Laro NG Lahi Thru Based Activities

International Journal of
Learning and Teaching

Volume 07, Issue 1, (2015) 24-37
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Promoting physics in action thru “Laro Ng Lahi-Based” physics

activities
Marc Vener del Carmen *, Faculty of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Philippine Normal University,
Philippines.
Ferdinand Diano, Faculty of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Philippine Normal University,
Philippines.
Marie Paz E. Morales, Faculty of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Philippine Normal University,
Philippines.
Abel Ole, Faculty of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Philippine Normal University, Philippines.
Suggested Citation:
Carmen, M., Diano, F., Morales, M., P., E. & Ole, A. (2015). Promoting physics in action thru “Laro Ng Lahi-
Based” physics activities. International Journal of Learning and Teaching. 7(1), 24-37.
Received 19 October, 2014; revised 06 November, 2014; accepted 23 December, 2014.

Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
©
2015 SPROC LTD. Academic World Education & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Abstract
Culture and game-based physics activities are anticipated to promote active and fun learning of physics
concepts. The study features non-conventional design and development of physics activities using
traditional Filipino games also known as “Laro ng Lahi”. These non-conventional processes in the
development comprise literature reviews, document analyses, and interviews. The eight developed “Laro
ng Lahi”-based physics activities are presented as activity pack intended for highschool physics and
introductory physics students. Key features of these activities include standard and synchronized rules
and game mechanics, aligned and matched competencies in the K+12 science curriculum, inclination to
student conceptual development, penchant for the preservation of Filipino culture and traditions,
comprehensible texts and procedures and use of locally-available or indigenous materials. Results of the
development study show that the “Laro ng Lahi”-based physics activities are content valid based on
expert ratings (4.74 out of 5) with moderate to substantial agreement for the inter-rater reliability and an
excellent over-all reliability index (0.90) suggesting a good and standard supplementary and support
material for classroom use and for a wider goal of promoting active physics learning – Physics in Action.
Keywords: Laro ng Lahi, culture-based, game-based, physics activities, material development
*ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Marc Vener del Carmen, Faculty of Science, Technology and Mathematics,
Philippine Normal University, Philippines. E-mail address: morales.mpe@pnu.edu.ph
Carmen, M., Diano, F., Morales, M., P., E. & Ole, A. (2015). Promoting physics in action thru “Laro Ng Lahi-Based” physics activities.
International Journal of Learning and Teaching. 7(1), 24-37.
1. Introduction
Equally beheld by most countries, UNESCO (2014) asserts that education is a right that
transforms lives when it is accessible to all, relevant and underpinned by core shared values.
Hence, it is everyone’s benefit that it inhabits the core of the post – 2015 development agenda.
It endorses a general goal– “Ensure equitable quality education and lifelong learning for ALL by
2030” to achieve just, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies. This general goal is
translated into specific global targets to which countries would commit and held accountable
for. Quality education and relevant teaching and learning are the important add-ons in the post-
2015 agenda’s priority areas. Good quality and relevant education is the process of preparing
people with skills, knowledge and attitudes to acquire decent work, live together as active
citizens nationally and globally, comprehend and prepare for a world in which environmental
filth and climate change present a threat to sustainable living and livelihoods, and appreciate
their rights. Consequently, UNESCO (2014) highlights the curriculum’s central role in ensuring
good quality and relevant education and learning.
Citizens armed with good quality education could make smart decisions and critical choices in
using concepts and tools of science and technology and are identified as scientifically literate
citizen. For science education and to many countries, attaining scientific literacy for all remains
to be a universal goal and a significant challenge (Tan, 2004). Accordingly, Australian Council for
Educational Research (2014) relates scientific literacy to the ability to think scientifically and to
use scientific knowledge and processes to understand the world around us and to participate in
decisions that affect us. It is then considered to be a key outcome of education for all students
by the end of schooling. In fact, Gregorio, Buendia, Molera, Flor, de Dios, Ganibe, Balonkita,
Dawang & Mirandilla (2011) recap the need for the development of scientific literacy through
