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The Learning Style and Problem

Encountered of Grade 11 GAS online of
DIST AY 2022-2023

A Research Study Presented

To the Faculty of
Dominic Institute of Science and Technologies
A Research Paper Submitted on Partial Fulfillment of Requirements
For the Secondary Education

Researchers:
1.Lenard L. Zamora- Grade 11 HUMMS (Leader)
Statement of the Problem Researchers: Significance of the Study Researchers
2.Rada Oajadna Rhizal- Grade 11 GAS 7.Danica Ygusguiza- Grade 11 GAS
3.Francis Ian Barbarona- Grade 11 GAS 8.Pabia Dejerie- Grade 11 GAS
4.Cherylen Gutierrez- Grade 11 GAS 9.Judy Peñalosa Rosarry- Grade 11 GAS
5.Joan Nofies Catague- Grade 11 GAS 10.Mhelpol Mandantes- Grade 11 GAS
6.Vince Manalansan IV- Grade 11 GAS

Submitted to:

Ms. Rosemarie Jean E. Smith

APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled Learning Styles and Problems Encountered by GAS Students of DIST in

their Online Classes: A Basis of Intervention has been prepared and submitted by the Grade 11
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students The Zamora’s Group consisting Rada Oajadna Rhizal-GAS,Danica Ygusguiza-GAS,

Francis Ian Barbarona-GAS,Pabia Dejerie-GAS,Cherylen Gutierrez,GAS,Judy Peñalosa Rosarry-

GAS,Joan Nofies Catague,GAS Mhelpol Mandantes-GAS,Vince Manalansan IV-GAS.

ROSEMARIE JEAN E. SMITH

Research Adviser

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for secondary education.

Mr.Dominic A.Orjalo

School Director

Ms.Jessa Amistoso

Adviser

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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First of all, I would like to thank and express our gratitude to our Practical Research teacher, Ms.

Rosemarie Jean Smith for putting with us and having an extreme patience in waiting for us to

finish our research, also how she guided us to learn in our mistakes and teaches us how to improve

our Research and ourselves.

I would also like to thank our school administrator Prof. Dominic A. Orjalo, who encourages us to

learn and taking care of us students (modular/online) and assisting us in our research.

I thank my group members for supporting me and making the research an enjoyable experience

for me. Even if we are busy with our modules, classes, exam, and daily lives, we still completed

the research even if it’s late. Our maximum effort is what brought us here and even though we are

already fatigued and helpless, we still did our best for the sake of the future that we are committed

to achieve in the near future. And we also want to express our gratitude to the students in Dominic

Institute of Science and Technology who contributed in our survey. Of course we won’t forget to

thank the Almighty God above for supporting us and being in our heart the whole time. And to

our families who motivated us to do our best for the sake of their happiness and that they will be

proud on us.

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ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results and reflections from a study conducted on students' learning style

and problems that the students of Dominic Institute of Science and Technology encounters on

their online class learning. This study was conducted using the convenient sampling under the

non-probability sampling where students are the subject because they are "convenient" sources of

data for the study. Active, visual, and global learning methods were the most prevalent. In terms

of learning style, attitudes towards the internet problems, which they might face during their

online classes as well as schemes and summary preparation, findings were discovered. Although

these are the prevalent patterns, the survey revealed that each student learns in their own unique

way, with the internet influencing their learning style and techniques. This allows educational

institutions to recognize and make available current resources such as the internet, as well as the

tactics needed to improve and build DISTs that are more forceful and better suited to students'

needs and interests. The study has respondents from Dominic Institute of Science and Technology

Inc. such as Grade 11 with the total of 23 respondents.

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DEDICATION

This study is wholeheartedly dedicated to our families who supported us to conduct this research

study, for the teachers who help and guide us to make a final output and for the future researchers

who can use this study as their guide or reference.

