Comparative Effectiveness of Multimedia and Traditional Methods in Teaching Science on Selected Grade IV Pupils of Manuel Rojas Elementary School in the Division of Cavite City

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness of the multimedia method and the traditional method in teaching science in selected Grade IV pupils of Manuel S. Rojas Elementary School during the 3rd quarter period of the school year 2018-2019. Two groups of pupils were organized, one exposed to multimedia and the other to the traditional approach of instruction.Specifically, the researcher sought to answer the following questions: (1) how much knowledge do the experimental and the control groups about the lessons on the 3rd quarter as reflected in their performance in the pretest? (2) Is there a significant difference between the performances of the two groups? (3) Based on the result of the post-test by the two groups, which is more effective in teaching science in third quarter, multimedia or the traditional method?

METHODS

The research was true-experimental in nature because the equivalence of the control and experimental groups were provided by random of subjects to experimental and control treatments. Both groups have average score of 12 points in pre-test. This showed the equivalence of the control and experimental groups. The research design followed by the researcher is the pre-test -post-test Equivalent Groups Design.

RESULTS

The table shows the mean score of the pre-test and post-test of Rosal, the uncontrolled group are 13.59 and 24.29 respectively while the Cosmos section has the mean scores of 20.39 and 33.94 respectively. It is evident that the multimedia method was effective than the traditional method. Also there is a significant difference since the pretest and posttestvalue of r is .1326 and -.1312.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result of this study the researcher recommend that since multimedia method showed that there is a significant difference and it is more effective than the traditional method. The administrator must procure more computer units and a wi-fi connection for their school. Teacher should be given more seminars and training's particularly in the proper use of and applications of multimedia to update them, on the currents trends using the modern technology.