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Attitudes Related to Social Studies among Grade 9

Students of MSU-ILS
Dr. Wardah D. Guimba, Jalil U. Aguino and Banissa G. Abbas

In a democratic society, schools translate these curricular

Abstract—It is popular that students do not believe Social goals into knowledge of the community, nation, and world.
Studies as an important subject or one of their favorite areas of study. Schooling also translates to the skills required to participate
The variety arises because attitude development can occur in widely competently within the larger society. It also helps promote
different contexts. It is important to recognize that education has no
and protect one's interests and the democratic attitudes that
role in enforcing prescribed attitude change. The better way is to look
at attitude development where the learner is enabled to develop form the bases for decision making on one's behalf while
attitudes on a well-informed basis, set in the context of rich keeping in mind the larger context of the common good.
educational experiences. The purpose of this study was to explore, in In developing a school educational system, there has always
depth, the attitudes of Grade 9 students about Social Studies in MSU- to be a balance between the needs of the individual and the
ILS. Using a Qualitative and Quantitative with Classroom needs of wider society. The individual learners will not only
observation research approaches, 15 selected students of three need to be prepared for life beyond school including the world
sections were interviewed, one section was observed during their of work but also to be able to develop as individuals so that
Social Studies class and survey questionnaires were implemented to they are capable of taking their full place in society as they
all Grade 9 students with 102 total. It was found out that 66 (65.69
understanding themselves and the world around. In other
percent) were females while 36 (34.31 percent) were males. The
research revealed that the Grade 9 students in MSU-ILS valued social words, personal development and citizen development are two
studies and at the same time they rate social studies as one of their aspects of the key goals for school education as cited by [1].
most favorite subjects. They find Social Studies interesting because This is in line with DepEd mission to provide quality basic
according to them it was more concerned on their ancestors’ life in education that is equitably accessible to all and to lay
which they could trace where they came from and if the teacher is foundation lifelong learning and service to common good.
interesting. It was found out that the high image of Social Studies This supports [36] vision for every learner to be functionally
was caused by the students’ belief that the subject was relevant to literate, equipped with life skills as they appreciate arts and
their future occupations. In additon, they like Social Studies and sports reinforce with desirable values of a person who is
would like to spend more time in studying it. On other hand, they see
Makabayan, Makatao, Makakalikasan and Makadiyos.
the area as useful for a career or to help them understand their own
country or even being related to their lives. However, some students In learning, there are times when learning of one behavior is
indicated that many teachers continued to depend on textbooks and a prerequisite to the learning of another behavior. For instance,
lectures as the main method for teaching. They like Social Studies as we must be able to crawl before we can walk, count before we
a subject even though their classroom was not the ideal environment add as cited by [35]. Specifically, in school learning even if
for the subject. Thus, students put a high value on teacher enthusiasm you find studying Social Studies as boring, there are benefits
and encouragements. you will get from it. Though additional subject, Social Studies
supports the role of other subjects [1].Reference [17] found
Key words: Attitudes, Social Studies, Grade 9 students, MSU-ILS that girls showed a greater interest and liking towards the
subject area than males.
I. INTRODUCTION The change in behavior refers to the ability to remember or
In present day, citizens are expected to think critically and comprehend various things and the tendency to have certain
be respectful and knowledgeable to human rights. Pertaining kinds of attitudes and values of the kind set forth in the
to it, education has a significant role. Apparently, Social statement of educational objectives as cited by [35].The view
Studies is a subject area that inculcate students to gain that Social Studies is just an additional subject that supports
nationalistic identity and account their duty in society. This role of other subject influenced the student attitudes towards
will make them actively involve as they become aware of their the subject, teacher Benjes stated that the problem he
roles and responsibility in the society. In relation to this, encountered in his classroom was an issue of interest and
schooling in all societies obliged to teach students the engagement, many students were not interested in Social
knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for them to function as Studies for a number of reasons and that traditionally, for
responsible citizens. many students, Social Studies is a subject that they either love
or hate. They see it as either discovering the past, or
memorizing dates. Teachers often depend upon textbooks
written materials to provide pupils with the basic knowledge
Manuscript received February 25, 2016. needed to further their learning to participate actively in the
Dr. Wardah D. Guimba is with the College of Education, MSU-Marawi. class discussion as cited by [12]. Reference [2] identified
Jalil U. Aguino is a graduate of BSEd History in MSU-Marawi.
Banissa G. Abbas is a graduate of BSEd History in MSU-Marawi attitude of students to influence academic performance.

