousorpr
ioreducat
ional

per
for
mance,sel
f-
mot
ivat
ion,t
hesoci
aleconomi
cst
atusoft
hest
udent
s,par
ent
s,

st
udent
’sage,numberofhour
sofst
udyperday
,admi
ssi
onpoi
nts,di
ff
erentent
ry

qual
i
ficat
ions,
tui
ti
ont
rends,
andt
hest
udent
sar
eaofr
esi
dence(
rur
alorur
ban)
.

Var
iousf
act
orscont
ri
but
etodet
ermi
ningt
heacademi
cper
for
manceofst
udent
s

i
nanyeducat
ionalendeav
or.Thesef
act
orsmayr
angef
rom t
heacademi
cbackgr
ound

oft
hest
udent
sadmi
tt
ed t
o a pr
ogr
ammeofst
udy(
Ini
egbul
en,1992;Gei
serand

St
all
ent
ell
i
ces,2007)t
het
ypeofschoolast
udentat
tendedpr
iort
oadmi
ssi
oni
ntoa

pr
ogr
ammeandt
hev
ari
ousent
ryqual
i
ficat
ionsobt
ainedbyt
hest
udent
sforadmi
ssi
on

i
ntoahi
gheracademi
cpr
ogr
amme.Theeducat
ional
syst
em shoul
dencour
agest
udent
s,

andpar
ti
cul
arl
ygi
rl
s,t
oincr
easet
hei
rtechni
calt
rai
ningbyt
aki
ngmor
emat
hand

sci
encecour
sesi
nschool
.Int
erv
ent
ionatt
hehi
ghschooll
evelwoul
dbeconsi
der
abl
y

easi
ert
hanatt
hecol
l
egel
evel
.Second,becauseabouthal
fofhi
ghschoolst
udent
sdo

notgoont
ocol
l
ege,mor
est
udent
swoul
dbeexposedt
othepot
ent
ialbenef
it
sift
he

addi
ti
onal
trai
ningoccur
redatt
hehi
ghschool
lev
el.
 Ther
ear
evar
iousdi
ff
erencesbet
weensci
encecl
assst
udent
sandr
egul
arcl
ass

st
udent
s.Sci
encecl
assesar
emor
eofachal
l
engecour
sewi
se.Theycov
ert
hesame

mat
eri
albutataf
ast
erpasswhi
l
egoi
ngmor
ein-
dept
hint
othet
opi
c.Sci
encecl
ass

cov
ert
hemat
eri
alataf
ast
erpasssot
heycani
ncl
udecont
entst
andar
dsf
rom t
he

begi
nni
ngoft
henextcour
ses,t
heyal
sousedi
ff
erentbookt
hanr
egul
arcl
assesand

gi
venl
esst
imet
ocompl
eteat
est
.Sci
encecl
assesal
sodoaddi
ti
onalhi
gherdept
hof

knowl
edge (
DOK)pr
obl
ems and based l
essons and r
equi
re st
udent
sto do mor
e

homewor
k,cl
asswor
k,pr
oject
s,andqui
zzes.

Chapt
er3

Met
hodol
ogy

Thi
schapt
erpr
esent
sthedi
scussi
onofr
esear
chmet
hodusedi
ntheconductof
t
hest
udy
,ther
espondent
sorsampl
e,t
hedat
agat
her
ingi
nst
rument
,andst
ati
sti
calt
ool

andst
ati
sti
cal
treat
ment
.

Resear
chDesi
gn

Thest
udyi
saquant
it
ati
veandaqual
i
tat
ivet
ypeofst
udy
.Itdeal
swi
tht
hei
ssues

r
egar
dingt
hedi
ff
erencei
ntheacademi
cper
for
manceoff
ormersci
encecl
assst
udent
s

dur
ingt
hei
rjuni
orhi
ghschooly
ear
sandt
hoseoft
hest
udent
swhocomef
rom r
egul
ar

cl
assi
nthei
rseni
orhi
ghschooly
ear
s.I
tassessest
heanal
ysi
sbet
weent
heacademi
c

per
for
mances oft
he st
udent
s.I
n conduct
ing t
he st
udy t
he r
esear
cher
s use t
he

quest
ionnai
remet
hodi
nwhi
chi
tisdi
str
ibut
edt
otheexpect
edpar
ti
cipant
soft
hest
udy
.

