Video Animated Stories: An Innovative Reading Assessment Scheme in Improving Comprehension Skills among Grade 7 Learners at Alitagtag National High School

The research aimed to utilized video animated stories as an innovative reading assessment scheme in improving comprehension skills among Grade 7 learners at Alitagtag National High School, Alitagtag District, Division of Batangas Province for the School Year 2020-2021. The study used a quantitative method and descriptive research design applying Informal Reading Inventory and Comprehension Test, Video Animated Stories and Questionnaire in analyzing data obtained from the learner-respondents. Purposive Sampling method was used focusing on Capacity reading category in the Pre-Reading Test administered. There were 77 learners out of 1529 student population who were considered struggling readers. Video Animated Stories were utilized from the three selected stories in Philippine literature which is serves as an innovative assessment scheme in improving the comprehension skills of learners. Questionnaire was also used in gathering the satisfaction level of the learners upon using video animated stories. The tools mentioned passed the Learning Resource evaluation, and was validated by experts in the field garnering reliability results of 0.90 Cronbach’s alpha. Proficiency Level, Frequency, Weighted mean and Ranking were the statistical tools used in data treatment. Results of the study shows Capacity reading level are detected among Grade 7 learners. However, learner’s achieved higher proficiency of reading comprehension in the three selected stories when video animated stories were utilized in the Reading Assessment tool. Likewise, greater learner reading speed is achieved by learner in video animation stories. Results in the Post-Informal Reading Assessment entailed positive results. Thus, learners derived High Satisfaction level of perception in the use video animation stories in improving their reading comprehension skills