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The Effect of Using CD-ROM in Teaching Probability Concepts on the Achievement and Attitude in Statistics of Students

Carmelita Y. Ragasa

Discipline: Education, Computer Technology

 

Abstract:

This paper is a quasi-experimental research design consisting of two non-equivalent groups. The objective of this paper is to find out if there is a significant difference in the achievement and attitude toward statistics of students taught using the CD-ROM and those taught using the traditional method of teaching probability concepts. The topics on the probabilities consist of one-third of the STA 111 syllabus of the University of the East Manila. The data was gathered in the first semester of School Year 2007-2008. The subjects of the study were 34 nursing students and 27 education students. The findings of the study were as follows: the two groups were in the same level of knowledge of probabilities before the experiment started since there was no significant difference in the pre-test of the two groups. The result of the achievement post-test shows that the mean scores of the treatment group were significantly higher than that of the control group. In comparing the achievement pre-test and the post-test of either group, the results were positive, that is, the treatment group learned from the CD-ROM and the control group learned from the traditional method of teaching. The attitude inventory remained the same in the pre-test and post-test of the treatment group and of the control group.