formal education especially in developing countries like the Philippines. This state of enhanced
scientific literacy is much needed in the country that has encountered devastating natural
disasters. Geographically, the country is along the Ring of Fire which makes it predisposed to
earthquakes and eruptive volcanoes. Also, the country is annually visited by devastating
typhoons that caused thousands of losses and infrastructure damages. In fact, Decierdo (2011)
recounted the wrath typhoon Sendong brought in Cagayan de Oro that killed over a thousand
Filipinos and still thousands more are missing due to flash floods. Lately, in a local newspaper
(2014) typhoon Yolanda killed hundreds of thousands Filipinos due to storm surges and floods.
Annually, numerous people die and millions of resources damaged due to natural disasters.
These catastrophes serve as painful reminder to all Filipinos that in this age, making decisions
based on a high level of scientific literacy is a matter of life and death.
Scientific literacy as defined by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAS 1990) is the improvement of the habits of mind to enable individuals and groups to solve
problems. To be scientifically literate is to be mindful that science and technology are human
initiatives with strengths and boundaries, recognizes key concepts and principles of science, is
acquainted to the natural world and distinguishes both its diversity and unity for individual and
societal purposes. Yager (2012) points out that it is not sufficient that teachers tell students to
read a science book and recite on what it says. A science teacher may acknowledge a student
responding correctly but it may not be an indication of scientific literacy. DeBoer (2000)
construes that scientific literacy is primarily the level of scientific understanding that exists in
the adult population. As further claimed, it is something that changes and grows over time. It is
the glamor to individuals to be able to read and understand science articles in the international
and local newspapers, read and interpret graphs and other figures displaying scientific
information, engage in scientifically informed discussion of a contemporary issue, apply
scientific information in personal decision making and be able to locate valid scientific
information and use all these in making sound judgment for personal, health benefits and safety
purposes and precautions.
In the Philippines, efforts to enhance scientific and technological literacy are employed to
prepare Filipino learners to be knowledgeable and engaged citizens. Tan (2004) accounts the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded five-year program to promote practical
work approach in science and mathematics education which was the same project being
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implemented by Kenya and South African countries. Additionally, the Philippine’s department of
education (2010) designed science education curriculum framework for the basic education that
envisions developing scientific literacy among students that will prepare them to be informed
and participative citizens who are able to make judgments and decisions regarding applications
of scientific knowledge that may have social, health, or environmental impacts. With this critical
need to improve scientific and technological literacy, the government foresees the Philippine
science education as path to developing scientifically literate citizens. The new curriculum
supports learning of science and technology, cum indigenous technologies to preserve the
country’s distinct culture. It captures the educational benefits of having a strong sense of ethical
aspect of life, linkage of the curriculum to indigenous technology, and preservation of the
country’s cultural uniqueness and peculiarities. As a case, Abayao (2003) in her study of the
indigenous people of Ifugao province found that there is a wide cavity between what is taught in
formal schooling and the needed skills of the indigenous people. Similar findings were identified
in the study of Kroma (1995) and Jenista (1987).
However, time and again, studies (Selcuk, 2010; Wanbugu & Changeiywo, 2008; Folashade &
Akinbobola, 2009) concentrate on finding relevant solutions to the difficulty in learning science,
particularly in learning physics and under achievement recorded in physics instruction. Tural
(2013) confirmed these claims and reasoned that abstract concepts in physics courses make it
too difficult for students to comprehend the subject matter. Often, students believe that physics
as a subject matter is difficult (Saleh, 2012; Tural, 2013), boring and irrelevant to their lives
(Efthimiou, Llewellyn, Maronde, and Winningham, 2006; Lye, Fry & Hart, 2002 in Tural, 2013).
Thus, information learned is quickly forgotten because students do not see connections of the
subject matter in their daily activities and real-life.
1.1. Contextualizing in Real-Life Setting

