Effectiveness and Acceptability of Physical Education Learning Guides in Digital Comics

This study evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of Grade 7 Physical Education learning guides in digital comic format at the Philippine Science High School – MIMAROPA Region Campus. A quasi-experimental pretest–post-test design involved 57 students from two purposively selected intact classes. The control group (n = 29) received regular instruction, and the experimental group (n = 28) used digital comics during a two-week unit on the Components of Physical Fitness. Both groups completed a 50-item achievement test before and after instruction, and the experimental group rated the material on five acceptability dimensions. Pretest and posttest scores showed no statistically significant between-group differences (p = .18 and .21, respectively). Both groups improved significantly from pretest to post-test. The mean gains were 4.31 points for the control group and 4.68 points for the experimental group, with no statistically significant between-group difference (p = .747). Students rated all five dimensions Highly Acceptable, with composite weighted means from 3.64 to 3.74. The findings support refining the digital comics as a supplement to regular Physical Education instruction. The proposed output pairs an enhanced digital comic with a teacher implementation guide.