Writing Competency and Student Participation in Filipino Class: The Mediating Effect of Reading Strategy

Abstract

Aims: To identify the mediating effect of reading strategy in the relationship between writing competency and student participation in Filipino class. Study Design: Quantitative non-experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted among Senior High School Students of Cor Jesu College, Inc., Digos City, Davao del Sur during the school year 2022-2023. Methodology: The respondents were 310 Senior High School students which were chosen using stratified random sampling. Mean, Pearson r, linear regression, and path analysis were the statistical tools used in the study. Moreover, the data were collected through a survey questionnaire. Results: Results revealed that the level of students’ writing competency is high. Also, the level of students’ participation in Filipino class and the mediating variable, which is the reading strategy are high. It shows that writing competency and the student’s participation in class have a significant relationship. Furthermore, writing competency and reading strategy, as well as reading strategy and student participation in class have a significant relationship. Therefore, the results show a partial mediation that happened in this study. Conclusion: It can be concluded that writing competency had a significant effect on students' participation in class, but with the help of a reading strategy, the significant relationship between the two variables mentioned was reduced. In short, the reading strategy helps to reduce the negative effect of writing competency on students' participation in Filipino class.