USING CREATIVE STRATEGIES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

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This study determined the effectiveness of Creative Strategies (Phrase Fishing, Pass-the-Point, and Yumburger Strategy) in improving students’ reading comprehension of Junior High School students at Kapatungan National High School, Trento, Agusan del Sur. Using a quantitative-experimental design, the study involved 62 Grade 10 students with 31 students each in the control and experimental groups. A 40-item reading comprehension test adapted from Phil-IRI was used for the pretest and posttest. Findings revealed that prior to the intervention, both groups had similarly low performance and were classified under the Frustration level, indicating serious difficulty in understanding texts independently. After the intervention, both groups demonstrated improvement. However, the control group remained at the Frustration level, suggesting that students continued to struggle despite some gains. In contrast, the experimental group advanced to the Instructional level, indicating improved comprehension and the ability to understand texts with guidance. Results also confirmed no significant difference in the pretest scores of both groups, while a significant difference was found in the posttest scores, favoring the experimental group. The study concluded that creative strategies are more effective than traditional teaching methods in improving students’ reading comprehension. Therefore, integrating creative strategies in reading instruction is highly recommended to enhance students’ reading comprehension and academic performance.

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