Leah the Explorer: Utilization of Interactive Game-Based Presentation

PowerPoint (or equivalent products like Google Slides) can enhance training when planned and used properly, according to Northern Illinois University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (2020). While some people applaud it, others regret its pervasive use. Regardless of your opinion, PowerPoint does provide amazing ways to enhance training when utilized and built appropriately. This study aimed at testing the effectiveness of integrating a game based learning in the form of an interactive game based presentation called Leah the Explorer in amplifying the scientific knowledge of students in ecological relationship. It described the performance of group of students in the topic under study before and after a series of using the interactive presentation using pre-test and post-test design and test whether there is significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the subjects under study. This study was conducted to selected Grade 7 (10) students from private and public schools. The study used the pretest-posttest experimental design of research. This study utilized T-test for dependent sample to test whether there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the groups. Results showed that, it made enough statistical evidence to have concluded that There is a significant difference in the scientific knowledge of subjects in the pre-test and post-test of the group of subjects. Thus, this result implies that using Leah the Explorer in teaching ecological relationship is a great tool to master the said competency. Also, curriculum developers may consider integrating the use of modified games in teaching science.