Effects of Audio-visual Classroom Instruction towards the Academic Performance of Grade 11 Students of Dimasalang National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Audio-visual materials offer a wide range of opportunities for group or individual use, they can be used to deliver instruction involving verbal information and also for guiding the learning of intellectual and motor skills. Studies have shown that students learned considerably better from a combination of both words and images than merely from words alone. In this study, we explored the effects of audio-visual materials towards the academic performance of the students that was supported by such theories and evidences.

METHODS

The research design used in this study is Descriptive Research Design specifically the summative evaluation to find out the level of students' performance with the help ofaudio-visual classroom instruction. One hundred thirty-three respondents responded to the survey questionnaires. The questionnaire is a combination of closed-ended question (yes or no type) and open-ended question (subjective type). The survey was conducted with the data collected through statistical analysis of the effects of Audio-visual materials.

RESULTS

Most of the respondents responded the following reasons why do teachers need to use Audio-visual materials during class discussion:(1) It helps teachers to make the discussion faster (2) Students will absorb the lesson well (3) It will help teachers to deliver their lesson efficiently (4) To lessen their work on making traditional visual aids (5) Students will not get bored and (6) Others including, teachers can do other matters If they have kind of this classroom instruction. The study found out that Audio-visual materials helped students to become attentive and interested during class discussion.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the result of the study, audio-visual materials improve the academic performance of the students by learning competency enhancement. It also caught the interest of the students to listen and learn the topic. It also identified that Audio-Visual classroom instruction helped teachers to discuss their lesson easily and faster. The students became active in participating in class discussion and will not get bored as their mentors deliver the topic. This study found out that the effects of Audio-Visual classroom instruction in the academic performance of the students are the following: (1) Improves the knowledge and the learning's of the students (2) It helps the discussion easier and faster (3) It increase the students' interest to learn (4) Audio-Visual classroom instruction helps students to clearly understand the lessons(5) Students will be active to participate in class discussion. Therefore, Audio-visual classroom materials are effective to be used in teaching-learning process.