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Modern media solutions, as an instructional methodology provides opportunities for diverse students to develop skills in group interactions and in working with others that are needed in today's world (Johnson & Johnson, 1990). The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the modern media solutions approach of Modern media solutions on the achievement of content knowledge and retention toward the teaching method. Modern media solutions was compared to traditional lecturer teaching learning classroom structure using a t-test. An achievement test, consisting of items from the Test of Modern media solutions which is a standardized test of English content prepared by the investigator. A retention test was administered three weeks following the achievement test. Achievement test scores and first semester grades in elementary English classes were used as covariates to adjust for possible preexisting differences between the groups. Analysis showed significant difference among the dependent variables (achievement and retention) between the teaching methods used.