And lastly, to Almighty God who serves as guidance and the source of strength, knowledge,

protection, skills and for giving us a healthy life for without his guidance everything is futile. All

of these, we offer to you.

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

In the Philippines, as the country continues to confront the issues brought about by the

pandemic the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic

education through Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) for this upcoming school year of 2020-

2021. Through the collaborative effort of stakeholders, the crafted LCP includes key

features on K-12 curriculum adjustments: alignment of learning materials; various

modalities of delivery; and corresponding teacher and parent/guardian training for

homeschooling. These modifications on certain policies and practices were necessary steps

of the education department in adapting to the “new normal” while remaining true to the

framework of “Sulong Edukalidad'' campaign for a national effort for quality basic

education. Review and updating of the K-12 curriculum as one of the core components of

“Sulong Edukalidad '' that promises to deliver a learner-centered curriculum program and

develops the learning styles of every Filipino student to help achieve their full potential

(DepEd website, 2020).

Based on the present curriculum which is the K to 1 curriculum, pupils must be exposed to a

learner-centered approach. Learner-centered learning is an effective method to improve the

academic competency and identify their learning styles in order to enhance the skills of

every pupil in different learning areas.

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Several studies have been conducted in order to measure the effectiveness of the learning

style approach as an effective instruction for the students. Palacpac (nd) concluded in this

study on integrating multiple intelligence in teaching Mathematics that MI approach

increases the awareness of the students of Lodlod National High School in Lipa, Batangas

regarding their preferred styles in learning. Aside from that, this approach also enhances the

participation of the students in the discussion. It is visible in the result that integrating MI in

teaching mathematics raises the performance of the students. Moreover, the study was able

to identify that the MI approach does not only improve the students’ performance but also

help the teachers to be aware of the techniques and methods to be used in order to see the

potential of the learners.

Meanwhile, Faustino (2013) made a research on how Multiple Intelligence is applied on the

gifted children in Grade 1 Science using the differentiated curriculum. The experiment was

conducted at one of the biggest public schools in the district of Malolos, Bulacan,

Philippines with special science classes for children with advanced abilities or those who are

gifted according to the Special Science Elementary School (SESS) Project Manual. The

result proved that in the use of multiple intelligences on the curriculum of the students, they

learned better than the usual curriculum that they used. Each student has their own

intelligence just like on the result of the said research. One student learns better on pictures

and as a result the strength of this student is in spatial and interpersonal areas. This student

has also contained a weakness in logical and interpersonal areas. Seeing this student who

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learned better from the differentiated curriculum using the multiple intelligences of Howard

Gardner, it marks that a

students can learn in their own way. Every respondent learns from their own learning and it

is because they can choose between the seven intelligences that are fitted to them.

Before we become a full fledge adult and find the job we dreamed of achieving, we need to

step up first and work hard towards our goal, and one of the first step is finishing our

Education and gaining some experiences from it. Dominic Institute of Science and

Technologies or mostly known as DIST offers brilliant teaching to their students and treat

them like families, they also offer courses that you like before you become a successful

person and graduates. One of those courses are GAS or General Academic Strand. GAS is a

Senior High School strand that takes on a generalist approach in preparing students for

college. It covers various disciplines like Humanities, Social Sciences, Organization, and

Management.

Since GAS does not specialize in any strand, you are free to choose any college degree

program under the three other strands based on the elective you will choose. Moreover, a

possible course to pursue from this strand is Education. What you will gain from the GAS

Strand: Hone your creative writing skills, learn about Organization Management, learn

about Empowerment Technologies, gain knowledge of Disaster Readiness, Risk Reduction,

and developing your communication skills. But we were just talking about the good things

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you could achieve when choosing GAS, but how about their Learning styles and problems

encountering this school year 2022-2023?

According to researches 77.3% GAS students of DIST are still not adapting towards the new

normal and new rules of education in this day of quarantine. Some of the students are

actually complaining on how cruel this pandemic is and stress and depression keeps piling

up upon many students even on Dominic Institute Science and Technologies.

