Science Performance in the Context of Peer Collaboration as Percieved by the Grade Six Pupils of Cabadbaran South Central Elementary School

This study was undertaken to determine the Science Performance in the Context of Peer Collaboration as Perceived by the Grade Six Pupils of Cabadbaran South Central Elementary School. It included one hundred fifty one pupils of the said school. The data were gathered through a validated questionnaire. Statistical tools used were the weighted mean, arithmetic mean, and, regression analysis. The findings of the study revealed that there was a high level of manifestation of peer collaboration in terms of Peer Support. The pupils cooperated actively in the learning task; they took the responsibilities for the group and showed unity in fulfilling the task. In terms of their performance in Science, it was observed that the greater number of the pupils obtained grades in the ranges below average level. This indicates that the greater number of the pupils did not perform well in Science. The result of the regression analysis on the influence of the Science performance of the respondents yielded beta coefficients that have significant values beyond the 0.05 level. This means that there is no significant influence of the manifestations of peer collaboration on the Science performance of the respondents. The study thus concludes that while peer collaboration was evident in the classroom, this did not help the pupils to perform very well in Science. This leads an opening for further research since factors other than those investigated in the study could have significant bearing on the pupil’s performance in Science.

Keywords - Science, peer collaboration, peer support, science performance, descriptive design, Philippines.