Comprehensibility of Teachers Verbal Communication Among Intermediate Learners and their Performance In Science

This study investigated the comprehensibility of the verbal communication skills of teachers in Science in Olango Integrated School at Balo-i West District, Division of Lanao del Norte and their relationship to the learners academic performance for the school year 2022-2023. This study utilized the descriptive-correlational type of research design to investigate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. There were 83 respondents who answered the survey questionnaire. The findings were: (a) nearly 2/3 of the respondents had 12-13 years of age, 57% of the respondents were female, nearly 2.3 (65.5%) of the respondents were in Grade 5 level, nearly 3/4 (73.5%) of the respondents have parents income of 5001.00 to 10,000.00; (b) they highly observed that their teachers allowed them to express their selves using their language; 78% of the respondents had very satisfactory performance level; (c) there was no significant difference on the perceived teachers verbal communication when grouped according to the profile; (d) there was no significant difference on the academic performance in Science when grouped according to their profile; and (e) the academic performance in Science of the respondents was not associated to their perceived level on teachers communication. It was concluded that learners perceived their teachers to have very good communication strategies and they preferred conversing using their own language.