Interactive Periodic Table of Elements and Chemical Reaction Gameboard for Better Acquisition of the Least Learned Competencies in Junior High School Chemistry

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

K TO 12 curriculum, particularly in science promotes innovation in the way of teaching the 21st-century learners. As an Inquiry based learning area, Science teachers had to device innovative teaching instructional materials and strategies to meet the needs of learners. The Kto12 junior high school curriculum emphasizes spiral progression of learning, thus, topics are reinforced as student progress from one grade level to the next. In Science, specifically in chemistry learning competencies concerning the elements, atoms, ions and the likes are present from grade 7 to grade 10. With this, students are instructed to provide a copy of an illustrated Periodic Table of Elements to help them engage successfully in lessons concerning it. However, considering the financial incapability of most families in Malapatan, an initiative of providing an innovative teaching material that is named Interactive Periodic Table of Elements and Chemical Reaction Gameboard was designed and constructed by the proponent of this research. With this, students are not only given a chance to have a clear and comprehensive look of the elements in the periodic table but they are also encouraged to develop their participation through collaborative learning.

METHODS

This study is focused on the development as well as the validation of an innovative instructional material in chemistry intended for junior high school Chemistry to which the least learned competencies were identified. To test the validity and reliability of this project, this will be subjected for evaluation. The main respondents of this study are the randomly selected junior high school students and science teachers of Malapatan National High School for the current school year (2018-2019). Descriptive research will be used to determine the validity of the said instructional material. Furthermore, this study can also utilize a Quasi-experimental research design to determine the effectivity of the said innovation in a classroom setting. An Adopted and modified questionnaire will be subjected to validation as the main tool of gathering raw data.

RESULTS

The INTERACTIVE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS AND CHEMICAL REACTION GAMEBOARD (IPTE & CRG) is a 3-in-1innovative instructional material genuinely designed by the proponent for student activities in relation to the least learned competencies in Chemistry as determined in the 2015 to 2018 National Achievement Test (NAT) results. This project promotes stimulation of critical thinking skills, inquiry skills, collaborative skills and kinesthetic ability of students thru varied activities which can be performed both indoor and outdoor.

DISCUSSIONS

This project is constructed using readily available materials such as plywood, paints, magnetic whiteboard, and etc. It is a 2.0m in length and 1.0m wide, foldable activity board showing the features of a typical periodic table of elements. It also includes a brief history and industrial use/s of each element. Furthermore, this activity board shows chemical reactions, chemical formulas, structural formulas, and chemical bonding processes through its magnetic board. With this, students will be enjoying lessons in Chemistry and eventually, the identified least learned competencies will be given a solution.