ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT OF TASK FORCE 47-74+1

ON SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION SEMINAR-WORKSHOP

Iligan City East Central School, Iligan City
October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009

In 2008, the elementary schools of Iligan city garnered an average of 45%, way beyond the passing rate of 75%.
This prompted the city government of Iligan to call for an Educational Summit in September of 2008 to evaluate the causes
of this failure.

As a result of the summit, the local government in partnership with Department of Education (DepEd), non-
government, civic groups and other stakeholders of education, launched the city-wide Campaign to Reverse Education
Crisis and institutionalized it with the creation of Task Force 47-74+1.

Task Force 47-74+1 aim to revert the poor NAT rate of pupils into at least to a passing rate.

For science, many of the teachers complained that they lack instruments/gadgets and laboratory equipments to
make learning truly experiential for pupils. Without instruments, pupils hurdle difficulties to comprehend the experiments
done.

Thus, teachers proposed for Science Instrumentation.

The training aims to:

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 1. capacitate chosen Grade 4-5 and 6 teachers from 20 pilot schools on how to make workable (DIY) Do-it-Yourself
gadgets and inculcate in them a number of experimental activities and its concepts to be used for science subject’s
classroom instruction;
2. enable teachers to maximize these Do It Yourself (DIY) gadgets in classroom instruction to facilitate
understanding their lessons;
3. provide pupils’ the opportunity to have an empirical, experiential or material grasp of these objects;

It is expected that the pupils (of these teachers-beneficiaries) in this piloted schools will be able to improve their
comprehension; appreciate their science lessons and attain the goal of increasing the average rate of NAT exam result by
achieving passing, if not excellent marks.

The Conduct of Training

The Science Instrumentation Seminar –Workshop was conducted October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009 at the
Iligan City East Central School. There were 41 participants from the 20 piloted schools identified by the Task Force 47-
74+1 (See Annex 1 Attendance) and other special schools.
It was conducted on October 30-31 and November 6-7, 2009.

The training directly benefited the twenty elementary schools, to wit:

1. Cabili Village 11. Kalubihon*
2. Tipanoy 12. Kabacsanan
3. Victor Guevarra 13. Bunawan
4. Bernardo Ramos* 14. Tabunan
5. Francisca Legaspi 15. NE II Central
6. Bagong Silang 16. Tubaran
7. Servillano Reuyan 17. Mandulog*
8. Francisco Laya 18. Mamarinta*
9. Acmac 19. Del Carmen
10. Echavez 20. North Central

The teacher-representatives of the schools from Bernardo Ramos, Kalubihon, Mandulog and Mamarinta failed to
attend the seminar and lost their opportunities to selected alternative science teachers from other schools who
expressed/conveyed their interest to participate.
The facilitating team was led by Prof. Esmar Sedurifa of NSTIC Sub-center for Mindanao in College of Education
of MSU-IIT. Sedurifa’s team is composed of science professors, namely: Ellen L. Jarantilla, Diamer B. Capilitan, Sotero
O. Malayao Jr. and Junrey Lidres.

In this course, they were able to assemble and experiment the following gadgets:
a. Alcohol Lamp
b. Atmospheric Balloon Apparatus
c. Electric Conductivity Apparatus
d. Transpiration Apparatus
e. Differential Radioscope
f. Differential Thermoscope
g. Looping Track
h. Inclined Plane

Participants were able to bring to their respective schools 40 science instruments for their pupils’ hands-on
experiment.

Participation

The participants of this training are as follows:

NAMES SCHOOLS
1. Jeanette Cajella-Arangcon Luinab Elementary School
2. Arcadia C. Abaday Bayug Elem School
3. Levy P. Ordeniza ICECS
4. Mary Jane O. Simeon ICECS