Thequest
ionnai
rei
samet
hodi
nwhi
chquest
ionsar
ebei
nganswer
edsubj
ect
ivel
yand

ofbasi
s,f
urt
her
mor
edat
aar
ecol
l
ect
edandanal
yzedi
naneasi
erway
.Ther
esear
cher
s

al
soneedt
oknow t
hegr
adesoft
hepar
ti
cipantwi
thaccor
dancet
othest
udy
.Mor
e

l
i
kel
yani
nter
viewf
orsubj
ectt
eacher
sar
etogi
vet
hei
rownper
spect
ive.Gener
all
y,t
he

pl
an’
ssur
veyi
sto gett
heempi
ri
calanal
ysi
sbet
weent
heper
for
manceoff
ormer

sci
encecl
assst
udent
sandt
her
egul
arcl
assst
udent
s.

Respondent
soft
heSt
udy

Ther
espondent
swer
etakenf
rom t
hest
udent
sofMar
induqueSt
ateCol
l
ege

Labor
ator
yHi
ghSchoolspeci
fi
cal
l
yfr
om Gr
ade11ABM st
udent
sdur
ingSY2019-
2020.

Ther
ewi
l
lbet
woset
sofr
espondent
s.Thef
ir
stonei
sthesetofr
espondent
swho

under
taket
heRegul
arCl
assPr
ogr
am.I
tiscomposedof30r
espondent
sandwas

r
andoml
ysel
ect
ed.Thesecondsetoft
her
espondent
swascomposedwi
thal
so30

r
espondent
swhi
chhas15sci
encecl
assst
udent
sand15r
egul
arst
udent
s.Some
sel
ect
edSubj
ectLect
urerwasi
nter
viewedandgi
venaquest
ionnai
ret
hatwasal
so

essent
ial
int
hedat
agat
her
ingoft
hest
udy
.

Resear
chLocal
e
Thi
sst
udywi
l
lbeconduct
edatMar
induqueSt
ateUni
ver
sit
yfoundatBr
gy.Tanza,

BoacMar
induque.Ther
espondent
swi
l
lbei
nter
viewedi
nthei
rrespect
iver
oom orany

comf
ort
abl
epl
acet
hatt
her
espondentwi
l
lchooset
o.Ther
esear
cher
sal
sogat
her
ed

r
espondent
sonl
yinsi
det
hecampus.Theser
espondent
swi
l
lbei
nter
viewper
sonal
l
y.

Dat
aGat
her
ingPr
ocedur
e
 Bef
oreconduct
ingt
hest
udy
,ther
esear
cher
swi
l
lsecur
eper
missi
onf
rom t
heof
fi
ce

oft
heschoolal
l
owi
ngt
hem t
ouset
heSeni
orHi
ghSchoolSt
udent
sint
hei
rrespect
ive

cl
assr
oom as r
esear
ch r
espondent
s.The r
esear
cherwi
l
lper
sonal
l
ydi
str
ibut
ethe

quest
ionnai
resandt
hedat
awi
l
lbet
all
i
ed,anal
yzedandi
nter
pret
edusi
ngv
ari
ous

st
ati
sti
cal
test
.

St
ati
sti
cal
Tool
/I
nst
rument

I
nthe conductoft
he st
udy
,the mai
ninst
rumentt
hatwi
l
lbe used i
sthe

quest
ionnai
re. I
twi
l
lbe di
str
ibut
ed t
othe r
espondent
sin or
dert
o gat
hert
he

i
nfor
mat
iont
hati
sneededsuchust
her
esponset
otheef
fect
soft
headv
ancel
ear
ning

oft
heSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sint
heacademi
cper
for
manceandl
ear
ningoft
heRegul
ar