Real life connections in science were first introduced by Campbell, Lazonby, Millar, Nicolson,
Ramsden, & Waddington (1994) in the United Kingdom as Salter’s approach to address science
education issues such as scientific literacy, public understanding of science, and less and less
students want to take up science in A-level. As claimed, the aim of the approach is to set science
in context as a means of motivating more students to study science. It also expresses a desire to
provide students with a more authentic picture of science, and of its role in people's lives, and
to encourage them to connect science learning with the rest of their lives. Whitelegg and Parry
(1999) described this approach as context-based learning putting forward real world
contentious or controversial issues, often social issues, for students to discuss. Notably, Yam
(2005) informed that in the United States, context-based learning and teaching helps teachers
relate subject matter content to real world situations and motivates students to make
connections between knowledge and its applications to their lives as family members, citizens,
students or children, and workers. Moreover, contextual teaching and learning strategies
emphasize problem-solving; recognize the need for teaching and learning to occur in a variety of
contexts such as home, community, and work sites; teach students to monitor and direct their
own learning so they become self-regulated learners; anchor teaching in students diverse life-
contexts; uses teams or interdependent group structures to encourage students to learn from
each other and together; and employ authentic assessment.
Kortland (2007) claimed that in context-based science curricula – such as ChemCom, PLON,
Salter’s Science, Chemie im Kontext and Physik im Kontext – practical applications and/or socio-
scientific issues start the teaching-learning of science in an attempt to bridge the gap between
the often abstract and difficult science concepts and the world the students live in. To date,
context-based learning and teaching approach has taken several forms such as problem-based
and product based assessment (Yam, 2005); game-based approach (Jones, Caton & Greenhill,
2014), technology-based approach (Van Joolingen, deJong, & Dimitrakopoulout, 2007), and
socio-cultural-based approach (Arroio, 2010) and still continuous to evolve to meet the
demands of the new generation of students.
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1.2. Cultural Learning

Several researches found out that culture correlates with meaning making and knowledge
construction of students (Samarov & Porter, 2004; Banks, 1993; Lixin, 2006; Liu, 2009). Samarov
(2004) even mentioned that culture affects the way we distinguish and process the world.
Consequently, Morales (2014) reported that the effects of intertwining culture with science
learning are observed in the improved student concept attainment. Learners see physics as
something that would supplement the knowledge of their roots which increases their
motivation to learn. They view learning of physics concepts as something that has real-life
significance and they engage in deep processing of information and physics concepts using the
same schema of thinking they often use as when they do their daily decision making activities.
They are able to employ patterns of assimilation similar to how they assimilate daily and real-life
concepts. This is similarly situated with the paradigm of context-based learning emphasizing
culture as the context and is within the line of study of several research and projects such as
Rekindling Tradition (Aikenhead, 2001), Outdoor Physics (Popov, 2008), and Culture and
Language Integration in Physics Education (Morales, 2014).
Culture as defined by Pertierra (2002) is an invisible lens through which we see reality. Its sets
are pre-given as language, notions of identity, gender, nature and religion. Culture can also be a
set of ideas, values, and practices as well as orientation and predisposition towards the world.
Furthermore, culture can be tangible such as tools and technology or non-tangible like beliefs,
practices and traditions which among others include the national games.
Traditional games known as “Laro ng Lahi” are described as a compilation of traditional
games practiced in the Philippines. The term “Laro ng Lahi” was coined by the Samahang
Makasining Artist Club Inc. These games are indigenous games commonly played by Filipino
children, where they use locally available materials or instruments (Aguado, 2012). Some
common “Laro ng Lahi” are dock on a rock game (tumbang preso), block the enemy game
(patintero), gilli danda (syato), leap frog (luksong baka), tag of war (hilaang lubid), rubber band
game (dampa), and marble game (holen). 'Laro' is the Filipino generic term for all forms of
recreational play (Lopez, 1980). The closest term for the game is the 'palaro' referring to special
occasion games that take place during parties, festivals and town fiestas. This would also refer
to games that are competitive in nature where each stretch is always brought to a conclusion
(Barbosa, 2003). Lopez (2001) recounted that Filipinos like to play games and it is a trait
considered as an index of their sociability. Traditional games bring members of the family
together after their respective chores andthese traditions strengthen ties that bind families. In
adult education, Fiagoy (2000) cited the use of games for practice contextualized within the
peoples’ culture and experiences. In the education field, traditional or indigenous games are
identified as modes to acquire proper sports techniques in preparation for greater or
competitive participation in selected sports and recreational activities.
Historically, traditional games in the Philippines were integrated in physical education (P.E.)
courses in all levels of educational institutions and sport activities of the local government units,
through Senate Bill 1108 and House Bill 2675. These games comprised the major components of
the Physical Education curriculum through the efforts of Bureau of Physical Education and
School Sports (BPESS) in 1984 (Wilhelmsen, 2012). These efforts supported the provisions of the
1987 Philippine Constitution mandating the State to conserve, promote and popularize the
nation's historical and cultural heritage and resources to preserve them for future generations
of Filipinos and ensure continuity of Filipino identity and cultural belongingness. To date, the
department of education implemented Section 14, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution which states that the state shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic
evolution of a Filipino national culture based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of
free artistic and intellectual expression through advocating “Laro ng Lahi” in physical education
curricula. As quoted from the bills:
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“Filipino traditional games and sports have originated from

