Multimedia-Aided Instruction and the Academic Performance of Students in Selected Public Schools in the REINA Area

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Some studies found that traditional instruction is not significantly different from modern instruction. Other educators said that modern instruction is more effective than traditional instruction. This is the reason the researcher pursued this study, with multimedia instruction as another element in the teaching-learning process.

METHODS

The type of research that was utilized in this study was descriptive-evaluative to evaluate the effectiveness of multimedia-aided instruction in teaching and learning mathematics. This study was conducted in selected national high schools at REINA area (Infanta National High School, Paaralang Sekundarya ng Heneral Nakar and Ungos National High School) within the academic year 2017-2018.

RESULTS

The academic performance of the randomly selected students in REINA area are computed and obtained an average grade of 85. 73%, which belongs to "Very Satisfactory" category, the computed p-value of 0. 354324 and 0. 313483 on overhead projector and television versus mathematics performance of students indicate positively low correlation, while 0. 178136, 0. 165081, 0. 09469 and 0. 036416 on Facebook, CD/DVD player, cellphone, and computer/laptop/netbook versus academic performance of students indicate positively slight or negligible correlation.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that students have a very satisfactory academic performance and teachers from selected public schools in REINA area commonly used computer/laptop/netbook as an aid in their classroom instruction and this multimedia-aided instruction used by teachers has a significant relationship on the academic performances of students.