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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region02 – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division Office of Cagayan
Bayabat National High School
National Road, Bayabat, Amulung, Cagayan
PODCAST AS SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING TOOL: ITS SUPPORT TO THE

STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
A Research Concept Paper Presented to

Mrs. Bernadette S. Trinidad
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

English for Academic and Professional Purposes
By:
Students’ Names
MAY 2023
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Unprecedented circumstances have hampered educational
processes in various learning environments. Public
institutions such as schools, universities and other education
providers ceased onsite teaching, transitioned to distance
learning, or closed down completely. The sudden lockdown
necessitated quick adjustments on the part of all
stakeholders, and both teaching and learning environments were
significantly altered. Even after lockdown conditions in many
countries have been lifted, fundamental changes to the day-to-
day reality of teaching and learning have occurred.
These abrupt changes have had an impact on schools,
families, and society in general. This has frequently
necessitated the adoption of new educational strategies for
digital teaching (synchronous and asynchronous), which is
still a relatively new phenomenon in many educational
settings. For students, the lack of structured in-class
settings and learning materials may have necessitated more
self-regulation and self-motivation to learn with less

support. Furthermore, as some countries have moved to reopen
educational institutions while attempting to maintain social
distance, teachers and students have experienced a variety of
changes in their education settings in a short period of time,
such as changes to physical contact hours, group sizes, and
access to physical spaces or materials
Given these challenges for educators, parents, and most
especially students, it is worthwhile to investigate
supplemental learning tools that may aid students’ education.
This research paper will investigate how podcasts have aided
learning in both formal and informal settings, considering the
students’ educational and psychological perspectives.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The purpose of this research is to assess the
effectiveness of podcast as supplemental learning tool in
improving Learning Engagement and Academic Performance of
Secondary School students.
Research questions will be raised by the researchers and
specifically, will seek the answers to the following
questions:
1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 name (optional)
1.2 age
1.3 gender
1.4 average grade
2. How podcasts may support the development and
improvement of the following:
2.1 Students’ Learning Engagement
2.2 Students’ Skills and Interests
3. Is there a significant difference on the support of
podcasts among the respondents when grouped according to their
profile?
4. Is there a significant difference on the support of
podcast among the respondents when grouped according to
Students’ Learning Engagement and Students’ Skills and
Interest?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The results of the study will be of great benefit to the
following:
Teachers
The result would develop the instructor’s teaching and
evaluating strategies in enhancing the students’ knowledge,
skills, and attitudes.
Students
This study explores students’ coping strategies in this new
learning set up; they could find self-fulfillment and gain
learning.
School Administrators
This study will help the school in the development of its
quality education. It would also be of help in the advancement
of school management and teaching evaluation approaches.
Future Researchers
This study will be of tremendous help to other future student
researchers as one of their sources of information that may
add up to their knowledge of how podcasts may aid learning
despite the struggles that we are facing.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
The Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 students who are
enrolled at Bayabat National High School (BNHS) in Academic
Year 2021–2022 will be the respondents of this study. The data
collection will be conducted at BNHS by June, with a total
population of 500 students, but only 50 of that population
will be chosen randomly.
This research is designed to assess how podcasts, as a
supplementary learning tool, could support BNHS students’
learning engagement and academic performance.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following definitions are provided to ensure
understanding of these terms in a consistent manner throughout
the study.
Academic Performance – a measure of a student’s achievement in
various academic subjects; the level of knowledge shown in an
area or subject is compared to the norm, and is generally
measured using the grade point average.
Learning Engagement – refers to the level of attention,
curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion displayed by