different cultures, some of which have pre-Hispanic origin and
are very unique in terms of how are they are played. The Filipinos
are known as sports-loving people, creative in every aspects of
life and these traditional games are as testament to our passion
for play. We are proud to have games from our ascendants that
were developed and handed down from generation to
generation. However, these priceless ancestral heritage that
included sungka, dama, and patintero, have become less popular
with the young people. Ironically, some of the traditional Filipino
games such as sipa, yoyo and arnis have been adopted by other
countries as their own and the fact that they originated from this
country has been obliterated into oblivion. These games should
remain relevant as they provide the people the opportunity to
learn, appreciate and experience aspects of their own culture.
Also, they provide essential training in social interaction and help
develop camaraderie, sportsmanship and honesty. Hence,
encouraging their preservation will mean understanding our
cultural values”.
On the same bills, traditional games and sports included the following: agawang sulok, araw-
lilim, arnis, aso at pusa, bulong pari, bunong braso, dama, garter, hulaan, holen, iring-iring,
istatwa, jack-en-poy, jackstone, kapit-bakod, laglag panyo, lawin at sisiw, luksong baka, luksong
lubid, luksong tinik, palo sebo, patintero, piko, pitik-bulag, saranggolahan, sipa, siklot, siksik
bulak, sungka, suot lungga, taguan, takip-silirn, tatsing, tumbang preso, turumpo, viola, yoyo
and such other traditional games played in the various localities in the country. These native
games as believed by Fine (1995) can be the threads that mesh learning situations into the fabric
of life. The interconnection of the games with real life situations becomes the true definition of
holistic learning, together we become a “community of inquirers” promoting alternative life
choices for all students and working collectively to speak out, be heard and effect change.
Considering the confluence of theories and research findings, traditional Filipino games are
potential context for culture-game-based physics education. This framework promotes physics
in action as when these traditional games are developed into physics activities and support
materials to the country’s new curriculum and help improve students’ performance in physics.
2. Purposes of the Research Study

The study aimed to design a compilation of Mechanics activities using traditional Filipino
games or “Laro ng Lahi.” Specifically, the study sought to realize the following objectives:
1. Develop using unconventional processes “Laro ng Lahi” – based activities in
Mechanics.
2. Establish the content validity and reliability “Laro ng Lahi”-based activities in
Mechanics.
3. Determine the inter-class and inter-rater reliability of the Laro ng Lahi”-based
activities in Mechanics.
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3. Methodology
Quantitative research design combined with qualitative approaches was used in the
development of “Laro ng Lahi” – based Physics activities. The study consisted of three major
stages: Preparation, design and development; and validation and reliability determination.
In all the three stages, purposive sampling was done to identify the appropriate participants
for each of the stages identified. In the preparation, physical education teachers and students
were the identified participants who are more or less very familiar with traditional Filipino
games. Interviews were conducted as preliminary processes to designing the “Laro ng Lahi”-
based physics activities. The participants for the second stage were also purposively chosen on
the bases of their being experts in physics and being familiar with traditional games. Finally, the
participants in the last stage of the study included 23 students of an introductory physics class.
The instrument used in the validation of the developed activities was adopted from a study of
Pantig (2013) and appropriately modified for the developed material. It assessed the activities in
terms of objectives, contents, procedures, illustrations/figures/diagrams, language, usefulness,
and featured “Laro ng Lahi”.
3.1. Design and Development

