ABSTRACT
All over the world, extra-curricular activities are part of the school calendar. Expert said, these provide variety of learning experiences; enabling learners to recall, make connections, learn skills, and become viable for employment; but sometimes, these go the other way around. With these reasons, this study intends to structure the effects of extra-curricular activities offered in Senior High School, guided by the research question, what are the conceptions of students in their experiences in attending extra-curricular activities?
Anchored on the principles of Making Meaning and Extra Curricular Activities, open-ended survey questionnaire was developed and validated. Qualitatively, through Marton’s Phenomenographic research, conceptions of 102 senior high school students were analyzed using thematic analysis. Hence, major themes emerged such as, the heart that sings, the heart that sings and a mind have conceived, and learning that echoed back to the classroom and self.
Since, it is qualitatively done, the finding was considered as a moderatum generalization, yet it is valuable for it is the voice of the costumer. Hence, the findings can be used as an input to school planning and instructional design, and a baseline data for school heads, and policy makers in the implementation of extra-curricular activities in schools.
Keywords: Extra-curricular activities, senior high school, learning, Phenomenographical study