St
udent
s,t
hel
eveloff
ami
l
iar
it
yoft
hest
udent
sinspeci
fi
csubj
ect
saswel
last
hecl
ass

par
ti
cipat
ionoft
heSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sandRegul
arst
udent
stoassesst
hei
rini
ti
al

knowl
edge.Resear
cher
s const
ructquest
ionnai
res t
o gat
herr
eli
abl
e det
ail
s and

i
nfor
mat
ion’
sfr
om t
her
espondent
sthatcont
ri
but
eagr
eathel
pinsucceedi
ngt
he

i
nvest
igat
ion.Ther
ear
e4set
sofquest
ionnai
ret
obedi
str
ibut
edi
nther
espondent
s.t
he

f
ir
stsetofquest
ionnai
rewi
l
lbedi
str
ibut
edi
nther
espondent
sspeci
fi
cal
l
yther
egul
ar

cl
asswi
thacl
assmat
eofasci
encecl
ass.Thesecondandt
hir
dsetofquest
ionnai
re

wi
l
lbedi
str
ibut
edi
nbot
hsci
encecl
assst
udent
sandr
egul
arcl
assst
udent
s.Andl
ast
ly

t
het
hir
dsetofquest
ionnai
rewi
l
lbegi
vent
oasubj
ectt
eachert
oassesst
hecl
ass

per
for
manceoft
heSpeci
alSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sandRegul
arCl
assSt
udent
sandwi
l
l

gi
vehi
s/hergr
adei
nthecl
asspar
ti
cipat
ion.
St
ati
sti
cal
Treat
ment

Thegat
her
eddat
afr
om t
hequest
ionnai
rewer
eint
erpr
etedandanal
yzedusi
ng

st
ati
sti
calt
reat
mentsuchusf
requencycount
,mean,T-
testf
orI
ndependentMeanand

Z-
testf
orPr
opor
ti
onandwi
tht
heuseofgr
aphsandt
abl
es.

I
nthef
ir
stobj
ect
ive,f
requencycountandav
eragemeanmet
hodwasusedt
o

det
ermi
nehow f
requentt
heef
fect
soft
heAdv
ancel
ear
ningoft
heSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
swasexper
iencebyt
heRegul
arSt
udent
s.Ther
ati
ngscal
ebel
owwasused:

Numeri
calScal
e Descri
pti
veScale
5 Always
4 Oft
en
3 Somet i
mes
2 Sel
dom
1 Never
Ther
esponseoftheRegul
arst
udent
swast
all
i
edandt heaverageresponsewas

comput
edwi
tht
heusedoft
hef
ormul
a:

∑x
µ=
n

I
nthef
ir
stsetofquest
ionnai
ref
orsecondobj
ect
ive,t
her
esear
cher
suseda

r
ati
ngascal
etoknow t
hel
eveloff
ami
l
iar
it
yoft
hest
udent
sinspeci
fi
csubj
ect
s.The

r
ati
ngscal
ebel
owwasused:

Numer
ical
Scal
e Descript
iveScal
e
5 Ver yFamili
ar
4 Famili
ar
 3 SoundsFamil
i
ar
2 Unfamil
i
ar
1 NeverHeardof

Al
so,
int
hisobj
ect
ivet
her
esponsewasal
sot
all
i
edandt
heav
eragedmeanusi
ng

t
hesamef
ormul
agi
venabov
e.I
naddi
ti
ont
othat
,thecal
cul
atedmeanoft
her
esponses

oft
heSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
swascompar
edbyt
hecal
cul
atedmeanoft
her
esponseof

t
heRegul
arCl
assusi
ngaBargr
aph.

I
nthesecondsetoft
hequest
ionnai
ref
ort
heobj
ect
iveno.
2,Z-
testf
orPr
opor
ti
on

wasused asast
ati
sti
calt
reat
mentt
oint
erpr
etand anal
yzet
her
esponseoft
he

st
udent
s.Ther
esponseoft
hest
udent
swasei
therf
ami
l
iarorunf
ami
l
iar
.Thus,i
t

under
wentt
hest
ati
sti
cal
treat
mentZ-
test
.Ther
ear
evar
iousf
ormul
ast
hatwasused:

A B
P1= P2=
N1 N2

A+B
P=
N1+N2

Q=1-P

P1-
P2
Z=
1 1
PQ( + )
N1 N2

Wher
e:
A

=no.ofr
esponsei
nFami
l
iaroft
heFi
rstI
ndependentGr
oup

(
Sci
ClassSt
udent
s)

=no.of
responsei
ntheFami
l
iar
oft
heSecond

I
ndependent
Group(
Regul
arSt
udent
s)

