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LITERARY INTERPRETATION SKILLS OF BSED SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT THE WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Committee on Research College of Education West Visayas State University La Paz, Iloilo City

In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor in Secondary Education (English)

by Jessie L. Labiste Jr. Irene T. Torres

March 2007

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Approval Sheet The undergraduate thesis, entitled “LITERARY INTERPRETATION SKILLS OF BSED SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY” prepared and submitted by JESSIE L. LABISTE JR. and IRENE T. TORRES, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Bachelor of Secondary Education(English), is hereby approved.

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VICTORIA V. ALBACETE, M.A. Ed. Adviser

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ROSARIO M. ALMEDA, M. M. Chairperson, Department of Professional Education

Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Secondary Education

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ELNORA V. LORIEGA, Ph. D. Dean

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Acknowledgment For the special inspiration, encouragement, expertise and invaluable assistance, the researchers wish to thank the following: Dr. Elnora V. Loriega, Dean of the College of Education, for her genuine concern and support; Mrs. Victoria V. Albacete, adviser, for the constant supervision, encouragement and unselfish sharing of her wisdom; Prof. Fina Felisa L. Alcudia for her time and effort in editing the thesis manuscript; the Mathematics and Social Science majors of the College of Education, respondents of the study, for their time and effort to answer the questionnaire; the Education Student Council officers for understanding and appreciating the art of research; Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Labiste and Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Torres their very supportive parents, for their undying sacrifices, unconditional love and continuing guidance in helping them to achieve all these things;

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all the people they failed to mention but have contributed much: spiritual, emotional or financial support; Mrs. Editha T. Abobo, to whom this study is also dedicated, may she have eternal peace; most especially to the Almighty God, who has given them strength to withstand and surpass the hardships, who serve as their inspiration and to make this study possible.

J. L. L. I. T. T. March 2007

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Labiste, Jessie Jr. L. and Torres, Irene T. “Literary Interpretation Skills of BSED Social Science and Mathematics Majors of the College of Education at West Visayas State University” Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis, College of Education, West Visayas State University, La Paz, Iloilo City, March 2007.

Abstract This study was undertaken to find out the level of the literary interpretation skills of BSED Social Science and Mathematics majors of the College of Education at West Visayas State University. It was conducted during the last week of January, in the second semester of school year 2006-2007. The descriptive method of research was used in this study. The respondents were 39 BSED Mathematics majors and 19 BSED Social Science majors of the College of Education at WVSU. The instrument was a 50-item multiple choice type of test that included lines taken from selected literary pieces with three different interpretations as choices. The test was adopted from the master’s unpublished thesis of Victoria S. Villa entitled “English Proficiency and Literary Interpretation Skills of College Freshmen at

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West Visayas State University”. The results were tallied, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted with the use of mean and standard deviation for descriptive analysis and t-test set at .05 level of significance was used to determine the significant differences in the literary interpretation skills when taken as an entire group and when grouped according to the respondents’ major. Results revealed that the literary interpretation skills of the Social Science and Mathematics majors of the COE at WVSU were very satisfactory. No significant differences existed in the literary interpretation skills of the respondents when they were classified according to their major.

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Table of Contents Page Approval Sheet

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Acknowledgement

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Abstract

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List of Tables

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List of Figures

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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM Background of the Study

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Review of Related Literature

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Statement of the Problem

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Hypothesis

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Definition of Terms

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Significance of the Study

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Delimitation of the Study

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Chapter 2 RESEARCH DESIGN

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Research Design

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Respondents

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Data Gathering Instrument

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Procedure

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Data Analysis

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3 RESULTS Results

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Descriptive Data Analysis

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Inferential Data Analysis

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4 SUMMARY OF RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary

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Conclusions

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Recommendations

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References

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Appendices

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A Letter to the Dean

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B Letter to the Respondents

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C Instrument

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List of Tables Table 1

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Level of Literary Interpretation Skills of BSED Social Science and Mathematics Majors Of COE at WVSU when Classified as a Whole

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Level of Literary Interpretation Skills of BSED Social Science and Mathematics Majors Of COE at WVSU when Classified as to Major

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Differences in the Literary Interpretation Skills of BSED Social Science and Mathematics Majors Of COE at WVSU

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List of Figure Figure 1

Page A paradigm to show the relationship between the dependent and independent variables

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