Home⇛International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research⇛vol. 6 no. 2 (2025)

Enhancing Instruction In Electronics: A Whole-Brain Approach Utilizing Differentiated Activities

John Kenneth Goyal | Eunice Custodio

Discipline: electrical and electronic engineering

 

Abstract:

Enhancing teaching strategies in teaching electronics contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by promoting in-clusive and effective learning. Additionally, Priority Area 15 of the ED-COM 2 Year 2 Report highlights the importance of innovative peda-gogical approaches to improve engagement and academic perfor-mance in higher education. This study evaluates the effectiveness of differentiated activities grounded in the whole-brain approach in teaching 80 first-year Electronics Technology students at Valenzuela City Technological College, selected through purposive sampling. Mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-tests for correlated and independent samples were used for statistical analysis. Findings indi-cate that prior to implementing differentiated activities, students ex-hibited moderate engagement when taught using conventional meth-ods. However, engagement significantly increased after the introduc-tion of differentiated activities grounded on the whole brain ap-proach. Pre-test scores for both control and experimental groups did not exceed 50%, indicating low student engagement and academic performance. In contrast, post-test scores improved significantly, confirming the effectiveness of differentiated activities grounded on the whole brain approach in teaching electronics. Despite the fre-quent use of differentiated strategies, instructors at Valenzuela City Technological College often overlook students' preferred learning styles, limiting the full potential of whole-brain instruction. These findings emphasize the need for instructional approaches tailored to diverse learning needs to maximize student engagement and aca-demic success. In response, this study proposes a training plan for col-lege instructors to enhance the application of differentiated activities grounded on the whole brain in teaching electronics education.



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