Philippine E-Journals

Extent of Utilization of Instructional Materials Used in Relation to Senior High School Students’ Skill Performance in Home Economics (HE)

Robayna Batua

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study was conducted to determine the relationship of extent of utilization of instructional materials used to senior high school students’ in their skill performance in home economics. Specifically, this study aimed to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the teachers’ in terms of, educational attainment, national certificate, length of service, number of seminars/trainings attended, and rank; determine students’ skill performance in home economics, to determine the extent of utilization of instructional materials used in home economics by the senior high school home economic students in terms of multimedia presentations, textbooks, charts and workbooks, real objects/realia, and pictures; determine whether the teachers socio-economic characteristics significantly influence their students’ skill performance; determine whether the teachers socio- economic characteristics significantly influence their extent of utilization of instructional materials; determine whether the teachers’ extent of utilization of instructional materials significantly influence their students’ skill performance. Respondents of the study were sixty two (62) senior high school Home Economics teachers and six hundred twenty (620) senior high school Home Economics students drawn by random sampling procedure in North Cotabato Division. Frequency counts, averages and weighted mean were used in analyzing the data. The Multiple Regression was used to test the influence between the extent of utilization of instructional materials used and senior high school students’ skill performance in home economics. Most of the teacher respondents were bachelors’ degree holder, have taught the subject Home Economics from 5-10 years. Majority of the skill performance of students were rated good. Most of the respondents always preferred real objects and the pictures was frequently used and were found the least preferred instructional materials in HE classes. Teachers’ socio-economic characteristics were not influenced by their students’ skill performance and their extent of utilization of instructional materials. Teachers’ extent of utilization of instructional materials was not influenced their students’ skill performance. Based on the findings of study, it is concluded that extent of utilization of instructional materials used in relation to senior high school do not significantly influenced their students’ skill performance in Home Economics.