CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATTION OF DATA
This chapter presents the data gathered with their corresponding analysis and
interpretation. The data are presented in tabular form and organized in sequential manner
resembling the order of presentation of specific problems proposer at the beginning of the study.
I. Profile of the respondents
The succeeding tables present the distribution of the respondents according to the profile
variables in terms of sex, age, highest educational attainment and no. of years in teaching.
1.1 Sex
1.2 Age
1.3 Highest Educational Attainment
1.4 No. of years in Teaching
Table 1. Profile of the respondent’s in Terms of Sex
Category Frequency Percentage
Male 3 3%
Female 117 97%
Total 120 100%
As presented in table 1, in terms of sex female got the highest frequency count of 117 and
the percentage will be 97%. Meanwhile, male got the frequency count of 3 and the percentage is
3%. Therefore most of our respondents are female which got the highest count of data collected.
According to Feldman KA,1993, Out of 75, 44% (33) of the students preferred ladies as
teacher, whereas preference for male teacher was 27% (20) and 29% (22) of students were
neutral. This observed difference between preference for ladies and gents was statistically not
significant i.e. P 0.05. But still many students preferred ladies as teacher and the reasons
attributed were, their sincerity, hard work, efforts taken in preparing lectures, politeness
and high pitch audible voice quality. Literature points out that students are little biased to
female teachers, which may be related to variety of factors like empathic listening, better
understanding and view of concern shown by them.
Table 2. Profile of the respondent’s in Terms of Age
Category Frequency Percentage
20-30 years old 64 53%
31-40 55 46%
41-50 1 1%
51 years old and above 0 0%
Total
As shown in the table, most of the respondents are 20-30 years of age which obtained the
highest frequency count of 64 and a percentage of 53. However, 55 or 46% of the respondents
are 31-40 years of age. Also, there will be 1 respondents who answered at the age of 41-50 with
a percentage of 1%. It was also shown in the table that no one 51 years old and above answered.
Majority of the kindergarten teacher are 20-30 years old.
According to Bodhe et al., 2015, Influence of Gender and Age of Teachers on Teaching
Students Perspective ; newer recruits or young teachers tried to imitate senior teachers, they
had an urge for improvement. They could very well make use of audio-visual aids, mikes
and other techniques for improving their teaching capabilities. These were few positive
points in favor of younger teachers. The experience increased as the age advanced. Age is
traditionally an asset to an individual Because as the age advanced the teacher becomes
experienced and he knows where to tap the potential of the students and how to make him
understand his worth. Some feel that the teachers enthusiasm deteriorated as the age
advanced which may be due to the boredom of teaching same content over several years
and added responsibilities on academic, administrative and research aspects is added to a
person’s resume.
Table 3. Profile of the respondents in terms of Highest Educational Attainment
Category Frequency Percentage
Bachelor's degree 49 41%
With units in M.A 31 25%
Master's degree 38 32%
With units in Ed. D/Ph. D 1 1%
Doctorate Degree 1 1%
Total 120 100%
As presented in table 3, terms of Bachelor’s degree got the highest frequency count of 48
or 41%. Meanwhile with units in M.A got 31 respondents a percentage of 25%. However in
Master's degree got 38 respondents, and a percentage of 32%. Also, with units in Ed. D/Ph.D.
and Doctorate Degree got the same number which is a percentage of 1.
According to Jasmin Cloutier 2016, educational attainment, defined simply as the highest
level of education completed by either the parents or the individual, is another component of SES
that is often used to assess social status. Commonly used as a proxy for a number of factors
related to cognitive stimulation in one’s home environment, educational attainment is thought to
measure the qualitative aspects of the relationship between the caregiver and child, such as
exposure to complex language, parent–child interactions. In this People with higher levels of
education are more likely to find employment, remain employed, learn new skills on the job, and
earn more over their working life relative to those with lower levels of education.
Table 4. Profile of the respondent’s in Terms of no. of years in teaching
Category Frequency Percentage
Below 5 years 54 45%
6-10 years 53 44%
11-20 years 13 11%
21 years and above 0 0%
Total 120 100%
As you can see in table 4. Below 5 years of teaching got highest frequency count of 54
and a percentage of 45%. While the 6-10 years no. of teaching got the 53 respondents and a
percentage of 44%. Also, in the 11-20 years of teaching, the respondents are 13 and a percentage
of 11% Lastly, It was shown in the table that no one 21 years old and above answered. Majority
of the kindergarten teacher are below 5 years of teaching.
According to Edmund Amidon (1967) defined teaching as “an interactive process,
primarily involving classroom talk which takes place between teacher and pupil and occurs
during certain definable activities” So the number of years when it comes in teaching will have a
big impact for every teacher to became them more effective and also helps them to improving
themselves when it comes in guiding and teaching every students.
II. Effects of Play-Based Approach on Skills Acquisition of Kindergarten
Table 5. Literacy Skills
Literacy Skills
In the new normal, I WM Rank VI
1. find that my students are struggling in reading 3.05 7 Strongly
comprehension. Agree
2. guide my students when it comes to reading. 3.55 4 Strongly
Agree
3. let my students enjoy having play-based activities. 3.56 3 Strongly
Agree
4. realize that play- based activities is hard to create. 2.86 9 Agree
5. let my students become more interested in learning 3.68 2 Strongly
in class, when the activities made by the teacher are Agree
mixed with games.
