Support Instructional Materials for Chemistry Students of Pangasinan State University, San Carlos City Campus

Abstract

This study sought to propose support instructional materials for Chemistry students of the Pangasinan State University, San Carlos City Campus during the First Semester of the School Year 2015-2016. It used descriptive and developmental method of research. It involved 301 Chemistry students from Pangasinan State University, San Carlos Campus. The researcher used the questionnaire as the main data-gathering tool. The data gathered were properly coded, recorded, tallied, tabulated and interpreted using the SPSS for windows. Percentages and weighted mean were used for descriptive analysis. The study found out that most of the students had a moderate academic performance in Chemistry. The content of the existing textbooks and other instructional materials based on the objectives is moderately adequate. The support instructional materials were based on the weaknesses of Chemistry students. The support instructional materials in Chemistry were highly acceptable as evaluated by the Chemistry teachers. The researcher recommended that students should be encouraged to exert more effort in studying Chemistry so that their performance will be improved. They should be motivated to change their impression of Chemistry as a difficult subject, but rather they could have fun in studying it. Teachers should make interventions to improve the performance of the students. Such interventions/instructional materials to help them understand more clearly the concepts. Weekly assessment in the Chemistry skills of the students should be done to monitor their performance. Parents and teachers should join hands in improving the performance of the students. Teachers should tell the parents about the difficulties encountered by their children in learning Chemistry. Parents should also monitor the performance of their children in school. They should give their full support in their studies like attending PTA meetings and have follow – ups in their studies. The least learned skills should be given emphasis in teaching. Teachers should use appropriate strategy and techniques to develop the skills and give more exercises for the students to master the skills. The support instructional materials should be presented to the College Dean of Education and be endorsed by the Campus Executive Director of the Campus for its reproduction and utilization to help the Chemistry teachers improve students’ performance.