Uncovering transformative experiences among students with shortcomings in statistics

This study explored the use of projective techniques to uncover the students’ learning preferences, shortcomings in the course, their transformative experiences and their resulting performance by construction and completion. Students were tasked to construct their action research participants' demographic profile, survey questionnaire, action research proposal, letter protocol to conduct a survey, letter to participants, documentation on the survey conducted, presentation of written research, publication, and their personal projection after two years. Results showed that instead of the usual big-group-in-one-classroom setting, the majority of the respondents prefer to study alone wherein learning-by-doing method of teaching is found highly preferred. Further, common reasons why these students are having difficulties and sometimes failed with the course were financial instability, health problems, on-the-job training, and conflict of class-OJT schedules. Nevertheless, the use of the projective technique facilitated the honing of skills needed to pass the course while maintaining freedom and comfort. The progress of the students is apparent in their completion of the tasks shown in the provided checklist. The methods, materials and tools, and, the results of this study could be used in addressing student learning difficulties, in preparing the teachers’ teaching approaches, and in helping school administrators in managing the teaching environment.