The Perception of Secondary Teachers of the New Grading Practices of LDN Division

Introduction The Problem Research Questions Instrument

This research proposal intends to assess the perception of There are various grading systems 1. What are the Research Design -
secondary teachers toward the new grading practices at the Division which are used in different countries to award reasons for the use
of Lanao del Norte. This includes the background of the problem, certificates for candidates who did national of new grading This study will use both
statement of the problem, general objective, specific objectives of the examinations, though flexible grading ranges system? qualitative and
study, research questions, significance of the study, the scope of the and fixed grade ranges are mostly and widely quantitative research
study, definitions of terms, and abbreviations. used than other grading systems. For example, 2. What is the quality design. Qualitative
in most education system flexible grade ranges of new grading approaches will be used
This study builds its arguments on two variables which are had been used for a good number of years. system in relation whereby a case design
teachers’ perceptions and the grading system. According to to old grading will be used in the
Erlenkamp (2004) perception is gathering information through our Grades are of virtual importance in system? selected sample schools
senses which are: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling, and education as NECTA (2014) says that the and higher learning
sensing; it is through these senses we can perceive things, events, or major aim is to measure the knowledge and 3. What are the institutions. Descriptions
relationships. In other words, perception is the process by which skills the learner acquired that enable him/her teachers’ basing on the study will
these stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted. According to to fulfill his/her needs, the needs of the society perceptions be obtained from the
Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary (2010), perception is the way as well as the surrounding environment. The towards the new respondents within the
you notice things, especially with senses, or is the ability to examination results (Grades) enable the grading system? selected institutions. The
understand the true nature of something. It is an idea, belief, or educational authorities concerned to select the study will also use
image you have because of how you see or understand something. candidate to continue with study in the next interview and
stage which includes higher education and questionnaires to get
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary other professional studies. descriptions from the
English (2008) perception is the way you think about something and respondents. Quantitative
your idea of what it is like, it is the way you notice things with your Adams and Torgerson (1964) have research will be used in
senses of sight, hearing, tasting, smelling, or touching. identified four functions of grades which are: data presentation like the
administrative, informational, guidance, and use of tables.
On the other hand, grades according to Erlenkamp (2004), motivational functions. Thus, grades have an
grades are a set of symbols, words, or numbers used to designate important role to play in the teaching-learning Scope and Limitation
different levels of achievement or performance. These might be process as it enables teachers to communicate
letters such as A. B, C, D, and F. Symbols or numbers such as 1, 2, with the learners about their progress, identify The research will be
3, or 4, sometimes grades can be in descriptive words such as their strengths and weakness as well as plan carried out in the 3
Exemplary, Satisfactory or Needs improvement and the grading their study agenda. selected secondary
system is the way by which these grades are designed. schools in the Division of
The effective grading system must Lanao del Norte. The
Grades in school examinations have been designed in order involve all educational stakeholders in the reason for selecting only
to sort learners according to their abilities and to promote the concerned area; thus, this study aims to assess 3 schools even though
students from the lower level to the higher level to ensure the secondary teachers’ perceptions of the new there are many
availability of experts in all spheres for sustainable development. grading practices at the LDN Division. institutions in these wards
is because teachers’
For a good number of years, the school division had been views in these sample
using five grades in all exams taken at this level. These grades have institutions will represent
been adjusted and replaced. The table below shows the old and new other institutions found in
grading practices at the LDN Division. these wards and Division
in general on the
teachers’ perceptions
OLD GRADING PRACTICES NEW GRADING PRACTICES towards the new grading
system at the Division of
Grading Grade Grading Grade Lanao del Norte.
Period Period
Sampling Method
1st 90-100 (Passed) 1 st
80 above
2nd 85-89 (Passed) (Passed) a.) Sampling
3rd 80-84 (Passed) 2 nd
85 above Technique –
4th 75-79 (Passed) (Passed) Kombo and Delno (2006)
Below 75 3rd 90 above defined sampling as a
(Failed) 4th 90 above procedure the researcher
uses to gather people,
places, or things to study.
Hence teachers’ perceptions towards the new grading It is a process of selecting
system refer to the views, understanding, and awareness of teachers several individuals or
towards the new grades at ordinary level secondary education. objects from a population
such that the selected
group contains elements
representative of
characteristics found in
the entire group. The
study will use both
probability and non-
probability sampling
techniques.

b.) Simple Random

Data Collection Tools

a.) Questionnaire -
The Oxford
Advanced
Learners’
 Dictionary (2010)
defined a
questionnaire as a
written or printed
list of questions to
be answered by
several people,
especially as part
of the survey. This
technique will
involve written
questions to which
the respondents
will be required to
write answers
individually with no
researcher’s
guide. The
questionnaires will
be in two forms,
the open-ended
questionnaire
which requires the
respondents to
answer the way
they wish, and the
close-ended
questionnaire
which will limit the
respondents to
answer “YES” or
“NO”.

b.) Interview –
Seale, et al (2004)
defines an interview
as, a social encounter
where speakers
collaborate in
producing
retrospective and
prospective accounts
or version of their
parts or future actions,
experiences, feelings,
and thoughts. In this
study, the researchers
will also use an
unstructured form of
the interview due to its
flexibility in
questioning. The
researcher will use
this kind of interview
because it gives
chances for both
researcher and
respondents to
discuss, also it serves
time with full
information and can
be changed or
adapted to meet the
respondents’
intelligence,
understanding, or
beliefs.