N1=no.ofsampl
eoft
heFi
rstI
ndependentGr
oup(
Sci
enceCl
assSt
udent
s)

N2

=no.ofsampl
eoft
heSecondI
ndependentGr
oup(
Regul
ar

Cl
assSt
udent
s)

I
nthel
astobj
ect
ive,
ther
esear
cher
susedt
heHy
pot
hesi
stest
ingusi
ngT-
testf
or

I
ndependentMean.Justl
i
keabov
e,t
het
woi
ndependentgr
oupar
eTheSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
sand t
heRegul
arCl
assSt
udent
s.Thedat
awhi
ch i
sthei
rgr
adei
n cl
ass

par
ti
cipat
ionwi
l
lbeanal
yzedt
hrought
hesai
dst
ati
sti
calt
reat
ment
.Thef
ormul
ast
hat

wasusedwast
hef
oll
owi
ng:

(
x-x)
2
̅
2
s=
1 n-
1

(
x-x)
2
̅
2
s=
2 n-
1

̅ ̅
x1-x2
t= 2 2
s2
(1
s2
) ( )
+ 2
N1 N2
Wher
e:

x=r
awdat
a N1=no.ofsampl
esi
zeoft
hef
ir
sti
ndependentgr
oup

̅
x=sampl
emean N2=no.ofsampl
esi
zeoft
hesecondi
ndependentgr
oup

s2
1
=t
hest
andar
ddev
iat
ionoft
hef
ir
sti
ndependentgr
oup

s2
2
=t
hest
andar
ddev
iat
ionoft
hesecondi
ndependentgr
oup

Chapt
erI
V

PRESENTATI
ON,
ANALYSI
SANDI
NTERPRETATI
ON

Thi
schapt
erpr
esent
s,i
nter
pret
sandanal
yzest
hedat
agat
her
edr
egar
dingt
he

r
esear
chpr
obl
em ent
it
led“
Anal
ysi
sonSt
udent
’sEnhancementunderSci
enceCl
ass

Pr
ogr
am:Compar
ati
veSt
udyoft
heAcademi
cPer
for
manceoft
heFor
merSci
ence

Cl
assandRegul
arSt
udenti
nJuni
orHi
ghschooli
nthei
rSeni
orHi
ghSchoolYear
”.The

f
indi
ngwer
epr
esent
edi
ntabul
arf
orm andgr
aphsandi
nter
pret
edwi
thst
ati
sti
cal

t
reat
ment
.

Tabl
e1.Theef
fect
sofadv
ancel
ear
ningoft
hesci
encecl
assi
nspeci
fi
csubj
ect
s
 wheni
tcomest
othel
ear
ningabi
l
ityandcl
assper
for
manceoft
her
egul
arcl
ass

St atements Numer
ical
Rat
e
Descr
ipt
iver
ate
Negat i
veEf fects 5 4 3 2 1 Av er
ager
ate
I f eel shy t o answer 8 8 8 3 3 4 Of
ten
because Iknow t hatt he
SSC al so knows t he
answer .
Icannotfindt heconfidence 7 5 10 5 3 3 Somet
imes
to parti
cipatedur i
ngcl ass
discussi
on.
If eelhumi li
ate whenever 8 7 7 6 2 4 Of
ten
myanswer sarenotcorrect
.
I t hi
nk t hat t he SSC 1 3 5 5 17 2 Sel
dom
students di scri
mi nate me
forbeingr egularclass.
Ienv yt hem i n di ff
erent 4 7 9 8 2 3 Somet
imes
aspects.
Ifeelconsci ouswhenIam 8 5 13 3 1 3 Somet
imes
answer i
ngi nrecitati
on.
Iam hav i
ngahar dt imei n 8 5 13 3 1 3 Somet
imes
copi
ngupi nthelessonf or
the teachers think t hat
ever
yone under stood t he
topi
cliketheSSCst udents
do.
Posit
iveEff
ects
I am amaze i n their 17 8 5 0 0 4 Of
ten
perf
or mancei nclass.
I
tmakesmei nspi
ret obe 15 9 6 0 0 4 Of
ten
l
iket hem whocananswer
welli n perfor
mances and
reci
tati
on.
I
tmot ivates me t o study 12 12 5 1 0 4 Of
ten
well
.
I
t encour ages me t o do 8 12 6 4 0 4 Of
ten
advance r eadi
ngs to cope
upwi ththem.
I l ear n some adv ance 11 14 5 0 0 4 Of
ten
l
ear ning f r om t he SSC
student s.
Ilear nt oadoptt hehabi t
s 7 10 8 5 0 4 Of
ten
and pr actices oft he SSC
student sinst udyi
ngt hatI
couldusei nmyadv antage.
I acqui r
e some of t he 10 8 7 5 0 4 Of
ten
techni ques of t he SSC
student s in solvi
ng
mat hemat icalpr obl
emsas
wel lasanal yzingit
.
Iobt ainknowl edgei nsome 13 11 4 2 0 4 Of
ten
l
essons t hat t he SSC
student sal readyknow f or
thesai dst udentsgi v
eme
backgr ounds and basi c
i
nf ormat i
on. ( e.g. making
resear chpaper s)

