AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERACTIVE GAMES TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN ARALING PANLIPUNAN

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This article determines the effectiveness of interactive games to the academic achievement of students in learning Araling Panlipunan and how interactive games acts as a supplemental tool for learning History. The participant where two heterogeneous sections were selected to serve as control and experimental groups in Mapawa Central Elementary School at Mapawa, Maragusan, Davao de Oro. The Quasi-experimental method of research was measured by professional commitment using a 40-item validated modified questionnaire on both variables. Descriptive statistics revealed that the effectiveness of interactive games to the academic achievement of students in Araling Panlipunan were manifested with an overall mean of 20.1 (control) and 20.8 (experimental) respectively. The results of this study deemed not significant on the academic achievement of the students in both control and experimental group showing that the P-value is 0.883 which is greater than 0.05 level of significance. Thus, the sole use of interactive games in teaching students to increase their performance is insufficient. Hence, the study conforms to the idea of using interactive games, but not solely, rather than blending it with traditional instructional learning aids. Thus, it paves awareness and opportunity to ensure that teachers are equipped with the skills of the 21st century tool and programs to capacitate the skills of teachers to use both technology assisted and traditional instructional materials to foster better learning and friendly work environments.

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