Characteristics and Effectiveness of a Developed Learning Management and Monitoring System for Junior High School Cookery Class: An Assessment

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to develop a performance monitoring system in cookery teachers of Surigao Del Norte Division. Specifically, it assessed the characteristics of the system in terms of usability, security, portability, crossdevice and cross-system compatibility. Moreover, it ascertained the effectiveness of the LMMS in terms of parental monitoring efficiency and student performance. This study made use of combined quantitative and qualitative designs.
Specifically, the developmental, descriptive, and Static Group Pretest-Posttest Experimental Design. The respondents were the 37 Cookery teachers, 13 IT experts, 96 Cookery students and 27 parents in the public secondary schools of the Division of Surigao Del Norte. Result revealed that the STVE-Cookery LMMS is very effective in terms of usability, security, portability, and cross-device and cross-system compatibility. The STVE-Cookery LMMS is very efficient in parental monitoring and it is effective in enhancing student’s performance in cookery class. Thus, it was concluded that LMMS is an efficient platform that provides accessibility, security, and efficiency to its users most importantly to the students and learners. The STVE-Cookery LMMS is very useful, user friendly, can be installed in any computer device or cellphone and generates secured data and information. The efficiency of the STVE-Cookery LMMS in
parental monitoring translated to the improvement of student’s academic performance. The use of the system allows parents to actively monitor their children’s performance.

KEYWORDS: Cookery, Effectiveness, Learning Management and Monitoring System, Perceptions