Performance Analysis of Grade 8 Students in English: Basis for Enhancement Material Development

The study aimed to analyze the performance of Grade 8 students in English which had been the basis of the developed enhancement material. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the developed enhancement material was also measured in this study, by identifying the level of competencies of the students after the exposure of the experimental group to the enhanced materials. This study utilized the descriptive method of research with survey questionnaire as instrument in determining the level of acceptability of the developed enhancement material in terms of objectives, content, usefulness, organization and presentation and language and style. The developed enhancement material was validated by teachers of English who are considered experts. This study also utilized the experimental method of research. The respondents were identified as Group A (Experimental) and Group B (Control) and they were chosen from fifteen heterogeneous sections through the simple random sampling technique. The self- made test in English consisted of 50 items each for pretest and posttest consisted of different learning skills in grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension which was based on the least mastered skills obtained in the School Achievement Test (SAT) in the school-year 2016-2017. The experimental group was exposed to the developed enhancement material while the control group used the existing material provided by the English modules The bases of the prepared enhancement materials are the competencies prescribed for the enhancement skills for Grade 8 English curriculum which are grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Posttest was given to both groups to determine the level of their learning competencies. Findings revealed that the developed enhancement material in English was effective and the students performed better after their exposure to the developed material. It was also discovered that the developed enhancement material was very much acceptable based on the teachers’ assessment. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the output of this research is the enhancement materials in English which are of great help especially to English teachers in the improvement of their teaching approaches and methods inside the classroom to make learning more effective and responsive to the students’ need.