Educational Video: A Multimodal Approach in Teaching Secondary Social Studies

The study aimed to determine and describe the readiness of teachers in the preparation and utilization of educational video lessons as one of the multimodal approaches in teaching Social Studies in this Distance Learning. The study developed educational video lesson to help improve performance of students. This study was conducted during the second quarter of the academic year 2021-2022 among Social Studies teachers of Zone 2, Schools Division of Zambales. The teachers are moderately ready in the preparation and utilization of educational video lessons in Social Studies. The developed educational video lessons are useful in terms of contents, structure and usability. The academic performance of the students in Social Studies (Grade 9 - Economics) during the 2nd Quarter was very satisfactory. Moreover, it was found that there is significant difference on the perceived level of teachers’ readiness in the preparation and utilization of educational videos in teaching Social Studies. There is no significant relationship between the usefulness of developed educational video lesson in terms of content, structure and usability and the students’ academic performance in Economics. An enhanced educational video lessons for Social Studies Economics lesson was developed for utilization. The Secondary School Heads/Principals should support the Social Studies teachers of the necessary materials and equipment further improve the quality of the educational video