Educational Media and the Writing Skills of Teacher Education Students

The world is facing turmoil brought by the Pandemic COVID 19, Countries worldwide were affected in every aspect especially the educational system. Distance learning is now being required where teachers and students are separated in the place and time. this gap can be bridged through the technology by relying on computers and technology as medium of delivery for instruction. This study aimed to enhance the writing skills of the teacher education students using two approaches: the traditional and the educational media approaches. Specifically, this intends to compare the effects of the two appoaches in teaching writing skills among students. The study utilized the experimental type of research using pretest and posttest control design to establish the basis of the effectiveness of instruction using the conventional and educational media in teaching among selected students. Matched pair was utilized in the selection of the 30 students using traditional method as the control and 30 for experimental groups using educational media. Findings show that the use of media to enhance teaching and learning complements traditional approaches to learning with Pre-test (18.07) while the Post Test (35.83). Using media engages students, aids students’ retention of knowledge, motivates interest, and illustrates the relevance of many concepts. It can also be inferred that the use of Educational Media triggered the learner’s excitement. As a result, integration of downloaded Educational Media is necessary to make sure that teaching is effective, erasing the common misconception that teaching writing is difficult, and not interesting.

Keywords: Conventional Educational Media, Experimental design, universal language