The effectiveness of multimodal texts in enhancing student’s level of academic performance in Afro – Asian literature in English of Grade VIII students in Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School, Santa Cruz District, Division of Laguna

This paper puts forth the need for Multimodal Texts in Enhancing the Level of Performance in Afro -Asian Literature in English of Grade Eight Students. The samples of the study consisted of 40 secondary English teachers and 360 public secondary school students. The constructed Questionnaire which was based on the Multimodal Literacy Scale was used to assess the level of effectiveness of multimodal texts in terms of their characteristics and components. To determine the level of academic performance in Afro -Asian Literature in English of Grade 8 students of Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School, validated pre-assessment and post-assessment were used. The questionnaires and pre and post assessments were validated by English master teachers. To determine the effectiveness of the multimodal texts in terms of its characteristics and components, questionnaires were used.