Difficulties in Teaching and Learning Science and Health in relation to NAT of Selected Grade Six Pupils of Central Schools of Zone III

ABSTRACT: This study aims to determine the difficulties in teaching and learning Science and Health inRelation to NAT of the selected grade six pupils of Central Schools of Zone III,Division ofZambales,Philippines.The majority of the teacher-respondent of the study are female Science teachers, in theirearly adulthood, master degree units and had a length of service of 6 to 10 years. On the other hand,the majorityof the student-respondent of the study are male, belonging to age 11 years,and belong to the low income groupof families. Based on the quantitative data, the Science teachers’ and students’difficulties of teaching andlearning science as to the different areas is assessed to be moderately difficult.The study utilized descriptivestatistical tools and ANOVA was used as inferential statistics. The student- respondents were selected throughconvenience sampling coming from the selected teachers and pupils of Central School of Zone III.The results ofthe study found that the teacher and student perceptions on student difficulties were the same whether inunderstanding nature and context of science, inquiry or class schedule.

Keywords: Central Schools,Difficulties in Teaching and Learning,NAT,Science and Health