This research investigated the effectiveness of using ICT-based teaching aids in teaching students in remedial classes. Three different teaching methods were compared; the traditional method, teaching with non-ICT teaching aids and teaching with ICT-based teaching aids. Respondents were 90 Year 2 students who studied in remedial classes. They were chosen based on their performance on basic skills mastery test, which included reading and writing, as outlined in the Ministry of Education Remedial Class Guide Book 1999. Their score on this test was also used as their pre test score. They were then divided into nine groups according to method of teaching and student teacher ratio.
There was significant difference in research results based on teaching methods that was used. The score for traditional method was 77.27, non-ICT teaching aids method was 113.37 and ICT-based teaching aids method was 125.43. Post test score of the group that was taught using the ICT-based teaching aids obtained the highest score. Among the issues faced by teachers in using ICT-based teaching aids were their lack of expertise in preparing teaching aids, the lack of time to prepare teaching aids and the lack of standardized reading and writing test materials to measure students’ skills level. Furthermore, most of the teachers do not have specific training to teach students in remedial classes. Therefore, to overcome these issues, remedial class teachers need to be trained on the preparation of ICT-based teaching aids so that they could prepare more effective teaching aids. Materials and equipments to prepare ICT-based teaching aids need to be distributed to remedial classes in order to save teachers’ time in preparing teaching aids and instead allow them to focus on teaching and learning process itself.
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