students while learning or being taught, as well as the level
of motivation they have to learn and progress in their
education.
Podcast – a series of spoken word and audio episodes that are
all focused on a particular topic or theme. It is downloadable
and can be listened to-even offline-at any time and any place.
Students – individuals who are registered and recognized as
learners in educational institutions such as schools,
colleges, and universities for the purpose of acquiring
knowledge and skills that will enhance their personal
development and prepare them for the world of work.
Supplementary Learning Tool – an instrument designed to be
used by learners to provide a structure for developing
learning skills and behaviors, as well as collect and think
about key information in a systematic manner.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
This study will be utilizing a descriptive quantitative
design to obtain the opinions of the respondents to
investigate. The major purpose of descriptive research design
is to provide information on characteristics of a population
or phenomenon (Mugenda & Mugenda, 2003). Descriptive research
is used as a precursor to quantitative research design as it
provides the general overview giving some valuable pointers as
to what variables are worth testing quantitatively, Shirima
(2020).
The implementation of the aforementioned research
methodology in this study would greatly help the researchers
to assess the support of podcast as a supplementary learning
tool on the students’ academic performance and learning
engagement.
RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY
The Grades 10, 11, and 12 students who are enrolled at
Bayabat National High School (BNHS) in Academic Year 2021–2022
will be the respondents of the study.
DATA GATHERING TOOL
According to Fink (2002), there were four strategies of
data gathering. There was questionnaire, an interview, a
structured record review, and a structured observation. In
this study, the researchers will be going to use structured
questionnaire for survey through digital platform particularly
Google forms to collect the information from the respondents.
The questionnaire consists three parts:
Part 1 solicits the following demographic variables from
the students who shall take part on this study: gender, age,
year level, and their average grade. Part 2 is comprised of
items designed to identify the students’ level of agreement on
the support of podcast towards their learning engagement. The
last part of questionnaire consists of items designed to
identify the perception of students in podcast in order to
assess the effectiveness of this tool on skills and interests
development.
The implementation of online survey would help the
researcher to disseminate the questionnaire conveniently and
collect the information from the respondents at the same time.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
Before the actual administration of the questionnaire,
the researcher will seek permission from their research
teacher, class adviser, and also from the principal or the
officer in-charge of BNHS. After this activity, they will
contact the advisers of the Grade 10-12 students from the
institution for an approval. Once approved, the questionnaire
shall be given to 50 students for them to accomplish the
survey questionnaire.
The researcher shall give a time to respondents, at least
three (3) days to complete the instruments. After 3 days, they
shall collect the accomplished survey questionnaire. After the
process, the researcher shall code and tabulate the responses
to the different items in the questionnaire. This will be
followed by the statistical analysis of data and the writing
of report.
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Republic of the Philippines

PODCAST AS SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING TOOL: ITS SUPPORT TO THE

A Research Concept Paper Presented to

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

Unprecedented circumstances have hampered educational

processes in various learning environments. Public

institutions such as schools, universities and other education

providers ceased onsite teaching, transitioned to distance

learning, or closed down completely. The sudden lockdown

necessitated quick adjustments on the part of all

stakeholders, and both teaching and learning environments were

significantly altered. Even after lockdown conditions in many

countries have been lifted, fundamental changes to the day-to-

day reality of teaching and learning have occurred.

These abrupt changes have had an impact on schools,

families, and society in general. This has frequently

necessitated the adoption of new educational strategies for

digital teaching (synchronous and asynchronous), which is

still a relatively new phenomenon in many educational

settings. For students, the lack of structured in-class

settings and learning materials may have necessitated more

self-regulation and self-motivation to learn with less

support. Furthermore, as some countries have moved to reopen

educational institutions while attempting to maintain social

distance, teachers and students have experienced a variety of

changes in their education settings in a short period of time,

such as changes to physical contact hours, group sizes, and

access to physical spaces or materials

Given these challenges for educators, parents, and most

especially students, it is worthwhile to investigate

supplemental learning tools that may aid students’ education.

This research paper will investigate how podcasts have aided

learning in both formal and informal settings, considering the

students’ educational and psychological perspectives.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of this research is to assess the

effectiveness of podcast as supplemental learning tool in

improving Learning Engagement and Academic Performance of

Secondary School students.

Research questions will be raised by the researchers and

specifically, will seek the answers to the following

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 name (optional)

1.4 average grade

2. How podcasts may support the development and

improvement of the following:

2.1 Students’ Learning Engagement

2.2 Students’ Skills and Interests

3. Is there a significant difference on the support of

podcasts among the respondents when grouped according to their

4. Is there a significant difference on the support of

podcast among the respondents when grouped according to

Students’ Learning Engagement and Students’ Skills and

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The results of the study will be of great benefit to the

The result would develop the instructor’s teaching and

evaluating strategies in enhancing the students’ knowledge,

skills, and attitudes.

This study explores students’ coping strategies in this new

learning set up; they could find self-fulfillment and gain

This study will help the school in the development of its

quality education. It would also be of help in the advancement