This research was aimed to evaluate the learning styles of education faculty students and to

determine the effect of their success and relationship between their learning styles and

academic success. A learning style is defined as the characteristics, strengths and

preferences in the way how people receive and process information (Felder & Silverman,

1988; Allinson & Hayes, 1996; Felder & Brent, 2005; Hsieh et al., 2011). It refers to the fact

that every person has his or her own method or set of strategies when learning (Schemeck

1988; ChanLin, 2009; Ford & Chen, 2000; Weinstein, 1996). Learning styles are not di-

chotomous (black or white, present or absent). Learning styles generally operate on a

continuum or on multiple, intersecting continua (Ehrman, 1996; Dunn, 1983; Reid, 1995;

McDermott & Beitman, 1984).

Understanding every learner is the reason for the teaching profession. Several studies

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presented above conclude that identifying learning styles of Filipino learners helps the

educator to find or create other methods of instruction aside from the traditional in order to

improve the performance of students and to find out his/her potential and talent. Multiple

Intelligence/Learning styles inventory of every Filipino student before the beginning of

every school year is important in the basic education curriculum being able to create

instructional material that is learner-centered and designed in the current situation. Also, it is

merely an important one in order to achieve the goals of the Department of Education in its

commitment to enhance the full potential of Filipino students while facing these trying times

without compromising the education of the young generation.

This study is significant to the Department of Education because the result of this research

will lead them to establish policies for the “new normal” learning environment of the

students. It will also be beneficial for the school administrators and teachers so that they will

have a guide for designing instructional materials based on the learning styles of the

students. The students will also benefit from this research because it will be easy for them to

accommodate learning most especially in the “new normal” set-up if the teacher will

consider their learning styles in drafting their instructional materials for class. This study

will also be beneficial for the guidance counselors to have more understanding with the

students’ learning behavior.

The Internet is very beneficial for students in all aspects. It serves as a teacher to students

from where you can ask everything and it will answer you. The Internet can be used for very

fast purposes to get information and knowledge that you want to get to every subject you

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have. Having a compatible internet connection is very helpful especially nowadays, the

education is through online. It becomes stress-free for students because they can study

without interruption, for example they can recite because their signal is good or they can

fully understand what the teacher discussed. By the use of the compatible internet

connection, it’s had a positive impact on their academic performance, as providing a better

learning experience.

The topic we discussed is for us to be able to know how having a poor and good internet

connection affects the academic performances of the selective students of Dominic Institute

of Science and Technology.

We choose this topic because many students can relate to this topic especially grade 11

students. It might be that we have the same perspective of the impact of compatible internet

connection.

This topic is for the teachers, school administrators, future researchers and our co-students

to know that some of the students can’t recite or can’t understand the topic because they

didn’t pay attention or simply they don’t want it, it might be because of their internet

connection.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is to determine the learning styles and problems encountered by the learning

styles and problems facing by Senior high school students in their online class. The findings

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which this study will reveal, may benefit certain groups and the benefits they may be able to

gain are as follow:

Students. The Internet is very beneficial for students in all aspects. It is used for very fast

purposes to get information and knowledge. The Internet allows students to be in constant

contact with their classmates and teachers most especially in this type of situation where we

have a pandemic, that we can even communicate to our teachers in terms of studies.

Teachers. The Internet is very beneficial for teachers to access more information. One of

the biggest advantages is that it gives teachers the ability to access all different types of

information. It can be seen as a repository of free materials that can be beneficial for

teachers.

Future Researchers/ The Researchers Themselves. The Internet can help the future

researchers which serves as a good source for research work and learning, it can generate

current information and fact-findings.

