Modular Approach in Teaching Chemical Elements and Compounds among Senior High School Students

Abstract

The key purpose of this research was to find out the effectiveness of a modular approach in teaching Chemical Elements and Compounds in order to assess the students learning, and performance. The population was Senior High School Students of Tuyom National High School for the academic year 20182019. Sample size has consisted of 48 students. This study has been utilized pre-post research design following experimental in nature. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the respondents were male, ages range from 16 to 17 taking the course Housekeeping under technical vocational strand which most of them were least learners. The findings further surfaced that the scores of the respondents prior to the implementation of the intervention do not significantly differ, however, there was a significant difference after the intervention of the user of the module. Thus, the modular approach is an effective tool for intervention and could help improve the performance of the learners. It is a way of extending help to learners who need immediate intervention.