Tabl
e1pr
esent
edt
heef
fect
soft
headv
ancel
ear
ningsoft
hesci
encecl
assi
n

speci
fi
csubj
ect
swheni
tcomest
othel
ear
ningabi
l
ityandcl
assper
for
manceoft
he

r
egul
arcl
ass.Basedont
hegat
her
eddat
a,t
hemor
eexper
iencenegat
iveef
fect
sar
ethe

r
egul
arf
eel
i
ngshybecauset
heyknow t
hatt
heSSCst
udent
sal
soknowst
heanswer

andt
heyf
eelhumi
l
iat
edwhenev
ert
hei
ransweri
sincor
rect
.Al
sot
henegat
iveef
fect
s

ar
etheycan’
tfi
ndt
heconf
idencet
opar
ti
cipat
edur
ingcl
assdi
scussi
on,
theyenv
ythem

i
ndi
ff
erentaspect
s,t
heyf
eelconsci
ouswhenIam answer
ingi
nreci
tat
ion,t
heyar
e

hav
ingahar
dti
mei
ncopi
ngupi
nthel
essonf
ort
het
eacher
sthi
nkt
hatev
ery
one

under
stoodt
het
opi
cli
ket
heSSCst
udent
sdo.Whi
l
ethel
eastexper
ienceef
fecti
sthat

t
heyf
eeldi
scr
imi
nat
edbyt
heSpeci
alSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
s.Ont
heot
herhand,t
he

posi
ti
veef
fect
senl
i
sted ont
het
abl
eabov
ear
eof
tenexper
iencebyt
hest
udent
s

i
ncl
udi
ngt
heyamazei
nthei
rper
for
mancei
ncl
ass,t
heymaket
hem i
nspi
redt
obel
i
ke
t
hem whocananswerwel
li
nper
for
mancesandr
eci
tat
ion,
theymot
ivat
est
hem t
ost
udy

wel
l
,theyencour
agest
hem t
odoadv
ancer
eadi
ngst
ocopeupwi
tht
heSSCst
udent
s,

t
heyl
ear
ntoadoptt
hehabi
tsandpr
act
icesoft
heSSCst
udent
sinst
udy
ingt
hatIcoul
d

usei
nmyadv
ant
age,t
heyacqui
resomeoft
het
echni
quesoft
heSSC st
udent
sin

sol
vi
ngmat
hemat
icalpr
obl
emsaswel
lasanal
yzi
ngi
tandl
ast
lyt
heyobt
ainknowl
edge

i
nsomel
essonst
hatt
heSSCst
udent
sal
readyknow f
ort
hesai
dst
udent
sgi
veme

backgr
oundsandbasi
cinf
ormat
ion.(
e.g.maki
ngr
esear
chpaper
s).

Thus,t
het
abl
eimpl
i
est
hatt
headv
ancel
ear
ningoft
heSpeci
alSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
shav
eanef
fectoft
her
egul
arcl
assi
nthest
udent
s.Howev
er,accor
dingt
othe

dat
atabul
atedabov
e,t
heposi
ti
veef
fect
soft
headv
ancel
ear
ningoft
heSSCSt
udent
s

ar
emor
eexper
iencet
hant
hoset
henegat
iveef
fect
s.