Faculty Administrators. The Internet helps school administrators to reduce the cost and

improve the quality of school. The Internet also enables teachers to give more attention to

individual students' needs to support shared learning.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

According to Connectivism theory by George Siemens and Stephen Downes, “A key feature

of Connectivism is that much learning can happen across peer networks that take place

online. In Connectivism learning, a teacher will guide students to information and answer

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key questions as needed, in order to support student learning and sharing on their own.

Students can also be encouraged to seek out information on their own online and express

what they find. A connected community around this shared information often results”. In

this theory, they emphasize how internet technologies such as web browsers, search engines,

wikis, online discussion forums, and social networks contributed to new avenues of

learning. In our own understanding, this theory tells how important internet connection is. In

this generation, if you have an internet connection it can make your life easier.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Profile of Respondents in terms of:

Age
Gender
Recent Average Grade
Grade and Strand
Dependent Variable
Dominant Learning Styles of
DIST students.
Visual Learners LEARNING STYLES

Auditory Learners AND PROBLEMS

Reading/Writing Learners
ENCOUNTERED BY
Kinesthetic Learners
GAS STUDENTS OF

Problems encountered by GAS DIST IN THEIR ONLINE

students in their online classes. CLASSES: A BASIS FOR

INTERVENTION

Intervention plan can be made that will

fit to address the learning styles of the 8

respondents for the “new normal”.

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study aims to determine the learning styles and problems encountered the learning styles and

problems facing by Senior high school students in their online class.

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents?

1.1 Gender

1.2 Age

1.3 Recent Average Grade

1.4 Grade and Strand

2. What are the Dominant Learning Styles of DIST students?

2.1 Visual Learners

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2.2 Auditory Learners

2.3 Kinesthetic Learners

2.4 Reading and Writing Learners

.3. What are the problems encountered by students in their online classes?

4. What intervention plan can be made that will fit to address the learning style of the respondents

for the “new normal”?

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study is limited only to the students that attending 11th and 12th year of education, academic

year 2021-2022 who have experienced the Learning styles and Problems encountered by GAS

students of DIST in their Online Classes to a basis for intervention plan

The researcher aims to discussed the different challenges and effects to the academic performance

of the students if they have the basis for intervention plan

and the advantages. This study will be conducted at the Dominic Institute of Science and

Technology.

Out of Many GAS students of Dominic Institute of Science and Technology, 23 students were

used as a sample in conducting the survey.

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This study limits its coverage on the GAS students only. It’s main purpose is to identify the

common problems that they encountered about compatible internet connections and to propose

possible solutions regarding the problems.

This study considers every aspect of students’ personal information that has a learning style on

their academic performances such as their age, their gender identity, and their strands. Each of the

respondents are given the same questionnaires to answer. And this study focuses on the current

grade 11 and grade 12 students of the present school year 2022-2023.

HYPOTHESIS

The learning style has a significant effect on problems encountered by Grade 11 and

Grade 12 students in Dominic Institute of Science and Technology for the year 2022-2023.

DEFINITION AND TERMS

This stage include the definition of the unfollowing terms stated within the study.

Time management. A variety of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when

accomplishing specific tasks, projects, and goals by a due date can help with time management

Visual learner. When visual students can see something, they understand it better. They

prefer visual aids, such as an illustration, a colour scheme list, or a symbol.

Auditory learners. Take in the most info when they hear it. Individuals that succeed in

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this field audiobooks and seminars, and they often prefer to read aloud.

Demographic. a particular sector of a population.

Forums. a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be

exchanged.

Interruption. an act, utterance or period that interrupts someone or something.

Kinesthetic Learning. is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying

out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations.

Frustration. the state of being unable to fulfill a goal or propensity. Clearly, frustration is

the result of an obstacle to an individual's aim or ambition.

Perspective. the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right

impression of their height, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a

particular point.

Procrastination. the primary effect of disorganization at home, work, or school. I'll do

the introduction later. I'll finish it tomorrow. I'll begin on Monday. Oh, I'll take care of that next

week. If you have stated any of these things, you most likely have a procrastination issue.

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