SCIENTIFIC LITERACY OF GRADE 7 STE, SPA, AND REGULAR CLASSES

Abstract

The study determined the level of scientific literacy of Grade 7 STE, SPA, and Regular classes along five domains namely; informed decision-making, stewardship of nature, effective communication, innovative/inventive thinking, and creative/critical problem-solving. The descriptive-comparative method was used specifically for the pre-test and post-test design, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative techniques in collecting and analyzing the data. Study revealed that the level of scientific literacy among STE, SPA, and Regular classes along with informed decision-making, stewardship of nature, effective communication, innovative /inventive thinking, and creative /critical problem solving indicated as Advanced for STE class, Proficient for SPA class and Approaching Proficient for the Regular class. Furthermore, the use of the adapted Scientific Literacy lesson plan has a significant difference in scientific literacy pre-test and post-test results. Thus, further development of lessons in Biology is recommended to further observe positive effects on students’ performance and to realize the real value of the assessment tools for developing and transforming into 21st-century students.