TEACHING BEYOND BORDERS: EFFECTIVENESS OF HEURISTIC APPROACH IN TEACHING SCIENCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AREA IV, DIVISION OF BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES

Dave Arthur R. Robledo; Aimee F. Motin; Eliseo C. Catapang; Erma D. Maalihan

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/37KWH

Authors

Dave Arthur R. Robledo De La Salle University-Manila
Aimee F. Motin 51 Talk International
Eliseo C. Catapang Aninias C. Hernandez Memorial National High School
Erma D. Maalihan Batangas State University- Main Campus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/37KWH

Keywords:

heuristic approach, science teaching, supplementary materials

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of the Heuristic approach in the teaching and learning process among Grade 8 public secondary schools, Area IV, Division of Batangas with the end in view of preparing supplementary materials for maximum utilization of the Heuristic approach. The descriptive type of research was used in this study with the use of questionnaires as an instrument to gather data from 30 science teachers and 356 Grade 8 students from public high schools in Area IV, Division of Batangas. Statistical tools used were independent t-test, ranking, and weighted mean. The findings revealed that the Heuristic approach was found to be useful in teaching science. There are real-life heuristics that people use to solve a problem or to learn something. These are consistency Heuristic, educated guess, absurdity Heuristic, common sense, contagion Heuristic, availability heuristic, working backward, familiarity Heuristic, scarcity Heuristic, rule of thumb, affect heuristic, and authority heuristic. The supplementary material was designed to enhance the performance of Grade 8 students in science classes. There is no significant difference between the assessment of teachers and students in the usefulness of the Heuristic approach in the teaching and learning process. It was defined in areas of concern that Heuristic approach should establish a lively classroom in teaching learning process.

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