12Nov 2018

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP ON THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS.

  • Laguna State Polytechnic University.
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It is significant to assess the learning environment of students either social or physical. The result of assessment isimportant in providing quality education to students learning institution as well. The primary objective of the study is to assess the learning environment of the student-respondents and its relationship to the teaching-learning process they experienced in school. Descriptive research method is used in the study with the aid of the questionnaire-checklist. The statistical methods used were some Descriptive Statistics and Kruskal-Wallis test. The study revealed that teaching processestablished a sound relationship among the students and teachers applied various teachingmethodologies whichenhanced development. The results revealed as well that knowledge was meaningfully gained and values were strengthened because of the interactive and experiential activities which the respondents oftentimes experienced in school. On the assessment of student-respondents? on their learning environment in terms of the five components namely:1.) Infrastructure 2.) Technology 3.)Benefits 4.)Research Experience 5.) External Exposure, infrastructure and technology were seldom observed or insufficiently provided by the school involved in the study while benefits, research experience and external exposure were oftentimes experienced by the respondents. The study showed that there was a significant difference between the learning and the teaching process in the aspects of psycho-social climate and teaching methodologies as perceived by the respondents. This implied that the various teaching methodologies and the sound relationship expressed by the teacher to their students contribute to a successful learning process. Highly significant relationship existed between the respondents? learning environmentand the teaching-learning process that they experienced.


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[Amelia S. Bobadilla. (2018); ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP ON THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Nov). 567-579] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Amelia S. Bobadilla, Ph.D.
College of Teacher Education, Laguna State Polytechnic University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8032      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8032