Utilizing Multimedia: A Best Practice in Teaching Science among Students of Alalum National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Individual students may be better suited to learning in a particular way, using unique modes for thinking, involving and creating. The concept of students having particular learning styles has implications for teaching strategies. There are many teaching practices being used in Science, but teachers should know which of those practices is suited and applicable for most of the learners. In this manner, the researcher came up in conducting a study on whether the use of multimedia could be considered as one of the best practices in teaching science.

METHODS

This study used qualitative research and simple statistical treatment like getting the mean and rank of the data gathered. It also employed a survey questionnaire as a gathering tool instrument and a teacher made test to assess students understanding on lessons being delivered. The survey was given to 166 students coming from all grade levels of the regular class at 0.05 percentage of error.

RESULTS

Based from the data gathered it hadbeen showed that after multimedia had been used in teaching Science the students' level of performance had greatly increase. According from the survey made it is evident that the teachers employ multimedia in teaching and that these are related to topics being discussed to them. More so, the research showed that students preferred this method of teaching rather than the use of lecture and demonstration.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the study only shows that using multimedia can be considered as a best practice in teaching science, since it uplift the students' level of performance. Furthermore, it is a method of teaching that is best suited for these kinds of learnersin the school. This is proven by the result of the survey conducted.