ABSTRACT
PURPOSE. The main purpose of this study is to improve the performance of the Grade 2 pupils using SMART Card which is a 2-in-1 rubric to track and assess their own progress in terms of accomplishing their authentic performance tasks in Arts.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH. Quasi- experimental method of research was employed in order to answer the questions posed in this study. Two sections from Grade 2 were selected as the experimental and control group. Each group involve 18 pupils each. Statistical treatment such as arithmetic mean and two sample t-test were employed to determine whether there is a significant difference in the final grades in Arts of the experimental and control group before and after the utilization of SMART Card.
FINDINGS. The study revealed that there is no significant difference in the final grades in Arts of the experimental and control group before the utilization of SMART Card. In contrary, the results also showed that there is a significant difference in the final grades in Arts of the two groups after the utilization of the tool. This implies that the utilization of the SMART Card is effective in enhancing the performance of the Grade 2 pupils in Arts.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS. This study was limited only to the use of SMART Card to improve the performance in Arts of the Grade 2 pupils in Bacong Ilaya Elementary School. This was conducted during the second quarter of the current school year. The data utilized in this study were the pupils’ final grades in Arts from the 1st and 2nd quarter.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE. This action research had seen the value of utilizing SMART Card that can be used both for monitoring and assessing learners’ performance tasks in order to improve the performance in Arts of the Grade 2 pupils. Hence, this research study recommends the teachers who are teaching Arts or other performance-based learning areas to utilize this tool as their strategy to improve their learners’ performance.
KEYWORDS. Performance in Arts, authentic tasks, monitoring, assessing
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