Powerpoint Presentation: A Tool to Increase Grade 12 Student's Academic Interestand Performancein Physical Science

Authors

  • Rodel Loresto

Keywords:

PowerPoint, senior high, physical science

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Integration of information, communication and technology (ICT) prepare the students for current digital era. The aims of ICT are to improve and increase the quality, accessibility and cost-efficiency of the delivery of instruction to the students. With the alarming condition of the apparent MPS results and observed scenario in the classroom, the researcher found a tool in utilizing PowerPoint presentation. The researcher opted thatis very timely to conduct an action research to test if the PowerPoint presentation would increase the interest and academic performance of students.

 

METHODS

The researcher utilized descriptive-comparative method where the research itself considered two entities: pretest and posttest of the respondents after the use of PowerPoint presentation. Fifteen students out of 49 grade 12 students were chosen using purposive sampling method responded to the questionnaires, pre-test, and posttest. The data gathered was analyzed using mean score and t-test.

 

RESULTS

The result of the questionnaires given to the respondents before the utilization of the PowerPoint presentation showed that they are undecided with their interest in physical science with a mean score of 3while after the utilization of the PowerPoint presentation the mean score of the respondents become 4. The result of the pretest and posttest, given to the 15 respondents in 10-item test conducted before and after the utilization of the PowerPoint presentation, revealed that the pretest acquired a mean of three and mean of five substantiate the posttest result. One hundred percent of the respondents said that they enjoy and learned better with the PowerPoint presentation (personal interview, 2019).

 

DISCUSSIONS

PowerPoint presentation increased the interest of the respondents. There is also an increased in the mean of the pretest of the respondents after the utilization of the PowerPoint presentation.

Published

2019-01-18