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Experiential Learning Paper
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to
The Faculty of the Senior High School
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In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Subject
Practical Research 1
Academic Track – STEM Strand
by
JOSHUA B. SAGUN
ALLAN RENZ D. GARCES
RACHELLE MONINO
JADE RUSSEL CRUZ
RAINALYN CLEMENTE
Introduction
the need for innovative pedagogical approaches to the educational process. Traditional
takes center stage in all aspects of teaching and learning. The history of learning via
experience is intertwined with the history of epistemology—the search for the foundation
of genuine knowledge. The phrases experience and experiment have the same etymology
pattern of involvement in a variety of activities in and out the classroom. Barkley &
Major (2020) said that the students involve in educationally purposeful activities, they are
Havik and Westergård (2018) stated that the students who have high-quality
classroom interactions were more involved in school, and emotional support from
increasing the value of education, which focuses on building abilities and experiences
engaged, and physically engaged in order to understand new material and exhibit mastery
of the new information. More experiential learning activities have been provided to
There are some studies that provide the experience of students when it comes to
experiential learning in science but there is a huge research gap that needed to be
addressed such as the implication of this study among junior high school teachers that
This research is urgently needed to be conducted due to the fact that we are back to
face to face classes, and we require to explore the experiences of students about the
The goal of this study is to provide understanding about the experience of the
School among Junior High School Teachers this school year 2022 to 2023. The scope of
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Literature Review
This includes the literature and studies that are relevant in the researcher’s chosen
Experiential Learning
Heinrich & Green (2020) Stated that the scholars have just recently begun to
investigate the improved learning that frequently results from educational experiences
that are created with the entire breadth of experiential learning theory in mind—designing
takes center stage in all aspects of teaching and learning. The history of learning via
experience is intertwined with the history of epistemology—the search for the foundation
of genuine knowledge. The phrases experience and experiment have the same etymology.
theoretical topics and leads to improved performance. (Rodríguez & Morant, 2017)
Students’ Engagement
purposeful activities, they are enjoying, at the same time they learning easier than usual.
The term engagement represents the effectiveness of educational practices and a pattern
The students who have high-quality classroom interactions were more involved in
school, and emotional support from teachers had the highest relationship with
increasing the value of education, which focuses on developing abilities and experiences.
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increasing educational needs gear towards new pedagogical approaches to the educational
learning experience
Geyser, et al. (2020) stated the experiential learning provided a bridge to the
Students who are not motivated to take charge of their own learning, who lack
persistence, who avoid deeper processing of information, who do not actively participate
in the classroom and are not immersed and do not show affective interest in the learning
process, tend to have low self-esteem, a negative attitude at work, and most often end up
as underachievers in their fields and future careers as stated by Hamidani, et al. (2022)
instruction, experiential learning provides the context of experiences and theories in the
educational system to suit the needs of students, as stated by Monterey, et al. (2020)
class, outside of class, affectively engaged, and physically engaged in order to understand
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Conceptual Framework
a Dependent Variable.
interactive, and applied. (Gentry, James W. 1990). In this figure, it also shows what are
Reform (2022) Student Engagement pertains to the degree of attention, interest, curiosity,
optimism, and passion that students express throughout the time they are learning or
being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in
their education. The graph also depicts the effects on student learning and its
implications.
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Physically Engaged
It Cognitive Engagement
Self Learning
Mechanism in and outside of class
Emotionally Engaged
Implication:
Developing Abilities
Improving Self-esteem
Enhancing Student
Involvement
Improving Social
Skills
Research Problem
the following:
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engagement
3.3 Reflections
activities and how it affects the student’s engagement in science learning. It also aims to
improve the teaching pedagogy of science teachers. Only 13 junior high school teachers
from science department of Zaragoza National High School were chosen to participate in
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the student’s engagement in science learning will help in giving information needed by
the pedagogue to improve the teaching pedagogy of science teachers. The findings of this
study can help the educators to improve their teaching strategy. As science teacher
engagement in learning science subject, enabling them to modify their teaching strategies
and develop effective experiential activities for the better enlightenment of the student
which will both benefit the school and students. Lastly, this study will be important for
the future researchers because the information in this study can be used as a reference for
success.
Implication. It is the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not
explicitly stated.
theoretical concept.
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made by another.
This chapter discusses the methodology of the study. The research design, locale
of the study, respondents, research instrument, data gathering procedures and protocols,
data gathering analysis technique, method of validation, role of precautions and ethical
Research Design
appropriate for this study as they were seeking to gain a rich description of educators’
learning. A descriptive case study aims to summarize and explore the experience of the
The researchers will conduct this study entitled, “Experiential Learning Activities in
School: Science Department of Zaragoza National High School located at San Rafael,
Respondents
The researchers gathered thirteen (13) junior high school teachers under the
Science Department of Zaragoza National High School. The researchers used a purposive
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sampling, as stated by Alkassim, Etikan, and Musa (2016) also known as judgment
sampling, is the purposeful selection of a participant based on the traits the subject
predetermined number of participants. Simply said, the researcher determines what needs
to be learned and then seeks out persons who can and are willing to supply the
Research Instruments
The researchers used the semi-structured interview guide. Whereas, the semi-
structured interview is a data collection method that involves asking participants a set of
open-ended questions and following them up with probe question questions to explore
further their response and the topic of interest according to Dejonckheere (2019).
The researcher used the individual interview as a tool for the data gathering
situation.
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qualitative data, such as written replies. The experiences and viewpoints of the students
The researcher used a narrative analysis as data analyzing tool. Lumsden, (2021)
stated that narrative analysis is a method used to interpret research participants’ stories or
perception.
Overall, the type of data analysis technique, and the research strategy will all
influence the data analysis tool selection. To accurately assess the efficacy of experiential
crucial to select a strategy that is appropriate for the data and the research topic.
Ethical concern
In compliance with the ethical practices, the researchers will conduct strict
measures to preserve research ethics, as well as to uphold the rights of all participants in
the study. The researchers will keep all information provided by the respondents, such as
name, age, address, and other information, highly confidential and will be used for the
sole purpose of data gathering, analysis, and assessment for the research study. Any
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