Track: Undergraduate Student Paper Competition

Abstract

The global emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the education system to adjust to the presumed new normal. Primary education students were substantially affected upon returning to the traditional set-up of the school; most notably, they showed signs of inadequate skills in reading and comprehending simple sentences. Moreover, the attractiveness of technology to children nowadays has become predominant, in opposition to the popularity of Philippine folk literature, which is given little importance and needs an introduction to Filipino youth today. Furthermore, with children immersed in technology, this study incorporated Philippine folk literature to be adapted into a system-based mobile application, which will further improve the reading and comprehension of primary students in urban areas as they utilize this new educational material. This mobile application exhibits an innovative approach to the sustainability of the writings of the local authors, which are enriched by utilizing modern technology to be enjoyed while learning. The researchers developed primary data using a mixed methodology technique to serve as a source for creating a design-based mobile application. The result of the study presented the effectiveness of technology in improving reading and comprehension with an added element of student engagement by utilizing local Filipino folk literature.