The Use of Smart Mobile Phone in Teaching Digestive System to Grade 12 Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been one of the trademarks of the 21st Century education. With the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum, the use of technology has become an indispensable tool in teaching the subjects like the Sciences. However, not all schools are granted with a computer package or if there are some, the number would not suffice to have a 1:1 student to computer ratio. It is in this light that the researcher turned into the idea of the use of smart mobile phone in teaching digestive system to Grade 12 students of a public school. This study investigated the effectiveness of smart mobile phone in the teaching of digestive system to Grade 12 students of a public school.

METHODS

Experimental-matched group design was used. Two groups were matched; one is the experimental group, and the other is the control group based on their pre-test scores. The experimental group was exposed to the independent Smart Phone-aided instructions while the other group was exposed to traditional instruction. After the experimental period, the two groups were given same test covering the subject matter studied during the period.

RESULTS

The pre-test mean score of the Experimental group is -0.10 while the experimental group is 4.1 and with a standard deviation of 1.29. The computed t-value is -0.25 with significance level of 0.81. Therefore, the null hypothesis is accepted. It means that there is no significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and the control group. The post-test mean score of the experimental group and the control group is 5.00 with a standard deviation of 125. The computed t-value is 12.68 at 0.00 level of significance. Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected. This means that there is a significant difference in the post-test scores of the experimental and control group.

DISCUSSIONS

Although the pre-test performance of the controlled group is higher than the experimental group, there is no significant difference in the pre-test scores of the two groups. This could be due to the fact that they have similar knowledge and exposure to the lesson and method. Based on the statistical test, there is a significant difference in the post-test score of the experimental and controlled group. From the mean post-test score, the experimental group has higher performance than the controlled group. This indicates that the use of smart mobile phone in teaching digestive system is effective in improving their performance.