Document analysis and literature review identified all traditional Filipino games that can be
used and translated into physics activities. Literature reviews focused on the nature of the
different traditional games and the format of the intended activities. Interview with Physical
Education teachers provided standardized traditional games. This was done since variations in
methods and rules of the games exist in different places. Survey where a group of physics
students ranked the traditional games based on likelihood and popularity gave the researchers
idea which traditional games are known to many and may be used as supplements to activities.
Interviews with physics professors provided insights on matching the game to the physics
concept and science curriculum – physics competencies. The identified games were grouped
based on the grade level inclusion of their respective physics concept. Information derived from
stage 1 contributed to the initial design and format of version 1 of the “Laro ng Lahi”-based
Physics activities. The activities included implementation guide, descriptions of activities, rubric
scoring guide and assessment instrument packed in an activity book.
Eight activities were developed, where two activities for each grade level from grade 7 to
grade 10 were included. The “Laro ng Lahi”-based physics activities included: “Dampa” -
Distance and Displacement, “Sipa” - Acceleration due to Gravity, “Tumbang Preso” - First Law of
Motion (Inertia), “Luksong Baka” - Kinetic and Potential Energy, “Shato” - Projectile, “Holen” -
Elastic Collision, “Patintero” - Balance and Stability, and “Hilahang Lubid” - Translational
Equilibrium.
3.2. Validation, Pilot Test and Statistical Treatment

Preliminary validation was done by several professors as experts. Their initial ratings were
considered, especially their noted corrections, suggestions, and comments, for the revision of
the activity pack. Pilot test was done to one intact class, where the eight developed activities
were conducted. The pilot testing proper included the execution of the actual activity and
answering the activity sheets. After every activity, the students were instructed to record their
experiences while performing each activity by answering a given journal. After performing all
the activities, the student participants rated the developed activities as well. The ratings and
comments of the participants were used as inputs to the third revised version. This version was
again presented to the physics and physical education experts for the last leg of validation.
These activities were also presented to the intended users to check on the readability and if the
statements are comprehensible to them at their level. Furthermore, the researchers
interviewed several intended users if they are able to follow the procedure with ease.
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Summarized in tables for statistical analysis are the data derived from the pilot test.
Weighted Arithmetic Mean determined the average value of a subject’s scores to describe the
acceptability of each criterion. Standard Deviation determined the dispersion of the ratings to
measure the confidence in statistical conclusions. Cronbach’s Alphaestimated the proportion of
variance that is systematic or consistent in a set of test scores or to test the reliability of scores.
Inter-rater reliability (Kappa) calculated the degree of agreement among the raters to provide
no more than an upper bound on the degree of accuracy present on the ratings.
4. Results and Discussion

This section presents the results of the study that sought to develop “Laro ng Lahi”-based
Physics activities. Clustered into two parts, findings of the study focus on the developed activity
packed containing several designed and validated activities using the traditional Filipino games-
context and pilot testing of the activity pack to the intended users.
4.1. The Activity Pack

Design of “Laro ng Lahi”–based Physics activities in the activity pack is in harmony with the
identified frequently used, played, liked, and enjoyed traditional Filipino game. Standard rules
provided by physical education teachers and physics concept-connections of the games
confirmed by physics professors distinctly characterize the set of traditional game-influenced
activities designed for the activity pack. Table 1 presents the list of traditional games matched
with the identified physics concept connection for the intended activities.
Table 1. “Laro-ng-Lahi” and physics concept connections

Game Concept
Dampa Distance and Displacement
Sipa Acceleration due to Gravity
Tumbang Preso First Law of Motion
Luksong Baka Kinetic and Potential Energy
Shato Projectile
Holen Elastic Collision
Patintero Balance and Stability
Hilahang Lubid Translational Equilibrium
The “Laro ng Lahi”-based Physics activity pack included an overview which presents the
general information about the activity pack to give the readers some background knowledge.
Other parts built-in are 1) table of contents that directs readers to components of the activity
pack they desired to check; 2) implementation guide, which gives the facilitator basic tips on
how to implement the activity in a lesson; 3) description of activities, which provides users
knowledge about the parts of the Activity Proper; 4)activity proper, the actual activities for
Mechanics which features “Laro ng Lahi”; 5) Rubric scoring guide that offers guidelines in scoring
students outputs in the written on data sheets; and 6) assessment instrument, a 40-item
examination that covers all the physics content of the activities.
The Activity Proper consisted of three parts: Supplementary texts, activity instructions and
data sheets. Supplementary texts provided the physics concept-connection and game trivia.
Activity instructions included the following parts: game challenge, game instruments, game
area, game background, game mechanics, game phase, game scoring, game rounds and game
illustrations. While the data sheets contained the following: game figures, game recaps, game
secrets and convergence and game reflection. Below are illustrations (Figures 1 and 2) of the
identified parts of the activities.
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Figure 1: Activity Pack
Validation and Pilot Testing

