Group 6

School Performances: How will it Develop the Communication Skills of the Grade 11

HUMSS Students at Manaoag National High School

Background of the Study

Performances it is one of the things we do in school. We sing, we dance, act and speak in

front. It’s a thing that we’re not new about. The effects of school performances is its actors attain

the goals, related to the academic achievement and personal development of students. Students

enhances their skills especially in communication skills.

Communication skills being able to communicate effectively is perhaps the most important

of all life skills. It is what enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what

is said to us. Communication skills are vital for a student’s academic success and future career

prospects. In today’s challenging environment, students must not only possess academic expertise,

but also the requisite skills to enhance their learning and employability prospects in the future.

Communication is a dynamic process as it involves an interaction between two or more people,

sender and the receiver. The main purpose of communication is to transmit thoughts and beliefs to

another person. The school environment takes this learning a notch higher by teaching the student

how to interact with peers and teachers alike. Confidence is another vital aspect of good

communication. A person may know the subject and yet not communicate adequately if he lacks

confidence. The major components of communication are verbal communication or oral

communication and non-verbal communication. Oral communication is the process of expressing

ideas through the medium of speech and this plays a crucial role in the life of students (Anton

Lucanus, 2017).

Statement of the Problem

 This study aims to determine on How will it Develop the School Performances on the

Communication Skills of the Grade 11 HUMSS Students at Manaoag National High School.

It specifically sought to answer the following sub-problems.

1. What are the school performances that can develop the communication skills to the

respondents in terms of the following aspect:

a. Reporting;

b. Recitation;

c. Speech;

d. Debate?

2. Based from the findings, what are the best identified activities of the respondents to

enhance their talents and skills in stage performances?

3. What are the programs or activities can be proposed to enhance the communication skills

of the respondents?

Significance of the Study

 The purpose of this study is to prove the importance of school performances in

communication skills which is to produce more innovative and productive learners. The students

could gain benefits from this study and which is the improvement of communicating skills and

confidence since school performances can offer so many features that suit the choices of the

students. This result of this study will benefit the following:

Teachers. The result of this study will benefit the teachers to improve their students on

their communication skills by sharing the student’s practical and deeper knowledge about school

performances.

Students. The result of this study will help the students to enhance their ability to

understand and share their feelings to each other. This study will also help them to improve more

skills and attitude while interacting with others.

Parents. The result of the study will help the parents to know how they can deal with their

children with regards to this millennial age. This study will certainly help them to boost their

children self-confidence.

The Researcher. The outcome of the study will be useful in providing chances for learning

based on the student’s wants. This study will also help her to improve her communication skills in

conducting her studies.

The Future Researchers. This study will serve as a guide for the future researchers in

conducting their research in the near future.

Scope and Delimitation

 This study will focus only on assessing the effectiveness of school performances as a tool

in improving their communication skills. Though, school performances and other forms of

performances can have benefits in the performance of the students, this study will only focus on

the School Performances: How to develop the the communication skills.

The respondents in this study are the Grade 11 HUMSS students at Manaoag National

High School only.

Reporting Recitation
 School Perfomaces

Speech Debate
Research Paradigm

Theoretical Framework
 The study is based on Communication Accommodation theory by Howard Giles (2005),

who gives emphasis on the adjustments of what the people does while communicating. He

developed the theory, according to him “When people try to emphasize or minimize the social

difference between the others whom they interact with” Emphasizing that “the factors that lead to

the accommodation activity are adjustments which can be through verbal communication or

through gestures.” The theory was evolved from speech adjustment theory, which demonstrates

the value of psychological concepts to understand the dynamics of speech. But the theory

encompasses more fields such as non-verbal and gestures. The Communication accommodation

theory elaborates the human tendency to adjust their behavior while interacting. The reason behind

this their behavior is explained as to control the social differences between the interact ants. People

accommodate their communication activities to get approval and to set a positive image in front

of interacting the environment in which they are interacting also affects the communication

behavior.

Definition of Terms

For clarity and understanding the terms are operationally and lexically defined.

Reporting. This is a document that presents information in an organized format for a

specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete

report are almost always in the form of written documents.

Recitation. A recitation in a general act is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal

reading of verse or other writing before an audience.

 Speech. Is the ability to speak or act of speaking, the ability to express thoughts and

feelings.

Debate. Is the process that involves formal discussion on a particular topic. Debate

competition is not only about competition itself, but an educational extended activity.