COMPUTER-based Instruction and Mathematics Achievement of Senior High Students in Statistics and PROBABILITY

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of computer-based instruction through Microsoft Excel on the mathematics achievement of senior high school students in the selected topics in statistics and probability. Employing the quasi-experimental design, the researcher conducted the pre-test and post-test on purposively selected Grade 11 students in one of the private schools in Cabantian, Davao City, using the 35-item validated questionnaire. The control group utilized the prevailing method, and the experimental group utilized the computer-based instruction through MS Excel. The mean, standard deviation, independent and dependent samples t-tests and effect size were used to analyze and interpret the data. The pre-test results showed that both the control and experimental group had the same level of achievement, the control group had fairly satisfactory achievement, while the experimental group did not meet expectations. However, the post-test results showed that there was a significant difference in the achievement of students when taught using the prevailing method, but they performed better using the computer-based instruction. This study concluded that computer-based instruction through MS Excel successfully increased students’ achievement in selected topics in statistics and probability.