Text to Teach Program in Relation to Academic Achievements of Grade 6 Mapagbigay Sy: 2017 -2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Despite the significant economic growth that the Philippine economy has experienced in recent years, the country struggles to decrease the national poverty rate in rural areas. In order to tackle these problems. MoE has launched several initiatives and programs among which figures also plans to use ICT in order to impact positively on the quality and access to education. In this context, the project BridgeIT, the result of the partnership between the Pearson Foundation, Nokia, the International Youth Foundation and ANDP, approached the Ayala Foundation in 2003 in order to pilot BridgeIT in the Philippines. BridgeIT had developed a program in which teacher's access to quality education material could be improved through the creation of videos that are downloadable on traditional mobile phones. The project combines mobile technology and wireless technologies in order to deliver educational programs to those teachers and students who are often deprived of access to quality educational material.

METHODS

The study was conducted using the semi-experimental method. Students were divided into two classes and were given the same lesson but with different approach. One uses the traditional method of teaching while the other uses Text2teach Program. The experimentation took place for one day. At the end of the day, an exam with 20 questions, was given to the students to determine if there is a significant difference in the learning growth of the students.The result was gathered and the Mean and the Standard Deviation of the two sets of students were made to determine if there will be a difference in their growth.

RESULTS

The pupils showed interest in media files that they can enjoy on while learning. Watching their lessons in a video was able to get their attention and they find it easy to understand. The pupils were also asking if they can have copies of the videos that they wanted to watch it again. This interest will push them to learn more and understand better the topic they discussed.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrated that pupils showed greater participation, understanding, learning, and interest to study because of the Text2Teach program. A better understanding of the topics can be key to higher academic achievements of the students.