GOOD SAMARITAN COLLEGES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Graduate Program
CABANATUAN CITY

LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES OF HIGH SCHOOL

FRESHMEN: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED ENHANCED
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty
Graduate School
Good Samaritan Colleges
Cabanatuan City

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
Major in Educational Management

By

MILAGROS HERNANDEZ-ILUSTRE
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March 2010

APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled, “LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES

OF HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED ENHANCED
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES” prepared and submitted by MILAGROS
HERNANDEZ-ILUSTRE, in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree, Master of Arts in Education
(M.A.Ed.), major in Educational Management, has been
examined and is recommended for oral examination.

CEASAR C. LOPEZ, Ph. D.

Adviser

THESIS COMMITTEE

Att. EMELITA M. PORTILLO, Ed.D.

Chair

LUISA J. PELAEZ, Ph. D. CEASAR C. LOPEZ, Ph. D.

Member Member

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the Committee on Oral examination on March

21, 2010 with a rating of 1.25.

REGINA D. CURA, Ph. D.

Chair

ATTY.EMELITA M. PORTILLO, Ed. D. LUISA J. PELAEZ, Ph. D.

Member Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the degree, Master of Arts in Education,
(M.A.Ed.), major in Educational Management.

Comprehensive Examinations Passed on February 27,

2010.
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LUISA J. PELAEZ, Ph. D.

Dean
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researcher wishes to express her heartfelt

appreciation and deepest gratitude to the following

persons who have paved the way towards the realization

of this dream, the completion of this study:

To Dr. Primitiva Hierco-Dattilo, SSP IV of Nueva

Ecija Higfh School for the accomodation she had

extended her during her transfer of workstation, which

opened her more opportunities;

To Dr. Elenita C. Sumait, former English

Department Head, Prof. Ma. Lourdes DC. Ramirez for

their encouragements which ignited that flame in her

to continue and finish her studies;

Dr. Luisa J. Pelaez, Dean Good Samaritan

Colleges, the researcher’s statistician for sharing

her knowledge in Statistics and for her enduring

assistance and worthy suggestions;

To Dr. Ceasar C. Lopez, the researcher’s adviser,

for his masterful stewardship, for providing his

skills in giving the painstaking attention to details,

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for providing the constructive guidance and genuine

support throughout the duration of this study;

To Atty. Emelita M. Portillo and Dr. Regina D.

Cura, other members of the oral examination committee,

for their full guidance and support which made her

feel that conducting this study is not that difficult;

To Ms. Anita S. Bolisay, HRMO of Dep-Ed Nueva

Ecija for her prayers and encouraging words;

To Dr. Elpidia Andres, former prinicpal of Carmen

National High School who had taught her a lot during

her teaching stint in that place;

To the respondents, high school freshmen of NEHS

Academic Year 2009-2010 for their cooperation and

patience;

To her husband, Alfredo, children Alyssa Mae,

Angeline, Angelique, and Mariah Ashley for their love

and understanding for the times when she was working

on this study, instead of attending to their needs;

To her colleagues and friends at Nueva Ecija High

School who had been another source of strength and

inspiration;
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Above all, our Loving Father who gives the source

of all the strength and will power to the researcher

to make this undertaking possible.

DEDICATION

This study

Is heartily dedicated to the

HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN

Whose young and innocent

Minds

Are entrusted into my

My care!

This is also

Dedicated

To my

“LIFELINES”

Alfredo- MY Husband

Alyssa Mae, Angeline, Angelique and Mariah Ashley

My daughters.
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MHI

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgment iii
Dedication v
Table of Contents vi
Thesis Abstract ix
Chapter Page
1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING 1
Introduction 1
Theoretical Framework 4
Statement of the Problem 8
Null Hypothesis 9
Significance of the Study 9
Scope and Delimitation 11
Definition of Terms 12
2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES 15
Foreign Literature 15
Foreign Studies 25
Local Literature and Studies 41

Relationship between the Literature and

Studies Reviewed with the Current Study 41

3 METHOD OF RESEARCH AND SOURCES OF DATA 43
Research Method 43
Research Locale 44
Sample and Sampling Procedure 46
Data Gathering Procedure 48
Administration of Questionnaires 50
Statistical Treatment 51
4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

OF DATA 52
Profile of the high School Freshmen 52
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The Strategies of learning English

Employed by High School Freshmen 59

The Preferred learning Styles of High

School Freshmen in Learning English 73

Relationship Between the Profile

Variables and the Learning Strategies

Employed by High School Freshmen 77

Classroom Activities Geared Towards the

Enhancement of Learning Strategies and

Styles 81
Proposed Remediation Activities 66
5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 93
Summary 93
Conclusion 98
Recommendations 100
REFERENCES 102
APPENDICES 108
CURRICULUM VITAE 117
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THESIS ABSTRACT

TITLE : LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES OF HIGH SCHOOL

FRESHMEN: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED ENHANCED
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

RESEARCHER : MILAGROS HERNANDEZ-ILUSTRE

ADVISER : CEASAR C.LOPEZ, Ph.D.

DEGREE : Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)

MAJOR : Educational Management

SCHOOL : Good Samaritan Colleges

Burgos Avenue, Cabanatuan City

Rationale / Background:

This study was aimed at assessing the learning

strategies and styles of high school freshmen which

was used as a basis for a proposed classroom

activities geared towards the enhancement of learning

startegies and learning styles of respondents.

In this study 303 first year students of Nueva

Ecija High School in Cabanatuan City were involved as

respondents and were chosen using the systematic

random sampling procedure. The Strategy Inventory for

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Language Learning (SILL) and the Perceptual Learning

Style Preference Questionnaire developed by Reid were

used as the main instruments. These were reinforced by

the unstructured interviews conducted by the

researcher. The study was conducted during the second

semester of Academic Year 2009-2010.

The significant findings of the study indicate

that high school freshmen “Sometimes” employ all the

learning strategies under study.

On the perceptive learning styles of the high

school freshmen, 17.49% prefer to study in group;

15.18% were visual learners; 14.52% were tactile

learners; 12.54% were individual learners; and 10.56

were auditory learners. There were also those whose

dominant learning styles are a combination of Tactile

and Individual with 2.64%; Visual and Auditory with

1.98%; Visual and Group, Auditory and Kinesthetic, and

Tactile and Group with 1.65% each, Auditory and Group

with 1.32%; Visual and Tactile, Auditory and

Individual, Auditory and Tactile with 0.99%;

Kinesthetic and Group, Kinesthetic and Individual,

Visual, Kinesthetic and Individual, Auditory,

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Kinesthetic and Group and Visual, Tactile and Group

with 0.66%. There were however eight (2.64%)

respondents who did not register any learning style

whether be singly or combination of.

Not one of the variables, namely, age, sex, high

school graduated from, average in English VI,

educational attainment of mother and father and socio

economic status is noted to be a predictor of the

learning styles of high school freshmen.