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Child‘s attitude toward a subject, affect his knowledge about III. FINDINGS
it. TABLE 1: RESPONDENT‘S PROFILE IN TERMS OF GENDER
The communicator (teacher) is one of the more powerful Gender Frequency Percentage
influences which can change and develop attitudes. The Male 36 34.31%
influence of parents is very powerful with very young children Female 66 65.69%
Total 102 100%
yet teachers strongly influence primary aged children.
According to [1] teacher failed to convey the importance of
The data indicated that out of 102 respondents, 36 (34.31
Social Studies to the students and resulted to negative attitudes
percent) were males and while 66 (65.69 percent) were
of the students and less appreciation toward the subject matter.
females. The total respondents belonged to three different
Typically, a professor or a teacher would just stand in front of
sections of Grade 9 students. Therefore, the researchers can
all the students and start reciting all the details of the topics.
conclude that majority of the students in the Grade 9 students
The scenario is that the teacher prioritizes to finish the content
MSU-ILS were females.
of the lesson that lead learners to make sense of what is
Girls and boys show few differences in their responses.
presented rather than memorizing all those dates, places,
However, boys tend to think slightly more that Social Studies
names of prominent people and events.
lessons are poor while girls are less enthusiastic about
Corresponding to above mentioned concept, the
practical work although girls say they cope better than boys.
researchers then conducted a study pertaining to attitude
All this probably relates to different teaching styles, with
related to Social Studies subject among Grade 9 students of
separate schooling for boys and girls. Furthermore,
MSU-ILS. The aimed of this study is to deeply explore, the
examinations are perceived as more stressful by girls [1].
attitudes of Grade 9 students about Social Studies in MSU-
ILS. In addition, Social Studies subject, classroom TABLE 2: RESPONDENT‘S PROFILE IN TERMS OF AGE
environment, work in the future and teacher are the variables Age Frequency Percentage
Below 15 14 13.73%
of this study. 15 42 41.18%
Above 15 46 45.10%
II. METHODOLOGY From the figure shown above out of 102 respondents, 14
This study aims to determine the attitudes related to Social (13.73 percent) were below 15 years old, 42 (41.18 percent)
Studies among grade 9 students of MSU-ILS thus; the were 15 years old and 46 (45.10 percent) were under the age
qualitative method, quantitative method, and classroom 15 above. It implies that majority of the Grade 9 students of
observation method of research were employed. Interview MSU-ILS were under the age of 15. According to the study of
provides access to the context of people‘s behavior and [1], as they become older, they are more aware of career
thereby provides a way for researchers to understand the options.
meaning of that behavior. A basic assumption in in-depth They consider that there are few options based on studies in
interviewing research is that the meaning people make of their the Social Studies area. For girls, teaching is an acceptable
experience affects the way they carry out that experience [7]. option. However, for boys (and, indeed, for girls if social
The respondents of the study are Grade 9 students from expectations permit), there are probably more options which
Mindanao State University-Integrated Laboratory School develop from studies in the area of Social Studies than are
enrolled in the A.Y. 2014-2015. There are only three sections seen by students at these ages. Thus, boys who study Social
of Grade 9 students. The classroom observation was Studies can get diverse job opportunities. They can work as
conducted only in one section with forty (40) students. The historian, geologist, weather observer, map-drawer, and social
observation employed in video recording device until the end worker.
of their Social Studies class. Five (5) students from each TABLE 3: HOW STUDENTS VIEW SOCIAL STUDIES AS A SUBJECT
section were randomly selected to become the respondents. Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank
The researcher used questionnaire as an instrument in this Description
Useless lesson 4.31 0.75 Strongly Disagree 1
study. To test the reliability of the instrument, it was pilot Important lessons 4.29 0.77 Strongly Agree 2
tested with the notion that the said questionnaire, ―A method I like Social Studies lesson 4.05 0.71 Strongly Agree 3
Interesting lesson 4.03 0.81 Agree 4
of gathering information from a number of individuals, a I hate Social Studies lesson 3.93 1.02 Disagree 5
"sample", in order to learn something about the large Boring lesson 3.85 0.89 Disagree 6
population from which the sample is drawn" as stated by [1]. Enjoyable lesson 3.74 0.94 Agree 7
Easy lessons 3.38 0.70 Neutral 8
In the process of gathering the data needed for the study, a I‘d like to spend more time on 3.40 0.72 Neutral 9
follow-up questionnaire was used for the interview. The Social Studies
questionnaire consists of two parts. The first part seeks for the Complicated lesson 3.06 0.88 Neutral 10
I‘d like to spend less time on 3.02 0.85 Neutral 11
profile of the respondents in terms of their gender and their Social Studies
age. The second part consists of different views related to Overall Mean 3.73 Agree
Social Studies such us; Social Studies subject, classroom Scale: Positive Items Negative Items
1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
environment, work in the future and teacher. The respondents
1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree
chose their answers by putting a mark if they strongly agree, 2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree to every 3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
question. 4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree

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Based on the data above, majority of them agree that they As shown in the table above, most of the respondents agree
like the Social Studies lesson and disagree that they hate the that they like Social Studies. Most of the students also
Social Studies lesson. This is supported by the case study of answered that they like their teacher in Social Studies which
[38] which stated that most of students indicated that they means that their teacher motivates them in studying Social
liked Social Studies. Students disagree that Social Studies Studies. Though some students only like their teacher but not
lesson is boring. In addition, they agree that it is an interesting the subject. It implies that when you like your teacher in a
lesson. specific subject it doesn‘t mean that you like the subject as
However, most of the respondents are neutral on the well and vice versa.
question that Social Studies lesson is easy and is complicated. It is very clear that the two questions based on the answers
Correspondingly, with the question I‘d like to spend less time given by the students, coincidentally, they like Social Studies
on Social Studies and I‘d like to spend more time on Social as they like their teacher. The subject will be more interesting
Studies majority are neutral. Furthermore, majority of the if the teacher presents the lesson well. This contradict the
students answered that Social Studies lesson are enjoyable. study of [1] that the students form negative attitude toward
Lastly, majority of the respondents strongly disagree that Social Studies on which teacher was the major factor because
Social Studies lessons are useless and agreed that it is an they failed to motivate and failed to convey the importance of
important lesson which contradicts the study of [39] which Social Studies to the students.
states that students do not understand the importance of Social
Studies as cited by [1]. TABLE 4.6: POINT OF VIEWS OF THE RESPONDENTS ON SOME REASONS WHY
WE STUDY SOCIAL STUDIES
TABLE 4: HOW STUDENTS THINK OF THEMSELVES WHEN STUDYING SOCIAL Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank
STUDIES Description
Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank Learning about the 4.30 0.62 Strongly 1
Description important events in Agree
I am enjoying the subject 3.71 0.76 Agree 1 history
I am obtaining many new 3.66 0.82 Agree 2 Learning how people 4.25 0.55 Strongly 2
skills live Agree
I feel I am coping well 3.63 0.91 Agree 3 Studying about the 4.07 0.70 Agree 3
rights and
I am not enjoying the 3.61 0.93 Disagree 4
subject responsibilities of the
citizens
I feel I am not coping well 3.57 0.98 Disagree 5
Studying about 4.06 0.71 Agree 4
I find it easy 3.22 0.76 Neutral 6
environment problems
I find it hard 3.15 0.83 Neutral 7
and how to solve them
Overall Mean 3.51 Agree Studying Social Studies 4.04 0.67 Agree 5
Scale: Positive Items Negative Items applications in life
1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
Studying Social Studies 4.01 0.71 Agree 6
1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree
can help me in life
2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
Explaining natural 3.95 0.72 Agree 7
3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
phenomena
4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
Preparing for a career 3.80 0.90 Agree 8

Based on the table above, most of the respondents consider

Overall Mean 4.06 Agree
themselves coping well and enjoying Social Studies while Scale: Positive Items Negative Items
studying the subject. With regards to the questions, if they find 1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
it very hard and if they find it easy when studying Social 1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree
Studies, students are neutral whereas in the study of [1] 2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
students agreed that Social Studies was not too hard for them. 4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
In addition, majority of the respondents agreed that they are
obtaining many new skills when they are studying Social Based on the responses given by the respondents, they
Studies. However, when they were asked if they are enjoying believed that Social Studies teaches how people live, learn
the subject majority of them did not agree. In the case study of about important events in history and about the rights and
[38], students are marginal for the item “I enjoy the activities responsibilities of the citizens. This strengthens the K-12
we do in Social Studies”. curriculum on which Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies) is
drawn for students to become developed Filipino, have
TABLE 5: HOW STUDENTS PERCEIVED SOCIAL STUDIES AND THEIR TEACHER
Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank
national identity and understand the different full place of
Description individual in the society.
I like my teacher in Social 3.97 0.75 Agree 1 Therefore, most students believed that being a responsible
Studies
I like Social Social Studies 3.79 0.77 Agree individual can be learned in Social Studies subject. Though
some of them viewed that Social Studies as a subject is more
Overall Mean 3.88 Agree on memorizing dates and events during the interviews, but still
Scale: Positive Items Negative Items they find it important to study this subject in the development
1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree
of their lives.
2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree

