Paper Key : IRJ************345
Author: Ma. Cecilia C. Florencio
Date Published: 11 Oct 2023
Abstract
I.This descriptive research sought answer to the main question, How do various factors affect success in Science quiz competition in the Division of Bulacan?II.Based on the problem, three hypotheses were formulated and tested: (1) student, teacher, and school- related factors, collectively, have significant effect on the performancegrade of the students in Science, (2) student, teacher, and school- related factors, collectively, have significant effect on coach preparation (combined teachers competence, emotional intelligence, morale, and personality), and (3) student, teacher, and school related factors, collectively, have significant effect on the success in Science Quiz Competition (combined performancegrade of the students in Science and coach preparation).III.The three sets of independents variables namely: studentparticipant-related factors, teachercoach-related factors, and school-related factors were described with the use of frequencies, percentage, and means. Multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance were also used to analyze the results of the study.IV. The major findings of the study are: Collective Effects of Student, Teacher, and School-Related Factors on PerformanceGrade of the Students in Science. Multiple Regression Analysis on the collective effects of student, teacher, and school-related factors to the performancegrade of the students in Science revealed that only teachers teaching experience (a teacher-related factor) confers effect to the grades of the students in Science. Collective Effects of Student, Teacher, and School-Related Factors on Coach Preparation (competence, emotional intelligence, morale, and personality). Multiple Regression Analysis on the collective effects of student, teacher, and school-related factors on coach preparation (Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Morale, and Personality) confirms that there are three (3) factors that notably affect coach preparation. Under student factors, education of the father proved significant. Of all the teacher factors assessed, area of specialization was considerable. It is highly-significant to coach preparation. This illustrates that in order for a teacher to be an effective coach, heshe must have extensive teaching experience and expertise in the field of Science (as the quiz competition demands). Lastly, there is only one school factor that significantly affects coach preparation. It is the library resource. The negative beta coefficient under the said variable suggests that an increased number of library resource materials would result to a decrease in the need for a teacher-coach; hence, coach preparation is affected. Collective Effects of Student, Teacher, and School-Related Factors on the Combined Performance in Science and Coach Preparation (Success in Science Quiz Competition). The definitive effects show in the Multiple Regression Analysis of the Collective Effects of Student, Teacher, and School-Related Factors on the Success in Science Quiz Competition (Combined PerformanceGrade in Science and Coach Preparation) in which two (2) factors had established significance. The area of specialization of the teacher-coach is highly-significant. It is not enough that the teacher-coach is an expert. More importantly, heshe should be an expert in the field of Science in order that heshe becomes more able to train, guide, and educate the student participant to succeed in Science quiz competitions. Finally, library resource is observed to be a significant school factor affecting success in Science quiz competitions; it is considered significant. Having a negative beta coefficient, it can be interpreted that as the library resources get lower, the higher the success in Science quiz competitions shall be.