Utilization of Technology Aided Material in Science Learning of Grade IV Pupils at Venancio Trinidad Sr. Memorial School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Basic Education in the Philippines faces a lot of challenges. As we entered the modern age, changes and improvement in the education system especially in the field of Science became more challenging to face, specially the different global challenges. The advancement of Information Technology created a new avenue in learning new concepts and help everyone in making learning fun and enjoyable. The purpose of this study was to utilize technology aided materials in Science learning of grade IV pupils.

METHODS

In this study, the researchers made use of the descriptive method of research since the data gathered relatively were limited to the main intention of the study which was on the use of data for problem solving than for hypotheses testing. The data were presented in tabular form and analyzed to answer the specific questions given in the statement of the problem. The pupils' interest level and perceived importance of technology in science learning was presented through tables of weighted mean and their verbal interpretation.

RESULTS

Many respondents who participated in the study answered that they tend to enjoy and understand the lesson through the use of Slide-decks presentation aided with technology and video clips. Pupils also perceived that technology was important to Science subjects because it made learning more interesting and made them see replicas of science concepts and helped them easily learn Science.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrated that technology can make everything easier. As the time passes by, there are so many inventions especially materials that can be useful in teaching Science. We can utilize technology in learning Science making it authentic, aligning it to competencies, use updated resources, evaluate the video clip to be used and assess pupils’ response to the technology being used.