Case-Based Teaching and Learning in Enhancing the Academic Performance of Students in Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Lemuel M. Abanto, MAEd, LPT a and Josephine E. Tondo, Ph.D., LPT b
aGraduate School Student,La Consolacion University Philippines,STEM Faculty, DepEd Valenzuela-Malinta, bSTM Faculty/Graduate School Professor,Philippine Normal University-Manila

KEYWORDS
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction; Case-Based Teaching and Learning; Outcome-Based Education

ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Case-Based Teaching and Learning to the academic performance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students in Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction of Malinta National High School-Senior High, Valenzuela City. This study made use of True-Experimental Research design that utilized standard questionnaires as a primary data-gathering tool, the questionnaires undergo Face and Content validation as well as the Cronbach’s Alpha and obtained .87 reliability results. The Control Group obtained a mean score of 26.15 and the Experimental Group obtained a mean score of 33.8. The results show that there is a difference of 15.32 % from their posttest. The t-test revealed that there is a significant difference between the posttest result of Control Group and the Experimental Group. Case-Based Teaching and Learning includes collaboration between participants and discussion of specific situations, typically examples of real-world situations. The teacher serves as facilitator in Case-Based Teaching thus encourages case exploration and consideration of the actions of the characters in the light of their own choices.

Enderun Colleges Scholarly Review, Volume 3, Issue 2.