Visual Manipulative: It’s Effectiveness in Improving the Academic Performance of Grade 10 Students in Music

Abstract

This study aimed to find the effectiveness of visual manipulative in teaching music among grade 10 students in Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School. Forty-five students were used in this study. Pre-test and post-test were administered to the respondents. Data were recorded. The respondents were subjected to the intervention using visual manipulative and pre-test and post-test were provided for them to measure the improvement of their academic performance. Results of pre-test and post-test were analyzed using paired sample t-test. Based on the data gathered with regards to the score of the students after giving the intervention-visual manipulative, it showed significant difference in terms of post-test scores. There is a significant difference in the post-test between the students who were subjected in the intervention- visual manipulative.