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TABLE 7: STUDENTS VIEWS ON THE SUBJECTS THAT MAY HELP IN GETTING A TABLE 9: HOW STUDENTS ATTRACTED IN STUDYING SOCIAL STUDIES
JOB IN THE FUTURE Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank
Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank Description
Description My parents 3.92 0.94 Agree 1
English 4.39 0.72 Strongly Agree 1 Books I have read about 3.81 0.86 Agree 2
Science 4.32 0.72 Strongly Agree 2 Social Studies
Filipino 4.26 0.66 Strongly Agree 3 My Social Studies lesson 3.75 0.74 Agree 3
Values Education 4.20 0.77 Agree 4 My Social Studies teacher 3.77 0.82 Agree 4
Social Studies 4.02 0.75 Agree 5 I am interested in Social 3.71 0.77 Agree 5
Technology and 4.03 0.86 Agree 6 Studies
Livelihood Education What I see on television 3.69 0.98 Agree 6
Mathematics 3.94 1.06 Agree 7 The story of my ancestors 3.67 0.95 Agree 7
Physical Education 3.93 0.81 Agree 8 The opinion of my friends 3.43 0.87 Agree 8
Overall Mean 4.14 Agree Overall Mean 3.72 Agree
Scale: Positive Items Negative Items Scale: Positive Items Negative Items
1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree 1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree
2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral 2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree 3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree 4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree

Altogether, the respondents agreed that the entire subject Parents, books about Social Studies, the lesson itself, the
may help them in getting the job in the future. On the other teacher and students’ interests are the factors that attract
hand, students viewed that the top five (5) subjects that may students in studying Social Studies. It indicates that parents
help them in getting a job in the future are English, Science, play major role in motivating their children in school as well
Filipino, Values Education and Social Studies. Based on the as providing materials needed in school attract more student to
result, according to the respondents, the number one subject study and similar with the big responsibility of the teacher to
that may help them in getting a job in the future is English motivate student. Contradictingly, in the study of [1], parents
considering its importance in all kinds of job in different and books influence suddenly drops and television influence is
societies. The study of [4] concluded that Social Studies is one rising.
of the subject that may help them to get job in the future but Classroom Observation
English is ahead of all the subjects. To deeply understand the attitudes of the students towards
TABLE 8: HOW STUDENTS THINK LIFE IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT THEY
Social Studies, classroom observation was conducted as well.
WOULD MOST LIKE TO BE The views or attitudes of the students toward the Social
Indicators Mean SD Qualitative Rank Studies subject were compared to the answers of the students
Description during interview. It was observed that majority of the students
Medical Doctor 3.92 1.03 Agree 1 during their Social Studies lesson were attentive while some
Business Manager 3.82 0.94 Agree 2
Lawyer 3.67 1.22 Agree 3
are just listening to their teacher. This observation supports the
Accountant 3.61 1.16 Agree 4 findings during the interview where Social Studies ranked as
Nurse 3.60 1.16 Agree 5 one of their favorite subjects. By seeing their facial
Social Worker 3.52 0.99 Agree 6 expressions, some of them were interested in the topic while
Engineer 3.34 1.24 Neutral 7 the rest are bored.
Teacher 3.21 1.21 Neutral 8
It was found out that the demand of the students of changing
Police/Army 2.81 1.33 Neutral 9
Politician 2.94 1.24 Neutral 10 their classroom environment was justifiable because from the
Overall Mean 3.44 Agree
observation, the researchers can tell that their classroom is not
Scale: Positive Items Negative Items the ideal classroom for the Social Studies class. Their
1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree classroom is too crowded and not well ventilated to
1.81-2.60 Disagree Agree accommodate those numbers of students. It is too hot for them
2.61-3.40 Neutral Neutral
and for the teachers as well to concentrate. However, the
3.41-4.20 Agree Disagree
4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree environmental dimensions mentioned in this study are
classroom variables that are under the control of the teacher to
The careers which mostly preferred to be chosen by the a great extent.
respondents are medical doctor, business manager, lawyer, The teacher during their Social Studies class did not use any
accountant and nurse. This is understandable, considering its visual materials that can motivate the students to participate.
influence in the society. While being a social worker, engineer These visual materials may also help the students think and
and teacher was moderately rated by the respondents. Because analyze things being presented in the class. Somehow it will
of the risk and bad image, police/army and politician are rated answer their level of curiosity regarding the lesson. Moreover,
at a low level by them. This is perhaps negligible because the findings of this observation showed that students in certain
majority of the respondents were females. Women usually types of classroom environments have more positive attitudes
would not choose the careers the careers of policeman/army or toward Social Studies than students in other environments and
politician though there is an exception to some women who that these environmental dimensions are, to a large degree,
excelled in these fields. under the direct influence of the classroom teacher.

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