READING COMPREHENSION OF BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS OF

NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Researchers:

ASPERO, JAY AR B.DENIEGA, CHERYL E.DUENAS, LAARNI H.

ROSATASE, JESSICA M.VILLALOBOS, CRISTINE MAE C.

AUGUST 2013

Rationale of the StudyIn this study, the researchers aim to find out as to:

1. how the third year BSEd students of Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology comprehend on the text they have read

2. identify the level of their reading comprehension and

Statement of the Problem Statistical tool Items in the Test

1. What is the profile of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in terms of their:

1.1 sex 1.2 age 1.3 type of secondary school graduate 1.4 parents educational attainment 1.5 parents occupation

Frequency and

Percentage

I. Respondent's Profile Name (optional):___________ Sex:____ Age: 17-18 years old 19-20 years old 21 and above years old Type of Secondary School Graduated: Public Private Parents Educational Attainment: No Attainment Elementary High school College Post Graduate Parents Occupation Carpenter Driver Farmer Laborer Teacher Others please specify:___________

Statement of the Problem Statistical tool Items in the Test

2. What is the level of reading comprehension of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY when grouped according to their profile?

Mean

The 40 items test

Rating ScaleDescriptive Rating Mean Scores

Very High 4.20 - 5.00

High 3.40 - 4.19

Average 2.60 - 3.39

Fair 1.80 - 2.59

Low 1.00 - 1.79

Statement of the Problem Statistical tool

3. Is there any significant difference between on the level of reading comprehension when grouped according to their profile?

sex - Unpaired T-Test

age - ANOVA

type of secondary school graduated - Unpaired T-Test

parents' educational attainment - ANOVA

parents' occupation - ANOVA

Research DesignThe descriptive method of research is utilized in

this study. This method is the most appropriate because the study involves description of the level of reading comprehension of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

Respondents of the StudyThe respondents of the study are the 33 Bachelor

of Secondary Education third year students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in which 9 are males and 24 are females. The researchers consider total enumeration of the students since their population is manageable. The distribution of the respondents of the study according to their sex is presented in table one.

Research Instrument　 　 　 　 The research instrument is consisted of three Parts. Part I of

the research instrument consists of the items which gathers respondents' profile such as their name, sex, age, type of secondary school graduated, parents educational attainment, and parents occupation. Part II of the research instrument consists of the answer sheet that have numbers 1-40 with its corresponding boxes where the letter of the correct answer will be inserted. Part III of the research instrument is the reading passages. It is a series of texts to be read. There are three reading passages to be read and there are sets of questions in every reading passage. The total number of questions is 40 items. The test will require 1 hour of answering.

　 　 　 　 The researchers adopt a standardized test in reading from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Practice Test - plus 1 by Vanessa Jakeman and Clare McDowel, so the instrument can be considered valid and reliable. IELTS assesses the reading comprehension of students in college. The instrument consists of reading passages with a total of 2,000 - 2,750 words and questions which will determine their reading comprehension.

Data Gathering ProcedureIn the conduct of the study, the researchers

solicited the support of third year BSEd teacher, allowing her students to read and answer the needed data. The researchers will ask the permission of the third year BSEd teacher in her subject (Literature of the world) to allow the researchers use her 1 hour class session to let the students read and answer the test. The result of the test will be recorded by the teacher so as to have valid and reliable information. The data will be tallied, analyzed and interpreted according to the specific problems set forth.

Data Analysis Procedure　 　 　 　 For Problem 1 which determines the

profile of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in terms of their sex, age, type of secondary school graduated, parents’ educational attainment and parents’ occupation, the frequency and percentage is used.

　 　 　 　 For Problem 2 which determines the level of reading comprehension of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY when grouped according to selected variables, the mean is used.

　 　 　 　 　

　 　 　 　 To describe the level of reading comprehension of the Bachelor of Secondary Education students in NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, the scale beside is used.

Descriptive Rating

Mean Scores

Very High 4.20 - 5.00

High 3.40 - 4.19

Average 2.60 - 3.39

Fair 1.80 - 2.59

Low 1.00 - 1.79

　 　 　 　 For Problem 3 which determines if there is significant difference between on the level of reading comprehension when grouped according to their sex, age, type of secondary school graduated, parents educational attainment and parents occupation. For the variables sex and type of secondary school graduated, the unpaired T-Test is used. For the variables age, parents’ educational attainment and parents’ occupation, the ANOVA is used.

Criteria for Reading Comprehension TestLevel of Reading Comprehension

Percentage No. of Correct Answer

VERY HIGH 0% - 20% 0 - 8

HIGH 21% - 40% 9 - 16

AVERAGE 41% - 60% 17 - 24

FAIR 61% - 80% 25 - 32

LOW 81% - 100% 33 - 40