Enhancing the retentivity of students' phonological skills through digital micro-teaching

This study explored the effectiveness of digital micro-teaching as an instructional approach in enhancing the retention of phonological concepts which are essential aspects for oral communication among Grade 11 senior high school students of Tabaco National High School. The researcher has prepared instructional materials to enhance the phonological skills of his students. These drills focused on the production of critical vowel and consonant sounds, word and sentences stress, and phrasing. After a series of practice, students recorded their output through a voice message and post the output in the Messenger group chat. The teacher listened and checked the posted voice message. The descriptive evaluative method of research was used in this study. Also, a survey questionnaire on the factors affecting the phonological skills of students, another survey to assess the effectiveness of digital micro-teaching as intervention and the Likert Scale were the instruments utilized.

It was proven in this research that with the application of Digital Micro-teaching approach, the performance of students in speech delivery improved significantly. It is indeed a challenge in addressing the needs of the students, especially in the senior high school on how to develop their oral communication skills using the accessible online platforms that they already have at home. Since they belong to Generation Z or digital natives, they prefer technology-driven, interactive, and visual learning which require immediate feedback and real-world relevance. They value authentic learning, autonomy and collaboration. That is why, digital micro-teaching made them enjoy and engaged in learning the phonology skills.