Figure 2: Featured parts of Laro-ng-Lahi-based Mechanics Activity
Physics professors and physical education teachers validated version 1 of “Laro ng Lahi”–
based Physics activity pack in two methods: descriptive and quantitative content validation.
Only descriptive validation was done for face validation which featured the use of phrases or
words to describe the assessment of the activities. These were presented as comments, remarks
or suggestions of the experts written in the draft copy of the activity pack. Quantitative content
validation made use of the Pantig’s (2013) instrument. A summary of the average ratings is
presented in Table 2 with the verbal interpretation provided by the validation instrument.
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Table 2. Mean Rating of the Activity Pack

Area Mean Verbal Interpretation
Objectives 4.75 Highly Acceptable
Contents 4.68 Highly Acceptable
Procedures 4.81 Highly Acceptable
Illustrations, Diagrams and Figures 4.65 Highly Acceptable
Language 4.67 Highly Acceptable
Usefulness 4.79 Highly Acceptable
Featured "Laro ng Lahi" 4.80 Highly Acceptable
Overall Mean Rating 4.74 Highly Acceptable
The means of the different constructs or area were determined by getting the ratio of the
sum of the ratings per expert, the total number of items of the validation instrument, and the
number of experts who rated the activity pack. For a more reliable computation, Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) generated output was used instead of manual calculations. All
evaluators rated the developed activity pack 4.74 out of 5.0 suggesting a high position in the
continuum of the Likert scale range. This recommended a good quality curriculum material
(activity pack) in construction and valid content wise in all the specified areas. Thus, experts
found the activity pack highly acceptable as a whole package in terms of the individual
constructs. They assessed that content, objectives, procedures and illustrations are coherent,
congruent, has fluidity and in harmony with the physics competencies of the curriculum. They
do not see any pattern of developing alternative conceptions for the students. They find the
activity pack useful and the language is appropriately suited to the end-users. Raters’ agreement
is presented in Table 3.
Table 3. Measure of Inter-rater Reliability of Experts’ Validation

Area Kappa Value (κ) Verbal Interpretation
Objectives 0.58 Moderate Agreement
Contents 0.52 Moderate Agreement
Procedures 0.63 Substantial Agreement
Illustrations, Diagrams and Figures 0.50 Moderate Agreement
Language 0.44 Moderate Agreement
Usefulness 0.67 Substantial Agreement
Featured "Laro ng Lahi" 0.60 Moderate Agreement
Overall Kappa Value 0.58 Moderate Agreement
Table 3 shows the inter-rater reliability of the ratings of the four expert validators. The
presence of agreement within validators, though moderate, shows that there is a good
possibility but by no means a guarantee, that the ratings do in fact reflect the facets they are
purported to reflect. On the other hand, the value of kappa which is still several points distanced
from an “Almost Perfect Agreement” implies that the raters may differ in views with regards the
content validity of the activities. Gleaned from the table, good agreement of the raters are on
usefulness and procedures in the activity which are the integral parts of the activities in the
activity pack.
With all the comments and suggestions integrated in the activities of the activity pack, second
version of the product was pilot tested to a group of introductory physics students. Table 4
shows the result of the summarized data from the students’ rating.
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Table 4. Measure of Reliability of Students’ Ratings

