Impact of Exit Tickets on Student Achievement and Learning Experience in Science

Abstract

This study conducted at Bacoor National High School - Villa Maria Annex aimed to assess the impact of exit tickets on grade 9 students' academic achievement and learning experience during the third quarter of the school year 2023-2024. Purposive sampling was used to select 59 students in an intact class. A pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest was employed, utilizing three research instruments: the Science Achievement Test (SAT), Exit Tickets Questionnaire, and Students’ Learning Experiences Survey Questionnaire (SLESQ). The SAT was developed by the researcher, while the SLESQ was adapted. Data from the SAT were analyzed using descriptive statistics (weighted mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (paired t-test) to evaluate the significance of pretest-posttest score differences. Statistical analysis was performed using VassarStats online calculator, with a significance level set at 0.05. Results showed a substantial increase in mean scores from pretest (8.14) to posttest (39.14), with a mean difference of 31.00. The paired t-test yielded a t-value of 48.84 and a p-value of 0.000, indicating a significant improvement in academic achievement. The students had a positive learning experience on employing the tickets. The overall mean rating of the participants is 3.58 interpreted as strongly agree. This is an indication that the Exit tickets tend to enhance students’ achievement in science.