T H E E F F E CT O F US I NG M I CRO S O F T P O W E RP O I NT P RE S E NT AT I O N I N T E ACH I NG T E NS E S O N T H E E I G H T H G RADE S T UDE NT S ’ T E NS E ACH I E VE M E NT AT S M P NE G E RI 1 JE M B E R I N T H E 20 12 / 201 3 ACADE M I C YE A R

Abstract

L e a r ni n g

En g l i s h g r a m m a r

i s

ve r y

i m por t a nt .

Ac c or di n g

t o Ur

201 2 a t S M P

Ne g e r i

1 J e m be r , t he

r e s e a r c he r

i nt e r vi e w e d t he

En g l i s h t e a c he r . I t

wa s

known t ha t

t he

t e a c he r

us ua l l y

us e s

a

whi t e boa r d, a

ha ndbook, pi c t ur e s

a nd wor ks he e t s

i n t e a c hi n g

t e ns e s

t o t he

s t ude nt s . I n ot he r

wo r d s , t he

t e a c he r

ha s

ne ve r

us e d M i c r os of t P owe r P oi nt

P r e s e nt a t i on a s

t e a c hi n g

m e di a

i n t e a c hi ng

t e ns e s . S he

a l s o e x pl a i ne d t ha t a

whi t e boa r d a nd pi c t ur e s

a s

t he

m e di a

i n t e a c hi ng

t e ns e s

a c t ua l l y

a r e not

ve r y e f f e c t i ve

f or

t he

s t ude nt s . The

s t ude nt s

c a nnot

r e a l l y

und e r s t a nd t he

m e a ni ng

a nd t he pa t t e r n of

t e ns e s

whi c h

ha ve

a l r e a d y

be e n t a u g ht . C ons e que nt l y , t he y

c oul d not a ns we r

t h e

que s t i ons

a bout

t e ns e s

c or r e c t l y . F or

t ha t

r e a s on, t he

t e a c he r

s houl d c hoos e

t he

a ppr op r i a t e

t e a c hi n g m e di a t o m a ke

t h e

s t ude nt s m a s t e r

t he t e n s e s . One

of t he m i s M i c r os of t P owe r P oi nt P r e s e nt a t i on. B a s e d on t he

pr e l i m i na r y

s t ud y

t ha t

w a s

c onduc t e d on Nove m be r , 20 The

pur pos e

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h w a s

t o know whe t he r

or

not

t he r e w a s a s i g ni f i c a nt

e f f e c t

of

us i n g M i c r os o f t

P owe r P oi nt

P r e s e nt a t i on i n t e a c hi n g

t e ns e s on t he

Ei g ht h

Gr a de

S t ude nt s ’ Te ns e Ac hi e v e m e nt

a t S M P

Ne g e r i

1 J e m be r i n t he x i v x i v t h 2012 / 2013 Ac a d e m i c

Y e a r .

The

popul a t i on of

t he

r e s e a r c h w a s

t he

e i g ht h gr a de s t ude nt s

of S M P

Ne g e r i

1 J e m be r , whi c h c ons i s t e d of ni ne c l a s s e s

I n

t hi s

r e s e a r c h,

qua s i e x pe r i m e nt a l wi t h p os t t e s t onl y c ont r ol

g r oup d e s i g n wa s

a ppl i e d.

F i r s t ,

t he

r e s e a r c he r a dm i ni s t e r e d t he hom og e n e i t y

t e s t

t o

t he

e i g ht h g r a de s t ude nt s a t S M P

Ne ge r i

1 J e m be r i n t he

2012/ 2013 a c a de m i c

y e a r . The hom og e n e i t y

t e s t ’ s

r e s ul t s howe d t ha t

t he

popul a t i on wa s

hom og e n e ous . The r e f or e , t he

r e s e a r c he r

t ook t he

r e s ponde nt s b y

l ot t e r y .

Af t e r

t h a t , t he

r e s e a r c h e r

g a ve

t he t r e a t m e nt , t he

e x pe r i m e nt a l

gr oup

The

r e s ul t

of

t he

a na l y s i s

s howe d t ha t

t he

va l ue

of

s i g ni f i c a nt

c ol um n of L a v e ne ’ s

t e s t

wa s 0. 000 . I t

wa s

l owe r

t ha n 0.05. C ons e que nt l y , t he

r ow t ha t

m us t

b e r e a d w a s

t he

s e c ond r o w of

t t e s t

c ol um n.

I n

t t e s t

c ol um n,

t he

va l ue

of

s i g ni f i c a nt c ol um n

B a s e d on t he

e x pl a na t i on a bove ,

i t

c oul d b e c onc l ude d t h a t

t he r e w a s a s i g ni f i c a nt

e f f e c t

of

us i n g M i c r os o f t

P owe r P oi nt

P r e s e nt a t i on i n t e a c hi n g

t e ns e s on t he

e i g ht h gr a de

s t ude nt s ’ t e ns e a c hi e ve m e nt

a t S M P

Ne ge r i

1 J e m be r i n t he 2012/ 2013 a c a de m i c

y e a r . S o, i t

i s

s ug ge s t e d t o t he

Eng l i s h t e a c he r s

t o us e M i c r os of t P owe r P oi nt P r e s e nt a t i on t o t e a c h En g l i s h t o t he s t ude nt s , e s pe c i a l l y t o t e a c h t e ns e s .