Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur

Student – Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program: An Online Peer Assisted

Learning Strategy in Improving Least Learned Competency in English among

Special Program in Journalism (SPJ) Students

An Action Research Proposal

Presented to
The School Planning and Research
Division of Surigao del Sur

Area of Focus:
Teaching and Learning

Charlie Joy G. Intano

April 2022

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
I. Context and Rationale

Tutoring is a process in which expert and trained people help and support

other people who are less skilled and have low level of knowledge (or expertise),

in an interactive, meaningful, and organized way. Usually, shy children learn

effectively through tutoring by sharing their thoughts with classmates. The history

of tutoring has undergone an evolution which can be traced back to Roman and

Greek ages. According to Mickelson (2003) as far as peer tutoring is concerned,

it is a teaching strategy where a group of students interact to help each other’s

learning by one student occupying the role of tutor and the other the role of tutee.

Usually, peer tutoring involves the linking of intelligent students with less-

intelligent ones.

As posited by researchers such as Austin (2008) as cited by Eisenkopf

(2010), peer tutoring has positive impacts on student learning, motivation, and

socialization. Peer tutoring was found effective in the development of creativity

and problem-solving skills of both tutors and tutees. In similar perspective from

Gordon (2009) added that due to its interactive nature, peer tutoring helps the

tutor in understanding the mental level of the tutees and concept about the topic.

Results are very successful if the tutor and tutees are engaged in collaborative

work and meaningful activities under planned and structured program.

However, peer tutoring programs are not free from hitches due to individual

differences of students. There are some limitations, which are mostly related to

the behavior of the students during classroom activities or management of

academic activities during peer tutoring programs. Therefore, it is necessary that

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
peer tutoring programs should be highly structured and planned and should be

conducted under strict supervision and in a controlled environment.

In addition, Jo and Almarzouqi (2006) stated that a peer in the form of

tutor may not always ensure good scaffolding and the reasons for this are the

lack of skills and experience of tutors, usually in a situation when the tutors are

young. Therefore, Lee et al., (2003) admit that students as tutors should be given

proper orientation about the tutoring activity.

The researchers in the field of education were trying to enhance the

learning outcomes of the students by introducing innovative approaches. In

Carrascal National High School particularly learners in Science, Technology and

Engineering (STE) Program in their English 7 subject, sixteen (16) out of thirty-six

(36) learners have difficulty in mastering a specific competency based on the

results of the Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) Week 4. The study was conducted

to improve the least learned competency in English 7 using Student Teams

Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program an online peer assisted learning

strategy. The researchers sought ways to provide needed intervention to aid the

learning difficulty of the learners identified as struggling in that specific learning

competency.

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Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
II. Action Research Questions

The purpose of this study is to improve the least learned competency in

English 7 using Student-Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program.

Specifically, the study aims to answer the following questions:

1.What is the mean score of the learners before the implementation of Student

Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program?

2.What is the mean score of the learners after the implementation of Student

Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program?

3.Is there an increase in the mean scores of the learners before and after the

implementation of Student Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program?

III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention, and Strategy

The identified learners were assessed by the teacher utilizing the existing

Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) Week 4 in English 7 Pre – test was then

administered which allowed the teacher to identify learners with low scores in that

specific learning competency. Intervention was then implemented to address the

learning difficulty.

Student Teams Educational Mentoring (STEM) Program was designed to

serve as learning intervention, it is a peer assisted learning strategy that will aid

learners needs and difficulty. The common peer tutoring models used in K – 12

were of different types, the researchers applied the Cross-Age Peer Tutoring

intervention that works by pairing students from different grades and ability levels

to work on an academic skill together. The older/higher ability student will be the

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CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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tutor; and the younger/lower ability student will be the tutee. The students work

together to practice a skill.

In identifying learners that will serve a peer tutor, learners from

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 12 was selected as

tutors, to make sure that these learners were capable of teaching and assisting

their tutees they underwent screening and evaluation through their grades from

grade 11 to present. STEM 12 learners who obtained excellent grades

specifically in English subject were then considered part of the prospective tutors,

after that, character and behavioral evaluation was conducted through an

interview this is to make sure that the chosen peer tutors foster the following

characteristics: greater psychological well-being, social – emotional competence,

higher achievement, and greater productivity in terms of learning outcomes.

