Effectiveness of Video Lessons on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Grade Five Pupils in Macamot Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Department of Education enforced the policy "Every Child a Reader". It is expected that no pupil will be promoted to the next grade unless literacy skills in a particular grade level have been developed. Many teachers still struggle to come up with effective ways to actually improve reading comprehension in the classroom. Since reading is being taught using varied strategies suited to the learning styles and interest of the pupils, teachers have to employ different approaches for pupils to comprehend easily. The presence of today's technology is being implemented in teaching reading to develop pupil's comprehension skills such as using video lessons. Thus, this research aimed to determine the effectiveness of video lessons on the reading comprehension skills of grade five pupils in MacamotElementary School.

METHODS

Experimental research method utilizing matched grouped design was employed. The study considered two groups of respondents. The control group was exposed to traditional approach in teaching reading while the experimental group was exposed to video lessons in teaching the same subject. During the session, the teacher utilized the same number of hours as well as the same number of meetings for the subject. Pretest and posttest were used as an instrument in determining the reading comprehension skills of the pupils with respect to noting details, predicting outcomes, cause and effect relationship and sequencing events.

RESULTS

The study revealed that, there was an equal number of male and female respondents. Most of them belong to low income families with average academic performance. The experimental and control group obtained fair performance in the pretest in all tested skills while in the posttest, the experimental group obtained Very Good performance in all skills after exposure to video lessons. On the other hand, the control group obtained Good performance.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the findings, the study concluded that pupils exposed to the utilization of video lessons have better reading comprehension skills than those pupils who were taught utilizing the traditional method of teaching. Thus, it is recommended that pupils should be exposed to more technology based instructional materials. Teachers should employ varied approaches and strategies to improve the pupil's reading comprehension skills. The proposed school in-service training is recommended for implementation. Similar studies maybe conducted considering other variables.