IMPROVING THE READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL

OF GRADE 7 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH PROJECT

RETALE
(READING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY-
ASSISTED LEARNING ENHANCEMENT)
STRACT
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Reading comprehension is the process of creating meaning by coordinating several intricate

procedures, including word reading, work knowledge, and word fluency. The study aimed to
determine the effectiveness of Project RETALE (Reading Engagement Through Technology
Assisted Learning Enhancement) in improving the reading comprehension level of Grade 7 high
school students. This study employed a mixed method design an approached to inquiry that
combined both qualitative and quantitative methods to determine the effectiveness, of Project
RETALE through purposive sampling. Result revealed that students have improvement in reading
comprehension after the implementation of Project RETALE. However, It was revealed that from
frustration to independent the grade 7 students had a big progressed when it comes to reading
comprehension level. More so, there is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest
scores of the grade 7 students before and after the implementation. The study suggest that
future studies expand the scope of the research to other sections of a scholarly research paper
and broaden the sample of the study to include the primary pupils who are in the early stages of
developing reading comprehension.

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Improving reading comprehension becomes OF THE STUDY

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more crucial.
Comprehension activities generally center on listening to lectures from teachers, reading
texts from books, and responding to questions that were given to them by teachers.
Nonetheless, for students to succeed in general education classes, there must possess
strong reading abilities that could enable them to succeed in the complicated material
offered in books. Nonetheless, based on the result given by the Program for International
Student Assessment (PISA) indicated the Philippines ranked third as the lowest in reading
comprehension, which leads to more inadequate learning competencies of the students.
Moreover, effective intervention in improving the reading comprehension level of
students is necessary to help students deal with their reading difficulties and help them
understand the meaning of the word, sentences, and paragraphs.

RESULT
RESEARCH DESIGN
mixed method designed, an approached to inquiry that
combined both qualitative and quantitative methods
RESEARCH LOCALE
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Muertegui National High School

table 1
34.5%
RESPONDENTS & SAMPLING
Mean
3.5 PRETEST
ET

percentage 8 identified frustration grade 7 daffodil

scores 34.5% high school students enrolled in
before and
after the 7.13 Muertegui National High School.
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tab
HODOLO

intervention
65.5%
POST-TEST RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
65.5%
33.1%

PHIL-IRI pretest, mobile application

44% by TDDevelopment
FRUSTRATION
INDEPENDENT INTERVENTION AND STRATEGY
table 3
Level of reading
comprehension
after the intervention
89% GY Project RETALE, Mobile Application technology
assisted learning
66.9%

Level of Significance=0.05

DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

approval letter,phili-iri pretest and posttest then,
semi-structured interview and audio recorder
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INTERPRETATION DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
There is a Descriptive statistics such as freqeuncy and mean
significant percentage score. T-test and thematic analysis
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1. The school may use appropriate

learning materials and strategies CONCLUSION
and may provide reading activities
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2. The parents may teach their o The findings showed that students have
improvement in reading comprehension
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children to read using mobile-

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assisted learning to improve their after the implementation of Project

child’s reading abilities. RETALE. Also indicated that the use of
mobile application enhanced positive
3. The teachers may employ attitude and motivation of learners when
strategies and may utilize
appropriate reading materials using mobile apps. This implies, that Project
RETALE has a big impact on students
reading comprehension level.
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4. Use of the Project RETALE

strategy However, there are several factors that
co

affect the students’ reading comprehension

5. Future studies expand the
scope of the research and
broaden the sample of the study
Re that significantly affect their reading ability
like having a difficulty in understanding
to include the primary pupils words, sentence, and paragraphs. Thus,
project RETALE can help students to
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Submitted by:
Marian L. Fajardo, Lizza Mae A. Molejon, Honey Jade C. Dejito, Pearl Marie T. Rosas, Jojie
A.Carpiso, Herje C. Morales, Jeremiah Clyte S. Mayagma and Cedric E. Collarin