IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATION OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGY TO THE TEACHING OF WRITING

Abstract

Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus, responds to the need for societal transformation through its community extension services as a higher educational institution is dedicated to holistic human development. One of the university's three strategic focuses, the extension service, complements other operations like instruction, research, and production. Therefore, extension operations are designed to enhance education, production, and the standard of living for all the community members.
A questionnaire was used as the main data gathering instrument. This paper aimed to answer the following questions: (a) What is the teacher’s perception on the integration of media technology to the teaching of writing? (b) What is the impact of media technology to students learning? and (c) What are the effective elements in media technology integration in teaching and learning?. For the statistical treatment of data, weighted mean helped in determining the teacher’s perception on the integration of media technology to the teaching of writing. The results of this study show that integration of media technology to the teaching of writing is more effective in comparison with the traditional classroom set up. This is because integrating media technology in teaching promotes an active learning environment that is more interesting and effective for both teachers and students. In addition, most teacher respondents in this study agree that the integration of media technology in teaching helps improve classroom management as students are well-behaved and more focused. Moreover, this study proved that students learn more effectively with the use of media technology as lessons designed are more engaging and interesting. Accordingly, the participants agreed that integrating media technology fosters students’ learning.