Relative Effectiveness of E-Reading Materials for Grade III Pupils

AUTHOR(S)

Marilyn N. Sumangil

ABSTRACT

This study determined the relative effectiveness of e-reading materials for Grade III pupils in Don Montano Central Elementary School, Umingan District II, Pangasinan Division II, DepEd Region I. This study sought to answer the following problems: What is the profile of the subject Grade III pupils in terms of sex, grade point average (GPA) in previous grade level, monthly family income, and highest educational attainment of parents?; What is the level of reading performance of the Grade III pupils in the pretest (diagnostic) reading test?; Are there significant mean differences in the levels of reading performance in the diagnostic test of the Grade III pupils and their reading performance in the summative test, after intervention using e-reading materials?; Are there significant mean differences in levels of reading performance of the Grade III pupils in the summative test across the profile variables?; and Are there significant relationships between the levels of reading performance of the Grade III pupils in the summative test and their profile variables?. The non-randomized pretest- posttest research design was used in this study. Intact classes using e-reading materials are involved. The researcher used all the reading subject in all Grade III classes. It is quasi-experimental design where the groupings are non-randomized and every pupil in all Grade III classes are taken intact. In this study, the focus is on whether or not there are significant differences between the levels of reading performance of the Grade III pupils in the diagnostic reading test and their reading performance in the summative reading test. The following conclusions were formulated: male respondents perform better than female respondents and have parents who have at least studied high school level; the respondents have a good reading performance in the pretest; the e—reading materials helped in improving the reading performance of the grade III pupils; The specified profile variables have an effect to the reading performance of the respondents; and likewise, the respondents profile variables have an effect to their reading performance. As recommended, demographic factors such as gender and family background which have an effect to pupils’ performance should be considered in developing instructional materials or in adapting instructional materials to better fit to the needs of the pupils; and demographic factors such as gender and family background which have an effect to pupils’ performance should be considered in developing instructional materials or in adapting instructional materials to better fit to the needs of the pupils.