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 5. Emeralda A. Paran ICECS
6. Teodosia G. Sandoval ICECS
7. Edith Espinido ICECS
8. Lydia P. Magdugo Bagong Silang
9. Viviana E. Andales Bayug Elem
10. Clotelde T. Babia Bagong Silang
11. Rossana Gallegos ICECS
12. Marietta Fernan East 1
13. Judith Viña Bayug ES
14.Eileen Joyce Sasil Bagong Silang
15. Caleupe E. Padilla Luinab ES
16. Clodualdo S. Dionson ICECS
17. Camilo Baldonado ICECS
18. Ana Maria Timogan ICECS
19. Emlyn D. Bualat ICECS
20. Chosan R. Ginco Servillano Reuyan
21. Grace P. Amboayan Francisco Laya
22. Jane N. Tenebra Servillano Reuyan
23. Estella D. Partol Francisco Laya
24. Jocelyn Generaole City Central
25. Dennis Puray Acmac Elem School
26. Rizel B. Pancipansi Echavez ES
27. Diana M. Villacin Tubaran Elem
28. Daisy B. Donaire Dalamas
29. Milagrosa E. Opalia Tabunan ES
30. Marissa M. Laraga Doña Matrona Yañez
31. Benedicta M. Sumaoy NE II A Central
32. Maria Teressa B. Omerez Kabacsanan Elem School
33. Roxanne T. Pasigngen NE II- B Central
34. Marical P. Dizon N. Central
35. Evangelista E. Maleño Cabili Village
36. Vilma Atienda Cabili Village
37. Noravi G. Coma Del Carmen
38. Victoria T. Jangao Tipanoy ES
39. Angelina C. Grande Victor Guevarra
40. Amalia A. Silvaza Francisca P. Legaspi MS
41. Glorevil E. Guerra NE- 1-A Central
* ICECS is an elementary school with focus on science curriculum.

They were served with food and snacks within the duration of the 4-day training. They were also provided with kits
containing notebook, pen, yellow paper, bond, cartolina and copies of program. The Task Force 47-74+1 further commit
to reproduce the results of their activity writeshoppe to aid them in their lesson planning and in classroom instruction.

Evaluation
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A. As part of post-training monitoring, an evaluation was done with the following consolidated result:
DETAILS R A T I N G S
1 2 3 4 5
(Very Poor) (Poor) (Good) (Very Good) (Excellent)
1. Venue
(On its use and conduciveness for the
training) 16 8 9
2. Food and Snacks 5 16 12
a. Nutritive Value
b. Taste
c. Service
3. Facilitation 3 30
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 a. Competence and Expertise
b. Process and Delivery
c. Their relation to participants
d. Materials
4. Participants’ involvement 1 28 4
a. Participation in Workshops
b. Participation in Writeshop
c. Attendance
5. Organizing Team 10 23
a. Communication
b. On how they relate with
Participants
c. Technical Supports
d. Materials/Kits

B. There were also persons who shared their insights and impressions.

a. Maricel P. Diza (ICNCS):-- “This Science Instrumentation is the best seminar ever conducted and it’s effective to
improve classroom instruction. Concepts presented are appreciated and absorbed because of the vivid explanations
with actual experimentation. It’s engaging us by giving us mind-breaking questions. The facilitators are competent and
very expert, thus making the seminar a commendable one. Rest assured that the insights gained from this seminar will
not be put in vain because we will surely apply and impart them as we continue our endeavour as moulder of minds.
We believe that we are the chose n few to become the light of our school in improving the present condition. We
would surely continue the flame that all the facilitators.
b. Group Venus: This is a highly appreciated seminar-workshop especially for the low performing school. Working
with the different equipments /gadgets was really a great fun because it tickles our curiosity because we have no idea
what we are working. Once the gadget is done, we felt so satisfied. We are thankful to the hospitality of the host
school and to Ma’am Delos Reyes to ensure that everything is done. We hope that another seminar will done to
enhance our methodologies for classroom instruction.
c. All activities we learned from these trainings will be transferred to our pupils when we will go back to our
respective stations and schools. The food is palatable and nutritious. The facilitators are very knowledgeable and
experts.
d. Lydia P. Magdugo (Bagong Silang/Group 2): The training enhanced the techniques and makes us effective
teachers. The venue is conducive for learning. The facilitators are knowledgeable enough. The participatory process is
emphasized in our workshops. The food is nutritious. The facilitators enlightened us from our confusion. Thank you
so much and more power.
e. Group 5: The group lauded the facilitators of the training for a job well done and for their expertise. They
attributed the qualities of the facilitators with this acronym—Expert Scientists. Such meant-- Ex-cellent, Productive,
Energetic, Resourceful, Talented (EXPERT) and Skillful, Creative, Intelligent, Expert, Noble, Trustworthy,
Innovative, Sincere, Truthful and Service-oriented (SCIENTISTS).