Technology-Based Intervention Activities in Kindergarten in Gulod Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study aimed to assess the technology-based intervention activities in public kindergarten class in Batangas City in the context of the extent of application of technology integration in Kindergarten ECCD.

Specifically, the study sought an answer to the following questions: What are the technology-based activities that Kindergarten teachers used in teaching? How the technology-based intervention activities may be described relative to appropriateness, usability, and layout? What is the level of performance of Kindergarten pupils in their different domains? To what extent are problems met in utilizing technology-based intervention activities in the Kindergarten ECCD? Based on the findings, what learning plan may be prepared to address low-level performance in Kindergarten ECCD using technology-based intervention activities?

METHODS

The descriptive design will be utilized in this study to determine the different techniques used in teaching kindergarten, characteristics of technology-based activities and the status of implementation and problems met in using the technology-based intervention activities.

RESULTS

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:

1. Among the different activities integrating technology in presenting the lesson, the majority of the respondents used DVD/ CD player and LCD Projector/ LED TV in presenting the lesson.

2. The assessment of technology-based intervention activities was described in terms of appropriateness, usability and layout were highly evident.

3. The level of early childhood development of Kindergarten pupilsrevealed that Gross and Fine Motors had shown Suggest Advanced Development while Cognitive Domain indicated Suggests Significant Delay in Overall Development.

4. The major problem met by the teachers in utilizing technology-based intervention activities in Kindergarten is the inadequacy of computers for hands-on activities.

5. Project KIM was proposed to address the low level of performance in Kindergarten ECCD.

DISCUSSIONS

The main data gathering instrument used was a researcher-made questionnaire. The study had two parts, the first part discussed the description of technology-based intervention activities concentrating on appropriateness, usability and layout of the educational computer programs and the second part focused on the problems met in utilizing the technology-based intervention activities.