Abstract
Innovative pedagogical approaches need to be tested as it potentially affects teaching and transforming learners into competent individuals. In the works of literature, little to none focused on enriching classroom discussion pertaining to graphic organizer. This study evaluated the efficacy of guided visual-imagery as an innovative strategy in teaching the appropriate use of graphic organizer in text reading among the grade 6 learners of Alcantara Central Elementary School ─ Alcantara, Cebu. There were two groups ─ experimental and controlled group ─ with 15 respondents each. This study utilized the quasi-experimental research design. The results displayed an equal mean (18) in pre-test for the two groups. The posttest result showed one-point differences between the controlled groups mean (21) and the experimental groups mean (22). The results between the two groups were found to be insignificant with p value of 0.7 in pre-test and a p value of 0.4 in post-test using the 0.05 significance level. This result demonstrated that not all new strategies postulated in a topic would make a significant difference. This study established that when teaching high average students about the appropriate use of graphic organizer in text reading using either a traditional teaching method or a guided visual imagery, the students will retain the same knowledge of the subject. It is recommended that further study can be instituted in order to validate the findings of this study.
