Literary Skills and Performance in Selected Afro-Asian Literature of Junior High School Students in Malilipot National High School

Abstract

This study determined the literary skills and performance in selected Afro-Asian literature of Grade 8 students in Malilipot National High School. It answered the following problems: 1) What is the performance in the pre-test of Grade 8 students of Malilipot National High School in selected Afro-Asian literature along the following literary skills: describing the notable literary genres contributed by African writers, identifying the distinguishing features of notable African chants, poems, folktales, and short stories, expressing appreciation for sensory images, and explaining the literary devices used?; 2) What is the performance in the post- test of the students on the above-mentioned skills?; 3) Is there a significant difference between the performance in the pre-test and the post-test of the Grade 8 students?; 4) What are the least mastered skills in the post-test? 5) What learning activity sheets may be proposed to improve the least mastered skills? The null hypothesis that there is no significant difference on the performance of the Grade 8 students on the pre-test and post-test was tested using paired T-test at 0.05 level of significance. This study employed a one-group pre- experimental research design. This type of design was deemed appropriate because the subjects were purposely chosen to test whether a nonconventional learner-centered approach through innovative and collaborative teaching activities improved their performance in selected Afro-Asian literature.