The Use of Multimodal Instructional Materials in Teaching Science

The aim of the study is to find out whether multimodal instruction is an effective strategy to develop the students’ retention skills on the important concepts of Science. The multimodal instructional materials used in the study were slide presentations, videos, and interactive games. The respondents of this study were the 113 Grade 7 students of Pinalubngan National High School, Pinalubngan, Tayasan, Negros Oriental. This study made use of descriptive and experimental methods with a validated instrument. The study revealed the following findings: (1) the pretest results of the three groups did not meet the expectation of having developed the required knowledge and skills to aid understanding of the science concepts taught; (2) the post test results of the same groups revealed that there was an increase of students’ performance; (3) a significant difference occurred between the pretest and post test results of the students , however a big difference of the ratings can be observed on the groups using slide presentation and the other group using videos. The data revealed that presentations and videos are more effective compared to the interactive games specified in this study