Development and Evaluation of Digital Prospectus for Cainta Senior High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In 2016, SHS was implemented across the country. Schools from different parts of the country offer different set of subjects. In CSHS, transferees find it difficult to monitor the subjects that they need to take since there is no existing prospectus for each strand prepared for them. The registrar also experiences the dilemma of entertaining the concerns of each transferee regarding the subjects that they need to enroll. The researchers decided to design and develop a digital prospectus to aid the registrar to manage the subjects taken by the transferee. This computer-based application will help the students update their record and keep upwith their schedule to finally graduate on the time that they have projected according to the subjects offered.

METHODS

This research utilized descriptive-developmental approach. The researchers designed and developed the digital prospectus and asked for the evaluation of the students and teachers regarding its acceptability. The data was gathered during the ICT expo where the researchers presented their program to the students and teachers. Twenty-nine irregular students and 13 grade 12 teachers were purposely chosen to evaluate the program through a survey-questionnaire.

RESULTS

The program's graphic user interface got a weighted mean of 4.64 interpreted as strongly agree by students. The same feature of the program got a weighted mean of 4.68 from teachers interpreted as strongly agree. Efficiency got a weighted mean of 4.62 and 4.71 from students and teachers, respectively. Students and teachers rated the reliability of the program with a weighted mean of 4.67 and 4.53, respectively, both interpreted as strongly agree. The usefulness of the program obtained a weighted mean of 4.63 from students interpreted as strongly agree. The same feature got a weighted mean of 4.64 from teachers interpreted as strongly agree. Students evaluated user-friendliness of the product with a weighted mean of 4.63 interpreted as strongly agree while teachers assessed the program with a weighted mean of 4.81 interpreted as strongly agree.

DISCUSSIONS

In general, both groups strongly agree that the developed program has positive features. It can be used as an effective tool to ease the problems in the subject assessment that should be taken by the irregular students and transferees. Moreover, it could ensure that they could take all the required subjects of the strand that they will enroll. To further improve the program, an online version can be developed to enhance its accessibility.