When the team of tutors were finalized and tutees were assigned, the

peer tutoring started using different online platforms by both tutor and tutee since

tutees were grade 7 learners of Science, Technology and Engineering (STE)

Program and under 18 years old, they were restricted to go outside to meet

physically by their tutor, the teaching and assisting was done remotely for the

duration of two (2) weeks the tutorial session was closely monitored to assess the

teams’ progress regularly and after the peer tutoring the post – test was then

administered to evaluate if there was an improvement in the learners’

assessment scores.

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Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
IV. Action Research Methods
a. Participants and/or other Sources of Data Information

The researcher used a purposive sampling technique. The

respondents identified were the sixteen (16) Grade 7 of Science, Technology

and Engineering students with low assessment results based on the learning

activity sheets (LAS) of Carrascal National High School, school year 2020-

2021.

b. Data Gathering Methods

Before officially gathering data for the study, the researcher will ask

permission from the office of the School Principal to conduct the study. After

obtaining the approval of the principal, the researcher will seek the consent of

the class adviser. When the permission will be granted, the researcher will get

the list of students for the school year 2021-2022 with their corresponding

profile. From this list of students, the researcher will select the possible

participants of the study based on the assessment scores obtained from the

learning activity sheets. The researcher will then inform the possible

participants about the study, with its purpose, and their role in the conduct of

the study. Informing the participants will be done through various means such

as calling or texting them with their smart phones and contacting them

through Facebook or Messenger. Once they will give their permission to

participate, the researcher will require them to sign the informed assent and

orient them of their rights as research participants. When all permissions are

secured, the researcher will conduct the study.

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Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
The main data used by the researcher were the scores of learners in

their LAS (Learner’s Activity Sheet) summative assessment and the scores

resulted after the intervention with the same activity in the LAS. During the

summative assessment monitoring, the least mastered competency was

identified. Scores in the activity were used as basis. The same activity was

administered after the intervention.

c. Data Analysis Plan

Descriptive statistics describes, summarizes, and characterizes the

characteristics of a sample being studied. The pretest–posttest design

involves obtaining a pretest measure of the outcome of interest prior to

administering some treatment, followed by a posttest on the same measure

after treatment occurs. Pretest–posttest designs are employed in both

experimental and quasi-experimental research and can be used with or

without control groups.

V. Action Research Workplan and Timelines

Persons
Activity Objectives Time Frame
Involved
To inform school
head and teachers
on the result of the
Present research
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result during the April 12, 2021
series of data Teachers
school LAC
gathering and
thorough analysis
of findings.
To inform school
Present research
heads and PSDS, School
result during the
teachers on the Heads and April 25, 2021
district research
result of the Teachers
forum
research from
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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
series of data
gathering and
thorough analysis
of findings.
To enhance the
intervention
Sustain the
design to be
implementation of Teachers April – July 2021
provided to
STEM Program
struggling
learners.
To continuously
Monitor and improve the
evaluate the strategies
Teachers April – July 2021
implementation of provided to
STEM Program struggling
learners.
Share best To provide
practices to coaching activities
teachers in to teachers in Teachers June 2021
designing learning designing
interventions interventions.

VI. Cost Estimates

a. Snacks and Meals (Conduct of training and seminar on peer tutors’

responsibilities)

Php 170 x 20 pax (Student – Tutors) = Php 3,400.00

b. School Supplies (Both tutors and tutees)

Php 160 x 5 pcs. (Bond paper) = Php 800.00

Php 130 x 3 boxes (Ballpen) = Php 390.00

Php 290 x 4 colors (Printer Ink) = Php 1,160.00

c. Load Allowance (Internet/mobile data monthly)

Php 300 x 20 pax (Student – Tutors) = Php 6, 000.00

d. Research Dissemination

Publishing and Reproduction (Research booklets, pamphlets, binding, etc.)

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Department of Education
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway, Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur

= Php 3,000.00
Grand Total = Php 14, 695.00

VII. Plans for Dissemination and Utilization

Primarily, in Carrascal National High School, the teachers within the premise of

the school will be provided with the information taken from the output of this research to

be distributed through booklet that will be discussed during the school learning action

cell (LAC) session. The budget for dissemination will be taken from the proposed budget

to be approved by the school and division office. The purpose of this is to enhance the

least learned competency of the learners and address the learning gap. The researcher

will propose a one-day training to selected peer coaches/mentors probably Grade 11

and 12 of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics students with

outstanding academic performance based on their report card.

The published output of the research will be distributed to selected schools and a

copy to the DepEd Schools Division of Surigao del Sur. The study will serve as a basis

for further study or be reference to similar research in literature.

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