Community Service as a Teaching Method and Its Impact on Student Performance

Abstract

This research study employed a quasi-experimental design of two groups using pretest-posttest. Two groups were assigned to different treatments; the Control Group stayed inside the classroom while the Experimental group was exposed to community service. The manner of groupings was based on the randomized design lottery method technique. Results revealed that there was a significant difference in the student academic performance of the BS Biology students after the intervention using community service as a teaching method. Furthermore, the data gathered were triangulated using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) from the respondents, specifically personal reflections, observations, and in-depth interviews to the students and the residents of Barangay Daculan, Estancia, Iloilo. This implied that the conduct of the intervention brought significant effects to the student academic performance — likewise, the people of Brgy. Daculan has widened their perspective, awareness, and familiarity towards their surroundings after the series of lectures conducted in the community. Therefore, it can be stated that community service, when used as a teaching method, was highly effective to both students and community as revealed in the post-test results of students’ academic performance, the intervention improved the quality of instruction when used as a teaching method through community services.