Effectiveness on the Use of Interactive Instructional Materials in Teaching Science for Intermediate Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Interactive learning is a kind of learning process which used multimedia as a platform to distribute knowledge and information in an easy and interactive way. Nowadays, teachers usually use traditional method and material in their learning process. Relatively, teaching the millennials serve as a challenge to all teachers specifically on how certain processes and information will be imbibed and absorbed by the students. Several factors have affected the way the students perceived the lessons taught by the teachers. One of these is the inability of the teachers to make use of strategies that suit the needs of the learners who are considered millennials.

METHODS

The study utilized the use of Quasi-experimental research design. The select pupils of the intermediate levels chosen purposively became the respondents of the study. Teacher-madetests (pre-test and post-test ) were made in order to determine the effectiveness of the proposed materials. The data gathered from the respondents were treated statistically using the arithmetic mean, standard deviation and T-test.

RESULTS

A satisfactory level of performance in the pre-test was shown by the students from Group 1 (M=17.07, SD=3.416) and Group 2 (M=17.30, SD=4.310) while the students from Group 3 showed a fair level of performance (M=12.80, SD=4.330). An outstanding performance was obtained by the experimental group 1 in the post-test with the mean of 32. 88 while experimental groups 2 and 3 had a very satisfactory performance as manifested with the mean of 26.00 and 27.29. The significant difference was noted on the students' level of performance, based on their pre-test scores based on the computed F-value of 17.893. Significant differences exist on the students' level of performance in the post-test were noted based on the computed value of 38.294. Lastly, significant difference was noted on the pre-test and post-test scores of the students in the experimental group 1 (t=-13.670, p=0.000), experimental group 2 (t=-14.274, p=0.000), experimental group 3 (t = -30.122, p=0.000).

DISCUSSIONS

The results imply that the respondents performed differently based on their exposure to the materials prepared by the researchers. This can be a basis for improving the existing programs that can be used for the students in order to improve their knowledge and capabilities.