Usefulness of E-Classroom in the Academic Performance of the Students

Abstract

Introduction

The E-classroom is one of the several forms of the educational environment. It is "the same time, the same place" in the same way that the traditional classroom, rather than replacing face-to-face contact, it supplements it by empowering the students and instructors with the additional resources of the computer media. Teachers should use ICT, not only to aid traditional teaching styles or increase productivity but also to integrate it into student-centered classroom activities to promote learning (Tezci, 2011). In other words, teachers must be more creative and productive in using ICT to create a more engaging and rewarding learning environment (Birch & Irvine 2009; Honan 2008). Thus, the researcher sought to determine the usefulness of the E-classroom in the academic performance of the grade 10 students of Andres M. Luciano High School, Magalang, Pampanga.

Methods

The descriptive method was used in the study to seek further data to ascertain normal or typical conditions. The statistical tools used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and average rank. Pearson-r was used to see the significant relationship among variables.

Results

Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age and sex has no variance significance on the usefulness of e-classroom; in terms of ICT skills and knowledge acquired, the respondents used ICT frequently in communication, the application software used for learning, most of the respondents used presentation software, the e-classroom used constantly in English subject as they approach proficiency in their academics; there is no significant relationship between the profiles of the respondents to the usefulness of e-classroom; there is a negligible and insignificant relationship between the usefulness of e-classroom to the academic performance of the students.

Discussions

Resultsshowed the perceptions of the students in terms of the frequency of the usefulness of e-classroom in learning. All areas obtained a descriptive rating "Sometimes". This means that teachers need to use other software applications in ICT to make more attractive and more effective lessons. According to Tezci (2011), teachers should learn from a student-centered perspective on how ICT can be integrated into classroom activities to promote student learning. It was revealed the use of ICT helped the respondents in their schoolwork and showed that the suggested software application is Computer Programming.