Abstract
One of the applications widely used in the classroom by teachers nowadays is PowerPoint applications. PowerPoint has been a widely used teaching tool in higher education for many years. One of the benefits of this technology is its potential to enhance students’ engagement and empower effective learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the teachers’ level of awareness in using PowerPoint application in teaching and learning process. The study used the descriptive-correlational research design. The respondents of the study were the one hundred (100) teachers at Central and East Tugaya Districts in the Division of Lanao del Sur II-A in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM). Based on the results of the study, most of the teachers were middle-aged adults, female and had a smartphone as their available gadgets. In the level of awareness of the respondents, among the indicators of the level of awareness, the indicator, “PowerPoint presentation can reduce passive class boredom and make the class atmosphere more interesting” obtained the highest mean of 3.63, the highest indicator (6 - PowerPoint helps me implement alternative strategies in my classroom) with a mean of 2.76, Further, in correlation, the null hypothesis in the extent of efficacy in using the PowerPoint application and the profile, which states that there is no significant relationship between the extent of efficacy in using PowerPoint application and the profile of the respondents in terms of availability of gadgets, was not rejected, while age and sex were rejected. While in the relationship between the respondents’ extent of efficacy in using PowerPoint applications and their level of awareness, the null hypothesis was rejected, which states that there is no significant relationship between the extent of efficacy in using PowerPoint applications and their level of awareness.
