The Benefits of Taking Math and Science Enrichment to the STEM Strand in Senior High School

• Main Authors: Jarcia, Therese Claire Marie A., Untalan, Bianca Ma. Sophia R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Science; Mathematics; Curriculum; Learning; Enrichment
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_cli/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1639/viewcontent/CLI_The_Benefits_of_Taking_Math_and_Science_Enrichment_to_the_STEM.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study was about the benefits of Junior High School Math and Science (AGHAMON) Enrichment in the Senior High School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Strand. This was conducted to determine the advantages of Junior High School Enrichment Programs in relation to the student development and behavior in the STEM Strand of Senior High School. The development of students was measured by percentage on personal response to different situations encountered in Senior High School with the guidance of previous courses taken in Junior High School. This was done through the measurement of Google Forms. This study showed that the effects of Math Enrichment and AGHAMON has no significant benefits on the experience of students taking the STEM Strand in Grades 11 and 12. From the transition from Junior High School to Senior High School, the Math and Science Enrichment programs provided the students with background knowledge in preparation to the concepts discussed in Senior High School, though there was a given difference in the level of difficulty in new topics introduced in the STEM curriculum. However, the students were still able to apply and relate what they had previously learned to the intermediate subjects of the strand and obtain an open mindset to the willingness to learn and collaborate in a new working environment.