The Relationship between Video Clips Comprehension and English Test Performance among Grade 7 Students of Kaytitinga National High School S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, it is becoming more of a challenge for teachers to choose a teaching style that will keep the students engaged in the lesson. However, it is also evident that the visual and auditory nature of videos appeal to a wide audience, including students. In this study, the researcher aimed to show that using educational videos improves learning experience of students, and it allows students to comprehend and process information naturally by correlating the students' video comprehension to test performance.

METHODS

In this research, the data were gathered using 30 students from Grade-7 Kayrilaw and 30 students from Grade-7 Tua. Both sections having 15 males and 15 females. A 20-item English Comprehension Test was used as pre-test and post-test answered by students from both sections, where in the first section, comprehension texts, stories or essays were delivered through video clips while in Grade-7 Tua, the texts were read by the teacher. The researcher then collected the pre and post-test results considering the differences in students' gender and delivery of the texts. Afterwards, a self-evaluation questionnaire was given to students to rate their video comprehension using Likert Scale. The data were treated using Pearson Correlation to find out how the students' video clip comprehension correlates to their test performance.

RESULTS

Findings show that through video clips, Grade 7 Kayrilaw students increased their score percentages by 9.7% from 87.5% in pre-test to 97.2% in post-test. While in Grade 7 Tua, the students' overall pre and post-test score percentages where 28.34% and 55.34%, respectively. Regarding the students' self-evaluation of their clip comprehension, female students found it usually true that video clips help them comprehend better while male students found it somewhat true that they can comprehend well with video clips. After correlating the students' clip comprehension and test performance, the researcher therefore concluded that clip comprehension and performance are negatively correlated but not perfect with the r-value of-0.267.

DISCUSSIONS

Although it is evident that using audio-visual materials such as video clips are more appealing to students than using typical chalk and board in teaching, the results have shown that students' comprehension of video clips has weak negative correlation with test performance. And since the researcher expected that students' comprehension of video clips positively affects the test performance, she would like to address the possible deficiency in the self-evaluation questionnaires provided to the students. She suggests future researchers to use questionnaires with Filipino translations since there is a possibility that the students found the questionnaires confusing.