Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Education
Addressing The Poor Reading Performance Of Filipino Learners: Beyond Curricular And Instructional Interventions, Rochelle Irene Lucas, Macario O. Cordell Ii, Jude Michael Teves, Sashimir A. Yap, Unisse Chua Ms., Allan B.I. Bernardo
Addressing The Poor Reading Performance Of Filipino Learners: Beyond Curricular And Instructional Interventions, Rochelle Irene Lucas, Macario O. Cordell Ii, Jude Michael Teves, Sashimir A. Yap, Unisse Chua Ms., Allan B.I. Bernardo
Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)
In the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 15-year old Filipino students ranked last in reading proficiency among all countries/territories, with only 19% meeting the minimum (Level 2) standard. It is important to understand the different factors that contribute to the low reading performance and proficiency of these students, specifically the interventions that may help address this learning problem. Based on the result of a study using machine learning approaches, specifically binary classification methods, to identify the variables that best predict low (Level 1b and lower) vs. higher (Level 1a or better) reading proficiency using the Philippine PISA data, …