Tabl
e2.Lev
elofFami
l
iar
it
yint
heSpeci
fi
cSubj
ect
soft
heRegul
arCl
assSt
udent
s

Subj
ect
s Numer
icalRat
e Descr
ipt
ive
5 4 3 2 1 Av
erag r
ate
SciencerelatedSubject
s e
EarthandLi fe 12 3 0 0 0 5 VeryFamil
iar
BasicPhy sics 7 8 0 0 0 4 Famil
iar
ConsumerChemi stry 8 5 2 0 0 4 Famil
iar
Adv anceChemi str
y 7 4 4 0 0 4 Famil
iar
Ther mochemi st
ry 5 8 2 0 0 4 Famil
iar
Biology 14 1 0 0 0 5 VeryFamil
iar
Mat hematicsSubjects
Trigonomet ry 13 2 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Basi
cAl
gebr
a 11 4 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
I
nter
medi
ateAl
gebr
a 9 4 2 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Adv
ancedAl
gebr
a 11 2 2 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Geomet
ry 14 1 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Basi
cSt
ati
sti
cs 11 3 1 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Adv
ancesSt
ati
sti
cs 11 2 2 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Basi
cCal
cul
us 10 4 1 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Pr
ecal
cul
us 12 2 1 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Resear
chSubj
ect
s
Resear
ch1 12 3 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Resear
ch2 13 2 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Resear
ch3 11 4 0 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Resear
ch4 11 3 1 0 0 5 Ver
yFami
l
iar
Comput
erSci
ence 10 4 0 1 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Thet
abl
eabov
eshowst
hel
eveloff
ami
l
iar
it
yoft
heSpeci
alSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
sinspeci
fi
csubj
ect
s.I
nthet
abl
e,mostoft
hesubj
ect
senl
i
stedont
het
abl
e

wer
egi
venanumer
ical
rat
eof5wi
thadescr
ipt
iver
ateofv
eryf
ami
l
iar
.

I
tshowst
hatt
heSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
shav
eahi
ghf
aml
i
ari
tyl
evelont
he

subj
ect
sabov
e.

Tabl
e3.Lev
elofFami
l
iar
it
yint
heSpeci
fi
cSubj
ect
soft
heRegul
arSt
udent
s

Subj
ect
s Numer
icalRat
e Descr
ipt
ive
5 4 3 2 1 Av
erag r
ate
Sci
encerelat
edSubj
ect
s e
Eart
handLi f
e 11 4 0 0 0 5 VeryFamil
iar
Basi
cPhy si
cs 3 9 1 2 4 Famil
iar
ConsumerChemistr
y 2 3 6 4 0 3 Sounds
Famil
iar
Adv
anceChemi
str
y 1 3 8 3 0 3 Sounds
Famil
iar
Ther
mochemi
str
y 0 3 11 1 0 3 Sounds
 Famil
iar
Bi
ology 12 2 1 0 0 5 VeryFamil
iar
Mathemat
icsSubj
ect
s
Tr
igonometr
y 6 6 3 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Basi
cAl
gebr
a 8 0 7 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
I
nter
medi
ateAl
gebr
a 3 5 7 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Adv
ancedAl
gebr
a 2 4 9 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Geomet
ry 8 2 5 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Basi
cSt
ati
sti
cs 5 6 4 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Adv
ancesSt
ati
sti
cs 3 8 4 0 0 4 Fami
l
iar
Basi
cCal
cul
us 2 0 0 11 2 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Pr
ecal
cul
us 2 0 0 11 2 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Resear
chSubj
ect
s
Resear
ch1 1 2 0 3 10 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Resear
ch2 0 3 2 3 7 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Resear
ch3 0 2 1 4 8 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Resear
ch4 0 3 0 4 8 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Comput
erSci
ence 0 0 5 3 7 2 Unf
ami
l
iar
Thet
abl
eabov
eshowst
hel
eveloff
ami
l
iar
it
yoft
heRegul
arCl
assSt
udent
sinspeci
fi
c

subj
ect
s.I
nthet
abl
e,onl
ytwooft
hesubj
ect
sabov
ear
erat
edasv
eryf
ami
l
iar
.Someoft
he

subj
ect
sar
erat
edasf
ami
l
iar
.Ther
ear
eal
sonumer
oussubj
ect
sthatwasr
atedasunf
ami
l
iar
.

