Effects of Self-Paced Learning Module on the Core Competency in the Assembly of Electronics Products / Tinao, Albert S.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of self-paced modular learning on core competency of assembly of electronic products under the competency of Consumer Electronic and Servicing in Eastwoods College of Science and Technology (ECST) Dinalupihan, Bataan and Eastwoods Professional College of Science and Technology (EPCST) Balanga City, Bataan during the Academic Year 2015-2016. Experimental and controlled groups were equal in numbers with 30 students each. Experiment group used the self-paced modular learning approach and the controlled group underwent with the traditional learning method. Pre and post tests were used to see the difference in two groups. T-test was used to check the significant difference between experimental and controlled groups after experiment. It is explored that both the groups were almost equal regarding their profile in terms of age, sex and general point average. Before the experiment, the level of achievement in pretest was almost the same in both groups but after the experiment, both were different in their achievement which leads to reject the null hypothesis. As a result of this study, there were almost equal in terms of knowledge in pretest results of both controlled and experimental group. The researcher found out that there were significant differences between the pretest and posttest results and a significant difference in the core competencies of the posttest results among respondents in each groups after the intervention. Performance of controlled group and the experimental group as indicated by the posttest assessment scores resulted that the experimental group significantly acquired higher level than control group in term of knowledge. The result mean difference of the vi both group have gained after the post assessment of the competency of consumer electronics and servicing leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. Thus, students are competent in consumer electronic and servicing in terms of assessment of their knowledge using both interventions.