6. make my students become more motivated to learn, 3.68 2 Strongly
pay attention, and participate in class activities. Agree
7. find play-based is a challenging strategy. 2.3 10 Agree
8. promote learning concepts, problem-solving 3.47 5 Strongly
development, and social-emotional benefits by Agree
allowing students to learn from their mistakes.
9. find play-based learning may sometimes lack the 3.04 8 Strongly
structure and clear learning objectives found in more Agree
traditional instructional approaches.
10. think that the children can demonstrate on how to 3.28 6 Strongly
pronounce simple words. Agree
Composite Mean 3.23 Strongly
Agree
Legend: WM= Weighted Mean VI= Verbal Interpretation
As stated in table 5, the item” let my students become more interested in learning in class,
when the activities made by the teacher are mixed with games” and “make my students become
more motivated to learn, pay attention, and participate in class activities” got the highest
weighted mean of 3.68, highest ranking as one with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly Agree”
from the respondents. Meanwhile, the item “let my students enjoy having play-based activities”
obtained the weighted mean of 3.56, rank as 3rd and interpreted as “Strongly Agree”. The next
item “guide my students when it comes to reading” obtained the weighted mean of 3.55, rank as
4th with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly Agree”. Meanwhile, the item “promote learning
concepts, problem-solving development, and social-emotional benefits by allowing students to
learn from their mistakes” obtained a weighted mean of 3.47 and rank as 5 th with verbal
interpretation of “Strongly Agree”. The item “think that the children can demonstrate on how to
pronounce simple words” got a weighted mean of 3.28 and rank as 6 th with a verbal
interpretation of “Strongly Agree”. Meanwhile, the item “find that my students are struggling in
reading comprehension” obtained a weighted mean of 3.05 rank as 7 th with verbal interpretation
of “Strongly Agree”. In the next item, “find play-based learning may sometimes lack the
structure and clear learning objectives found in more traditional instructional approaches”
obtained a weighted mean of 3.04 and rank as 8 th with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly
Agree”. Next item, “realize that play- based activities is hard to create” got a weighted mean of
2.86 rank as 9th with a verbal interpretation of “Agree”. Lastly, the item “find play-based is a
challenging strategy” obtaine a weighted mean of 2.3 rank as 10 th with a verbal interpretation of
“Agree”. This means that play-based approach has an effect to the skill acquisition of
kindergarten with a total composite mean of 3.23 with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly
Agree”.
The findings are also similar to the result of study of Tsao (20018) that as young as
kindergarten, children develop linguistic competence through play. Imagine a kindergarten
classroom, filled with blocks for building towers, pots and pans for playing in a play kitchen, and
dolls for playing house. Children are playing, unknowingly and untaught, using their
imagination, negotiating skills, and socially interacting. Through play, children are establishing
the understanding of how language works and will subsequently, understand written.
Table 6. Social Skills
Social Skills WM Rank VI
In the new normal, I
1. make sure that the child gets more involved in 3.66 1 Strongly
activities. Agree
2. find collaborative is hard when integrating play-based 2.76 7 Agree
teaching strategy.
3. discover play-based teaching strategy has an exception 3.13 5 Strongly
to those students who have health problems. Agree
4. realize socializing is one of the challenges that the child 3.11 6 Strongly
encounter in play-based learning. Agree
5. create a play-based activities can help students to build 3.46 2 Strongly
strong bond with their classmates. Agree
6. notice that play-based learning environment can be 2.69 8 Agree
more prone to distractions.
7. discover my students work effectively as a team. 3.32 3 Strongly
Agree
8. observe my students can’t handle conflicts with others 2.62 10 Agree
well.
9. see my students can’t demonstrate teamwork. 2.62 10 Agree
10. discover that students can demonstrate effective 3.21 4 Strongly
communication. Agree
Composite Mean 3.06 Strongly
Agree
Legend: WM= Weighted Mean VI= Verbal Interpretation
As stated in table 6, the item “make sure that the child gets more involved in activities” got the
highest weighted mean of 3.66, highest ranking as one with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly
Agree” from the respondents. Meanwhile the item, “create a play-based activities can help
students to build strong bond with their classmates” got 3.46 weighted mean and ranked as 2 nd
and interpreted as “Strongly Agree”. The next item discover my students work effectively as a
team got 3.32 weighted mean and rank as 3 rd and interpreted as “Strongly Agree”. The next item
“discover that students can demonstrate effective communication” have the weighted mean of
3.21 and ranked as 4th and interpreted as “Strongly Agree” from the respondents. Meanwhile
“discover play-based teaching strategy has an exception to those students who have health
problems” got the rank 5th with weighted mean of 3.13 with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly
Agree”. The next item “realize socializing is one of the challenges that the child encounter in
play-based learning” has he weighted mean of 3.11, and ranked 6 th with a verbal interpretation of
“Strongly Agree”. Meanwhile “find collaborative is hard when integrating play-based teaching
strategy” rank 7th with its weighted mean 2.76 and verbal interpretation of “Strongly Agree”.
Meanwhile “notice that play-based learning environment can be more prone to distractions” got
the weighted average of 2.69, rank 8th with a verbal interpretation of “Strongly Agree”. The next
item “observe my students can’t handle conflicts with others well”, “see my students can’t
demonstrate teamwork” got the weighted average of 2.62 and rank 10 th with verbal interpretation
of “Strongly Agree”.
