Journal of College Teaching & Learning – November 2011 Volume 8, Number 11 © 2011 The Clute Institute 29 Fitting Technology To The Mathematics Pedagogy: Its Effect On Students’ Academic Achievement Leila R. Gano, University of the East, Philippines ABSTRACT Taking advantage of student’s passion in using technology in the form of digital media sets the trend of this study. If this passion can be harnessed, digital media may have an important and powerful role to play in education. A methodology of teaching using digital media in the form of VCD is experimented and tested for possible effect on student’s academic achievement. With Gagne’s nine-instructional events as guide in the pedagogical process, the researcher implemented Self-study video (SSV) in teaching College Algebra to twenty-one (21) tertiary students of University of the East. Two groups of students are used as subject, one taught using the traditional method and the other taught by the Self-study video method. It is the purpose of this study to compare the academic achievement of the two groups of students and determine their perception as regards their learning experience in the SSV in terms of Level of Discussion, Level of Demonstration, Viewing Experiences and Level of Effectiveness. Keywords: Technology; Mathematics; Pedagogy; Academic Achievement INTRODUCTION nteraction with digital media has become commonplace for students during this modern age of education. Mobile phones with built-in cameras have become increasingly popular and are now considered necessities rather than luxuries. The present generation demands freedom to interact with digital imagery anytime, anywhere that it has become common knowledge to use, possess and master its usage. If this passion can be harnessed, digital media may have an important and powerful role to play in education, considering the hands-on time that the everyday youth has on it. Fortunately, there is an ongoing shift in the educational system and the way it delivers its educational content due to advances and development in technology from the traditional to technology-assisted teaching. Digital media, specifically video, has become a powerful medium for teaching and learning. Videos can be used to present and illustrate educational materials as it can complement textual content, classroom lectures and face-to-face discussions. In essence, it has become a tool for effective and efficient communication; not replacing, but augmenting the existing educational infrastructure making it more effective and efficient. Using technology to enhance the pedagogical (teaching) process involves more than just learning how to use specific pieces of hardware and software. It requires an understanding of pedagogical principles that are specific to the use of technology in an instructional setting. This would entail the proper selection of types of technology to use, how to properly integrate them into the present processes, provide proper training and time for acclimation for both the instructor and the students, and continuously assess and improve the process and make it a robust one. The researcher looked into two (2) learning theories that explains and supports the two pedagogical processes that is used in this study: the Instructivism theory and the Constructivism theory. I