Area Alpha Value (α) Verbal Interpretation
Objectives 0.91 Excellent
Contents 0.71 Acceptable
Procedures 0.76 Acceptable
Illustrations, Diagrams and Figures 0.77 Acceptable
Language 0.84 Good
Featured "Laro ng Lahi" 0.75 Acceptable
Overall Alpha 0.90 Excellent
As gleaned from Table 4, the reliability of the different constructs/areas of the activity pack
ranges from 0.71 to 0.91 verbally interpreted as acceptable to excellent. Overall alpha of the
activity pack is found within the “Excellent” range, which ascertains that the instrument has a
high index of reliability and is recommended as a standard instrument good for classroom
purpose or for much wider goal. Summarized in Table 6 are the specific features and statistical
characteristics of the activity pack.
Table 5. Summary of statistical characteristics of the Laro-ng-Lahi-based Mechanics Activity Pack
Laro-ng-Lahi-based Mechanics Activity Pack

 *n (experts) = 4
 Content Validity
o Over All Mean = 4.72 out of 5.00
 Inter-rater reliability: 0.58
 Reliability: 0.90
Quantitative measures of the activity pack’s content validity, inter-rater reliability and
reliability index suggest a valid and reliable curriculum material in Physics which features the
integration of traditional Filipino games in making Physics learning fun, active, and engaging.
Dynamic approaches to teaching and learning a difficult and abstract subject may be enhanced
using culture-, game-, and context-based activities. As noted in the journal logs of students who
were asked to conduct the activities for the pilot-run, they did enjoy and had fun while learning.
Below are the summarized students’ journal entries that support these claims.
Table 6. Summarized students’ Journal Entries

Points for Improvement/
Game Common Impressions Suggestions
Problems/ Difficulties
 Fun  Game area  Teach and practice
Dampa  Hard  Doing the act of dampa dampa before the
activity
 Fun  Maintaining same maximum  Have more
 Easy to play, hard height materials to aid the
Sipa to gather data  Measuring maximum height game
 Hitting sipa consecutively  Set a fixed
maximum heights
 Fun  Hitting the lata  Analyzing the
Tumbang  Hard  Mechanics concept through
Preso  Tiring comparison to
points is ineffective
 Fun  Jumping over the baka  Let stronger
Luksong Baka  Hard  Being the baka students to become
 Tiring  Game Mechanics baka
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 Make mechanics
more specific
 Advise students to
wear comfortable
attire
 Fun  Game Mechanics  Improve instruction
 Hard  Air resistance regarding the angle
Shato  Boring  Observing small stick  Have provisions
 Confusing  Manipulating and measuring regarding the angle
the assigned angle
 Fun  Identifying which case was  Put walls as
 Hard observed boundary to keep
Holen
 Boring  Hit other marbles the marbles inside
 Game Mechanics the area
 Fun  Game Mechanics  Have more people
 Hard to guard the hand
 Easy ad feet movements
 Tiring of line guards
Patintero  Tie the feet of the
defender
 Change the game
 Improve the
concept
 Fun  Game Area  Let the students use
 Tiring  Game Mechanics glove
 Dangerous  Game Instruments  Use softer rope
 Have different
Hilahang Lubid person to time and
to record
 Have equal number
of girls and boys per
group
The final product (“Laro ng Lahi”-based Physics Activities) integrated all suggestions collected
from the pilot run specifically identified in Table 6. These comments and recommendations
enhanced the activities and revisions done made the activity pack ready for the ended users.
The researchers developed eight “Laro ng Lahi”-based activities in mechanics. These activities
can be performed by junior high school students within the given period of time in a particular
high school setting. The expected contents for the competencies of Grade 7 to Grade 10 are
covered where the degree of success of students is measurable. These can also be used by
students enrolled in introductory physics courses. The activities included in the activity pack
incorporated easy to visualize illustrations, diagrams and figures to aid and allow students to
view concepts from different perspectives and different forms. Appropriate language was used
for easy comprehension of students.
Along with the statistical characteristics of the activity pack, there are other more featured
advantages and traits when these are used in the classroom as aid to learning Physics. “Laro ng
Lahi” used in the activities are valid and properly integrated to the concepts, where the chosen
traditional games are among those most common in Filipino student’s cultural or social context.
“Laro ng Lahi” as class activity promotes collaboration among students. It also serves as a good
source learning experience. The activities can be easily reproduced and the materials used in the
activities are indigenous materials.
The developed activities can improve and develop students’ critical thinking skills and
conceptual understanding in physics which can further lead to application of concepts to real life
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situations. It has the capability to elicit and address common misconceptions of students for
they are free to explain the line of reasoning of their answers. The activities can also be used as
assessment tools for the teacher.
5. Conclusion and Recommendations