I
tshowst
hatt
heRegul
arCl
assSt
udent
shav
esel
ect
edsubj
ect
swi
thhi
gh

f
ami
l
iar
it
yandsubj
ect
swi
thl
owf
ami
l
iar
it
y.
 Thegr
aphabov
eil
l
ust
rat
est
hecompar
isonofl
evelofFami
l
iar
it
yofSpeci
al

Sci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sandRegul
arSt
udent
sinSpeci
fi
cSubj
ect
s.Thebl
uegr
aphi
sthe

l
eveloff
ami
l
iar
it
yoft
hesci
encecl
assst
udent
swhi
l
etheor
angebari
sfort
her
egul
ar

st
udent
s.

As i
l
lust
rat
ed abov
e,i
t can obser
vet
he hi
gh di
scr
epancy bet
ween t
he

f
ami
l
iar
it
iesoft
het
wocat
egor
iesofst
udent
s.Mostoft
hesubj
ect
sar
erat
edbyt
he

Sci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sasv
eryf
ami
l
iarwhi
l
etheRegul
arCl
assesr
atedonl
yfew.I
t

i
ndi
cat
est
hatt
heSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
sismor
efami
l
iari
ntheenl
i
stedsubj
ect
sint
he

t
abl
es.
Tabl
e4.TheTabul
atedAnsweroft
heRespondent
swhet
hert
heyar
eFami
l
iarorNoti
n

t
heSpeci
fi
cSubj
ect
s

Response No.OfResponse

Speci
alSci
enceCl
ass Regul
arSt
udent
s

St
udent
s

Fami
l
iar 15 6

Unf
ami
l
iar 0 9

Tot
al 15 15

A 15
P1= = =1
N1 15

B 6
P2= = =0.
4
N2 15

A+B 15+6 21
P= = = =0.
70
N1+N2 15+15 30

Q=1-P

P1-
P2 1-
0.4
Z= = =3.
59
1 1 1 1
PQ( + ) ( 0.
7)(
0.3)
( + )
N1 N2 15 15

Rej
ectHoi
fz≤-
1.96orz≥1.
96

3.
59>1.
96

Rej
ectHo
 Ther
eisasi
gni
fi
cantdi
ff
erencebet
weent
hef
ami
l
iar
izat
ionoft
heSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
sandRegul
arCl
assi
nter
msoft
hei
radv
ancel
ear
ning/
knowl
edgei
nspeci
fi
c

subj
ect
s.

Thesi
gni
fi
cantdi
ff
erencet
hatwasf
oundi
ndi
cat
est
hatSpeci
alSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
shav
emor
est
uckknowl
edgeandi
nfor
mat
ioni
napar
ti
cul
arsubj
ect
.

Tabl
e5.I
nit
ial
Knowl
edgeoft
heSSCSt
udent
sBasi
ngont
hei
rCl
assPar
ti
cipat
ionGr
ade

Speci
alSci
enceCl
ass

St
udent
s Cl
assPar
ti
cipat
ionGr
ade

SSC1 87

SSC2 89

SSC3 88

SSC4 86

SSC5 88

SSC6 91

SSC7 89

SSC8 88

SSC9 91

SSC10 90

Thet
abl
eabov
eshowst
heGr
adeoft
heSSCSt
udent
sinCl
assPar
ti
cipat
ion.The

gar
der
angesf
rom 87-
91andt
hatwasconsi
der
edashi
ghgr
ade.
Tabl
e6.I
nit
ial
Knowl
edgeoft
heRegul
arSt
udent
sBasi
ngont
hei
rCl
assPar
ti
cipat
ion

Gr
ade

Regul
arCl
assSt
udent
s Cl
assPar
ti
cipat
ionGr
ade

RC1 81

RC2 78

RC3 76

RC4 75

RC5 77

RC6 78

RC7 78

RC8 83

RC9 86

RC10 87

Thet
abl
eabov
eshowst
heGr
adeoft
heSSCSt
udent
sinCl
assPar
ti
cipat
ion.The

Gr
ader
angesf
rom 75-
87andt
hatv
aluei
snotconsi
derashi
ghenough.
Tabl
e7.T-
testf
orI
ndependentMean:
ClassPar
ti
ci
pat
ionGr
adeoft
heSSCandRegul
ar

