ICT Aided Materials: tool for Learning Efficiency Improvement in Teaching Music for Grade 6 Julian Felipe of Sta. Cruz Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

ICTs stand for information and communication technologies and are defined, for this primer, as a "diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information." These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) education is our society's effort to teach its current and emerging citizens valuable knowledge and skills around computing and communications devices, software that operates them, applications that run on them and systems that are built with them. The ICT aided materials allow users to show colored text and images with simple animation and sound. It helps create audio, visual as well as audio-visual effects in the classrooms while teaching and can be highly effective in attracting and sustaining students' attention. Although it was first used in the business world, today it has gained extensive use in education and other disciplines. The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of ICT Aided Materials: Tool for Learning Efficiency Improvement in Teaching Music for Grade 6 Julian Felipe of Sta. Cruz Elementary School. Specifically, the study seeks to answer the following questions; (1.) Does ICT aided materials used as a learning tool would help the participants to grasp and understand the main concepts and theories in Music? (2.) Will the use of ICT aided materials have made learning interactive and easy? (3.) Will the use of ICT aided materials help develop motivation towards learning Music?

METHODS

The study utilized the descriptive research design in gathering the data from the participants through formative and summative tests. The participants are Grade 6 section Julian Felipe composed of 17 boys and 18 girls of Sta. Cruz Elementary School S.Y. 2015-2016, District 3, Division of Cavite City. Purposive sampling method is utilized in the conduct of research. The research instruments are formative and summative tests.

RESULTS

Based on the results obtained, the researcher found out that with the use of ICT Aided Materials, the interest of the pupils in the lesson increased and more motivation were obtained.

DISCUSSIONS

These were reflected in the result of the Index of Mastery in the second week of the study. Because of these the researcher religiously used the ICT aided materials in teaching Music.