Impact of the Provisions of Multimedia Resources in the Classroom as Perceived by Grade Six Pupils of San Juan West Central School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The newest generation of learners -currently in K-12-is demonstrating the impact of having developed under the digital wave. Most of them are now using new media and technologies to create new things in new ways and communicate in new ways with new people. With these digital skills of learners, the academe is on with the challenge of keeping up with them, the 21st-century learners. Thus, the herculean task is to move the teachers to the new pedagogy as quickly as possible.

METHODS

The study employed descriptive-qualitative research. Random sampling was conducted using Slovin's formula to determine the number of pupil respondents. To gather data among pupils and teachers, a survey-questionnaire was prepared, peer-validated, distributed and tallied. In treating the data. frequency and the weighted mean were used to analyze the result. After finding the result a proposed action plan was developed. The researcher considered the confidentiality of the respondents to preserve their identity that may result in the inconvenience of conducting the research.

RESULTS

The results of this study were presented based on the five areas specified in the recommendations namely: (a) teacher's preparation of instructional materials. (b) presentation skills of teacher, (c) management of the depth of content coverage, (d) motivation and interest of the students in learning activities and (e) students’ academic discipline, attitudes, and habits.

DISCUSSIONS

The impact of technology is clear but it has allowed the teachers to be more audacious with their teaching. In a nutshell, technology doesn't supersede good traditional teaching practices rather it works with these practices to bring a new and exciting approach to teaching and learning.