The developed activities have a great potential to improve and develop students’ critical
thinking skills and conceptual understanding in physics. These activities have the capability to
elicit and address common misconceptions of students and may also serve as context- and
problem-based assessment tools for the teacher.
From the high scores on the different constructs: objectives, contents, procedures,
illustrations, diagrams and figures, and language of the activities developed, it can be said that
these activities are fit for use in science classes as support materials in the Enhanced basic
education science curriculum. Teachers can use these activities as supplements to the
structured laboratory activities in introductory physics courses. The intentions of these
developed and validated activities are similar to that of Popov (2008), who found that outdoor
physics can trigger students’ thinking and give them deeper understanding of concepts and
methods in physics. Similarly, Wijaya (2008) used Indonesian traditional games as experience-
based activities and contextual situation to build students’ reasoning and to reach the
mathematical goals of linear measurement. Aligned with humanistic, effective, and fun learning
process, Indonesian traditional games helped students comfortably and easily learn
mathematics. Moreover, Nyota and Mapara (2008) recounted that Shona traditional children’s
games and songs resulted to and provided a rich environment or social context that sustained
children’s curiosity and exploration of their immediate world as they play. Additionally, the
process of exploration of social context of the games was highly rewarding and motivational for
students. It was found that the use of traditional games teaches children to have an
understanding of some aspects of their biophysical environment.
Although games are very helpful as learning aids, the non-standard rules and mechanics of
the traditional Filipino games posed several issues in the development procedure. It is suggested
games be synchronized and systematized in terms of rules and mechanics according to the
practices and traditions of the specific area or ethnic group. Quantitative method in the
activities may also be integrated in the developed activities to match and supplement the
conceptual facts and principles promoted and developed by the activities. Researchers may also
look into the possibility of developing the same activities using “Laro ng Lahi” in varying
difficulty which can be used in the different levels of basic education system.
Games in the developed activities are anticipated to allow students to immediately apply
skills they acquire that will make them competent and knowledgeable. Thus, with the use of the
developed activities, students’ motivation and learning will increase. They are well designed for
ease of administering to students and can also be used as an assessment tool which can be
helpful in detecting students’ misconceptions. It is also aligned to the K-12 curriculum
assessment scheme where performance based evaluation is given priority. They can be used in
mechanics as collaborative in-class activity where students can help one another allowing them
to learn easier and can develop their communication skills.
Finally, these activities are can help to sustain Philippine indigenous games with intentions
associated to the concept of the Section 14, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution that
the state shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic evolution of a Filipino national
culture. This makes learning physics an active process through sports and games promoting
physics in action. The use of locally available materials or use of indigenous materials that
defines playing traditional Filipino games conform to the governments’ desire to encourage the
use of locally-produced learning materials on which students are more familiar with and have
experience with. These targets support Morales’ (2014) findings that students preferred
contextualized activities and use of tangible and non-tangible culture of students which bring in
familiar setting and schema that always manifest in all their cognitive, affective and
psychomotor activities.
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Promoting physics in action thru “Laro Ng Lahi-Based” physics

Received 19 October, 2014; revised 06 November, 2014; accepted 23 December, 2014.

Keywords: Laro ng Lahi, culture-based, game-based, physics activities, material development

1.1. Contextualizing in Real-Life Setting

1.2. Cultural Learning

“Filipino traditional games and sports have originated from

2. Purposes of the Research Study

3.1. Design and Development

3.2. Validation, Pilot Test and Statistical Treatment

4. Results and Discussion

4.1. The Activity Pack

Table 1. “Laro-ng-Lahi” and physics concept connections

Figure 1: Activity Pack

Validation and Pilot Testing

Table 2. Mean Rating of the Activity Pack

Table 3. Measure of Inter-rater Reliability of Experts’ Validation

Table 4. Measure of Reliability of Students’ Ratings

Table 5. Summary of statistical characteristics of the Laro-ng-Lahi-based Mechanics Activity Pack

Laro-ng-Lahi-based Mechanics Activity Pack

Table 6. Summarized students’ Journal Entries

5. Conclusion and Recommendations

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