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Republic of the Philippines
SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Tandag City- Main Campus
MODERN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING BIOLOGY
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An Undergraduate Thesis
Presented to
Faculty of Teacher Education
Tandag City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Course
Requirement for the Degree
Bachelor of Secondary Education
By
JIMBOY A. ALNGOG
ARLYN B. ALEDON
October 2014

Chapter I
Introduction
As this information compels us to question our approach to science teaching,
simultaneously, standards for student learning in science are rapidly expanding. It is
currently understood that, in order for students to be considered “fully proficient in
science” (Duschl, Schweingruber, &Shouse, 2007), they must be able to know, use, and
interpret scientific explanations; generate and evaluate scientific evidence and
explanations; understand the nature and development of scientific knowledge; and
participate productively in scientific practices and discourse (Duschl et al., 2007).
What does this mean for the ongoing discussion about our approach to science
teaching? It means that effective science teaching needs to embrace knowledge and
science processes and practices, as well as provide multiple opportunities for students
to use these processes and apply them across many experiences. Teachers need to
use investigations and the data they generate to promote thinking about how and why
phenomena are happening.
The modern teacher to Good (2003) considers each child as akin to a plant and
helps the child to grow according to its abilities and aptitudes. He helps the child to
learn. He realizes that “to teach nourish or cultivate the growing child or to give him
intellectual exercise or train him in the horizontal sense of directing or guiding his
growth.” The modern teacher sees education as a process of interaction between the
child and his environment. Children learn by doing and learn how to learn in groups and

also individually. Increase in population and explosion of knowledge are affecting the
pattern of human life and also inflicting its full impact on education and this is possible
by the use of instructional materials.
Teachers lack confidence in their own abilities to engage in science and to
support the science learning of their students. If Head Start, prekindergarten, and child
care teachers are to promote science inquiry in their classrooms, we need to answer
some big questions: What do teachers need to know and be able to do? How can we
effectively build a workforce that has this capacity?
Bilbao (2006) pointed out that learning through hearing alone proves to be the
least effective means of learning. One learns eleven percent by hearing as against
eighty-three percent by seeing. As far as retention of hearing is concern learning
through hearing again stands at the lowest ebb because after three days, we recall only
ten percent of what we learn through hearing as against fifty percent of what we learn
through both hearing and seeing; and ninety percent of what we acquire by applying
three of our senses i. e. seeing, hearing and doing.
Therefore, this study found out whether instructional materials has an effect to
teaching biology in the College of Teacher Education in Surigao Del Sur State
University for they become soon teachers and they play an important teaching practices
in teaching biology. As stipulated above that teachers lack confidence in their own

abilities to engage in science and to support the science learning of their students, but
they aware on their teaching practices.
Theoretical/Conceptual framework
This study is anchored form the ideas of Bruner (1966) states that a theory of
instructionshould address four major aspects: (1) predisposition towards learning, (2)
the ways in which a body of knowledge can be structured so that it can be most readily
grasped by the learner, (3) the most effective sequences in which to present material,
and (4) the nature and pacing of rewards and punishments. Good methods for
structuring knowledge should result in simplifying, generating new propositions, and
increasing the manipulation of information.
In his more recent work, Bruner (1986, 1990, 1996) has expanded his theoretical
framework to encompass the social and cultural aspects of learning as well as the
practice of law.
Fig.1 the Schematic Diagram of the Study
Profile of Respondents:
 Age
 Gender
 Students enrolled
in science subject
Comparative Analysis
of the respondents
 Strategies in
teaching
 Instructional
practices
 Correlation of
the Modern
Instructional
Materials used
to the Students.

Figure 1 presents the schematic diagram showing the variables as indicated. The first
box shows the profile of the respondents which compose of age, gender, and students
enrolled in science subject. These are the factors considered as the

Statement of the problem
Instructional Technology is a systematic way of designing, carrying out and
evaluating the teaching learning process. Most said instructional materials make
instruction more effective, understandable and meaningful and these types of resources
are used to make the learning easy.
This study will try to elucidate whether this prevalence coincides with different
modern Instructional Materials used in the College of Teacher Education.
Specifically, the study intends to answer the following questions.
1. What is the demographic profile of the teacher in terms of:
1.1 Gender
1.2 Civil Status
1.3 Age
1.4 Highest Educational Attainment
2. What are the modern Instructional Materials used by the College of Teacher
Education teachers in teaching Biology.
3. Is there any significant relationship between the modern instructional material
used by the teachers of College of Teacher Education to the students in
terms of:
3.1 Motivation
3.2 Interest

3.3 Grades
4. Is there any significant relationship between the knowledge of the teachers in
using the modern instructional materials to its effectiveness?
Null Hypothesis
There is no significance on Modern Instructional Materials in Teaching Biology in
College of Teacher Education.
There is no significant relationship between the effectiveness of modern
instructional materials to the knowledge of teachers in using it.
Significance of the study
This research study is vital to the groups of people listed below who are believed
to be the direct beneficiaries of this output:
Students – the results of this investigating study will be a great help to the
students in learning and acquiring knowledge skills in biology since the study focuses to
the modern materials to be used to concretize the abstract ideas stated in the books
and finally change the behavior that the aforesaid subject is intended to be measured.
Teachers – this study would certainly benefit the teachers in teaching the
aforesaid subject since they could be more aware of the role of instructional materials in
making the process more effective and efficient.

Parents –The findings could serve as a eye- opener for them to realize their
significant roles as parents as well as a deeper understanding to the efforts given by
teachers and schools in making their children become functionally literate in the field of
Biology and indeed are a dignified participant in the nation building.
Schools Administrators – the result of the study will provide them the whole
picture of the advantage of instructional material hence; it will serve as a basis in
formulating policies for better quality of Teaching Biology. This could also be useful on
identifying the kind of instructional materials needed for more effective and efficient
biology class.
Curriculum Planner – the findings of the study would be a basis for them to
identify the most appropriate teaching strategy and objectives based on the topic and
the instructional materials used.
Future Researcher – the result will give in formations which would be relevant to
the future researchers who would pursue a study similar to these.
Scope and Limitation of the Study

Definition of terms
Chapter II
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter presents the review of related literature and studies as well as
background information about the topic in progress to enable the researchers to
accomplish the inquest.
Related literature
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