Cl
ass

Cl
assPar
ti
cipat
ionGr
ade

Speci
alSci
enceCl
assSt
udent
s Regul
arCl
ass

̅ N1=10 ̅ N2=10
x1=89.
2 x2=79.
2
2 2
x ̅ ̅ x ̅ ̅
x-x)
( x-x)
( x-x)
( x-x)
(

87 -
2.2 4.
84 81 1.
8 3.
24

89 -
0.2 0.
04 78 -
1.2 1.
44

88 -
1.2 1.
44 76 -
3.2 10.
24

90 0.
8 0.
64 75 -
4.2 17.
64

88 -
1.2 1.
44 77 -
2.2 4.
84

91 1.
8 3.
24 78 -
1.2 1.
44

89 -
0.2 0.
04 78 -
1.2 1.
44

89 -
0.2 0.
04 80 0.
8 0.
64

91 1.
8 3.
24 86 6.
8 46.
24

90 0.
8 0.
64 83 3.
8 14.
44

∑(
x-x)=15. ∑(
x-x)=101.
2 2
̅ ̅
6 56
 (x-̅x)= 15.6=1.73
2

2
s= 1 n-
1 10-
1

(x-̅x)= 101.56=11.28
2

2
s=
2 n-
1 10-
1

̅ ̅
x1-x2 89.
2-79.
2
t= 22 22
= 2 2
=2.
77
s1) (
( s) (
1.73) (
11.28)
+ 2 +
N1 N2 10 10

Rej
ectt
heHoi
fti
ft≤-
2.101ort≥2.
101

2.
77<2.
101

Rej
ectt
heHo

Ther
eisasi
gni
fi
cantdi
ff
erencebet
weent
hei
nit
ialknowl
edgeoft
hesci
ence

cl
assandr
egul
arcl
assi
naspeci
fi
csubj
ectbasi
ngont
hei
rcl
asspar
ti
cipat
iongr
ade.
 Chapt
erV

SUMMARY,
CONCLUSI
ONANDRECOMMENDATI
ON

Summar
y

I
nor
dert
opr
oducegr
aduat
eswi
thaexcel
l
encei
nSci
enceandMat
hemat
ics,
the

gov
ernmenti
mpl
ement
edaspeci
ali
zedpr
ogr
am cal
l
edSTEPr
ogr
am orSpeci
alSci
ence

Cl
assPr
ogr
am whi
chshal
ll
ayt
hef
oundat
ionf
oracar
eerand/
orsuppor
ttoacar
eerf
or

l
ear
ner
swi
thi
nter
estandapt
it
udei
nSci
ence,
Technol
ogyandEngi
neer
ing.

Nowaday
s,t
he numberofschool
s of
fer
ing t
he sai
d Speci
alSci
ence Cl
ass

Pr
ogr
am ar
enowi
ncr
easi
ngi
nourcount
ry.Al
so,
thenumberofst
udent
swhoar
eunder

Speci
alSci
enceCl
assPr
ogr
am i
sal
so i
ncr
easi
ng.Ther
ear
enow manygr
ade10

compl
eter
sandHi
ghSchoolGr
aduat
eswhof
ini
shundert
heSpeci
alSci
enceCl
ass

Pr
ogr
am f
rom Cur
ri
cul
um oft
heBEC basedSci
ence,Mat
handResear
chor
ient
ed

cur
ri
cul
um.Thus,manypeopl
esayt
hatf
ini
shi
ngy
ourj
uni
orhi
ghschoolundert
hesai
d

pr
ogr
am hasi
tsadv
ant
agesduet
otheadv
ancel
ear
ningst
hatt
heygai
nint
hepr
ogr
am.

Wi
tht
hisi
n mi
nd,t
he r
esear
cherpr
opose a st
udyt
hatwant
stoi
nvest
igat
ethe

enhancementofast
udent
sundert
heSSCPr
ogr
am bycompar
ingt
heSSCst
udent
s

cl
ass per
for
mance wi
tht
he st
udent
s who under
wentr
egul
arcl
ass.By t
his,t
he

r
esear
cher
s was abl
eto det
ermi
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