COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING “DO-IT-

YOURSELF” INSTRUMENT AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IN

TEACHING SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY
S.Y. 2008 – 2009

An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Science

and Mathematics Education College of Education
MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
Iligan City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education
Major in Chemistry

Annabelle C. Autentico
Elmer E. Sabino Jr.

March 2009
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APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor of

Secondary Education Major in Chemistry, this undergraduate thesis entitled
“Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Using “Do-It-Yourself”
instrument and PowerPoint presentation in Teaching Selected Topics in
Chemistry” SY 2008-2009” Prepared and submitted by Annabelle C. Autentico
and Elmer E. Sabino Jr., hereby recommended for approval.

___________________ PROF. ESMAR N. SEDURIFA

Date Adviser

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor

of Secondary Education Major in Chemistry by the panel members.

PROF. VIRGINIA A. SOMBILON MS. DIAMER B. CAPILITAN

Member Member

________________________ _____________________
Date Date

Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor

of Secondary Education Major in Chemistry.

PROF. MONERA A. SALIC HAIRULLA DR. LYDIE D. PADERANGA

Department Chairman Dean, CED

________________________ _____________________
Date Date
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ABSTRACT

Annabelle C. Autentico and Elmer E. Sabino Jr., Bachelor of Secondary

Education in Chemistry, College of Education, MSU–Iligan Institute of
Technology, Iligan City, March 2009. “Comparative Study on the Effectiveness
of Using “Do-It-Yourself Instrument” and PowerPoint Presentation in
Teaching Selected Topics in Chemistry”. Thesis Adviser: Prof. Esmar N.
Sedurifa.

This study aims to compare the performance level of the respondents

exposed to “Do-It-Yourself” instrument and PowerPoint presentation in teaching

selected topics in Chemistry.

It is a quasi-experimental method research. The data were treated using

percentage, mean, and Mann-Whitney U test to come up with the answer to the

problem raised by the study.

The results of the study show that in the pretest, most of the respondents

exposed to PowerPoint presentation performed fairly but in the posttest more

than half of the respondents had satisfactory performance. On the other hand,

majority of the respondents exposed to “Do-It-Yourself” instrument performed

fairly in the pretest but had excellent performance in the posttest. Thus, these

show that there is relatively a great difference between the scores of the

respondents in the pretest and the posttest.

It is therefore recommended that “Do-It-Yourself” instrument approach

should be used in the classroom for it enhances the performance of the students

better than through a lecture.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the

following persons who have contributed to the success of this study.

To their thesis adviser, PROF. ESMAR N. SEDURIFA for her

wholehearted support, motherly advice, encouragements, and for the

constructive criticisms that she shared to improve this work;

To MS. DIAMER B. CAPILITAN and PROF. VIRGINIA A. SOMBILON for

sharing their knowledge and support;

To PROF. ELLEN L. JARANTILLA and CED-NSTIC SUB-OFFICE

PERSONNEL for their great support in lending the apparatuses and activity

sheets needed;

To the CED and CSM LIBRARIANS for letting them borrow the books and

other materials that they needed;

To their LOVING PARENTS, for their financial, emotional, spiritual

support, and for their care and encouragement, and especially for bringing them

into this wonderful world;

To Ma`am Raquel, Randy, Jing, Jonna, Rob, Archie, Sam, Cherubim,

and JAMN family for their kind support and encouragement;

To the blessed mother, MAMA MARY for her constant prayer and

intercession.

Above all, to the ALMIGHTY FATHER for the unconditional love and

graces that HE had showered upon them, for the wisdom, and the strength
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bringing this study to finish; to thee we give back all the glory and honor and may

thy name be shouted across the heaven and earth forever and ever.

To all of you thank you very much…

Anne and Elmer

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