The Extent of the Use of Multimedia on the Study Habits and Academic Performance of Intermediate Pupils Toward Policy Directions

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study aims to determine the relationship between the use of multimedia, study habits, and academic performance of intermediate pupils of Iba Elementary School to hopefully come up with a policy direction which may be used to enhance the use of multimedia, improve their study habits and academic performance.

METHODS

There were 104 respondents in this study randomly selected from 414 intermediate pupils (Grade IV to VI). To determine the level of the use of multimedia, study habits and academic performance, use of multimedia and study habits. Questionnaires were used while the students' grade point averages during the third grading were the basis for computing their school performance. Pearson r was used to determine the correlations between the variables.

RESULTS

The findings revealed that majority of the items got an interpretation of "Usually" which described as "very satisfactory". This means that teachers usually use computer, videos in connection to lessons, print outs, internet in preparation of lessons, apply software, and provides technology know-how. Pupils' study habits show that resourcefulness, concentration, reading, and note taking are often practiced by respondents and that they have Very Satisfactory study habits and the majority of the respondents have Satisfactory level of academic performance. This study reveals that there is significant positive relationship between the use of multimedia and study habits. This study reveals that there is significant positive relationship between the use of multimedia and academic performance. This shows that there is significant positive relationship between study habits and academic performance.

DISCUSSIONS

Policy direction was proposed to enhance the respondents' use of multimedia, improve their study habits and enhance their academic performance: Teachers should continuously use multimedia in their every lesson and innovate teaching strategies using multimedia, ought to do extra efforts to improve the study habits of pupils. This could be done by giving advises, drills and practices, or multimedia activity modules, must initiate change in improving academic performance of pupils through effective teaching using multimedia in developing good study habits among pupils, must continuously develop the study habits through encouraging pupils to use the library and internet for finding and surfing information, to study a long period of time without becoming tired, bored, distracted, and to use different materials to read.