Instructional Activities and Level of Flexibility of Grade 7 Learners

• Author(s): Mary Magdalene F. Abucar
• Paper ID: 1710871
• Page: 1383-1417
• Published Date: 25-09-2025
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 3 September-2025

Abstract

This study determined the influence of instructional activities on the level of flexibility of Grade 7 learners in San Pedro National High School, San Pascual South District, Division of Masbate Province, School Year 2024 2025. Specifically looked into: (1) demographic profile of the learners in terms of sex and their body mass index; (2) status of flexibility of Grade 7 learners; (3) level of utilization of instructional activities; (4) level of flexibility of Grade 7 learners after the utilization of the instructional activities; (5) significant difference between the level of flexibility before and after using instructional activities; and (6) the effectiveness of the instructional activities to develop flexibility. This study employed descriptive-comparative-correlational method of research. There were 94 Grade 7 learners involved in the study. The data were gathered through survey questionnaire and evaluation checklist which were treated by statistical tools such as frequency count, percentage technique weighted mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Cohen’s D. The following were the findings: (1) The demographic profile included 54 males and 40 females. Of the total respondents, 85 had a normal BMI; (2) Regarding flexibility, 37 males and 27 females achieved an overlap of 8 cm or more with their right arm, while 25 males and 18 females achieved the same with their left arm., 66 learners aged 12 performed the sit-and-reach test; (3) the highest indicator is the static stretching exercise with a weighted mean of 3.23, while the lowest is Calisthenics with a weighted mean of 2.73. The average weighted mean across all activities is 3.23 (4) 69.15% of all participants overlapping their fingers by 8 cm or more; 50% of females and 48.15% of males in left arm overlap of 8 cm or more, and the scores ranged from 23.2 cm to 24.0 cm, with the majority scoring around 23.9 cm; (5) zipper test, the t-statistics for right and left overlap are -0.0582 and -0.116, with a critical value of 2.3060. For the sit and reach test, the t-statistics for males and females are -0.0022 and -0.0026, both with the same critical value.; (6) zipper test, right and left overlaps had Cohen’s d values of 0.04 and 0.07, sit and reach test showed Cohen’s d of 0.23 for males and 0.29 for females The conclusion drawn were: (1) demographic profile of the learners in terms of sex, there were more male learners than female learners. Majority of the learners had normal BMI with a total of 85 individuals or 90.43%; (2) the status of flexibility of learners in terms of zipper test right overlap arm had most respondents demonstrated increasing finger overlap, with the highest proportion achieving the maximum score; in overlap left arm, most respondents scored high points for finger overlap, overall scoring five points, and in sit and reach, majority of respondents across different age groups exhibit a relatively high level of flexibility; (3) the level of utilization of instructional strategies shows that static stretching exercises are most prominently utilized; (4) majority of learners demonstrated flexibility, particularly in the higher overlap right arm, considerable proportion of learners demonstrated high flexibility posttest in overlap left arm, and in sit and reach, female learners generally exhibited greater flexibility than male; (5) here was no significant difference in learners' flexibility before and after the instructional activities; (6) the instructional activities employed had limited impact on enhancing flexibility, as evidenced by the small effect sizes.

Keywords

Instructional Strategies, Flexibility, Grade 7 Learners

Citations

IRE Journals:
Mary Magdalene F. Abucar "Instructional Activities and Level of Flexibility of Grade 7 Learners" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 3 2025 Page 1383-1417

IEEE:
Mary Magdalene F. Abucar "Instructional Activities and Level of Flexibility of Grade 7 Learners" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(3)