Digitized Mathematics Module: Its Acceptability and Influence on Students’ Motivation and Performance

With the shift to online learning or distance education programs, higher education, in particular, has to focus on ways to cater with the demand of its clientele. Thus, Jose Rizal Memorial State University-Katipunan Campus developed a Digitized Mathematics Module to adapt with the changing landscape of education. However, it is imperative to determine if the module is effective. Thus, the study aimed to determine the acceptability of students towards the digitized Mathematics module and its influence on their motivation and performance of the Mathematics in the Modern World course. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational design, and stratified technique, the study employed one hundred seventy- two (172) students enrolled in Mathematics in the Modern World classes during the first semester of academic year 2020-2021 as respondents of the study. Two sets of questionnaires, adopted from Rio (2014) and Keller (2010), were used as instruments to yield the necessary data for the study. Frequency count, percentage, mean, chi-square, and Somer’s D were the main statistical tools used. Based on the results, the Digitized Mathematics Module is acceptable. The study also revealed that the acceptability of digitized Mathematics module, level of students’ motivation, and students’ Mathematics performance have no significant relationship. As the students accepted the digitized module, they also claimed that they were motivated. Though the module is accepted at a certain level, it is still recommended that the mathematics module needs to be improved so that its acceptability level turns into very acceptable. Instructional Materials and Development Committee (IMDC) may intensify quality assurance in preparing the module to improve its acceptability and motivation levels. The researcher is also proposing to conduct an online seminar workshop serving as an intervention to increase the acceptability of the digitized Mathematics module.