Innovation in Education: Computer Research Easy Access Technology on Educational System (CREATES) as a Research Tool inSenior High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The world is evolving and becoming modernized because of research. The research culture throughout the world makes the mystery into reality from the latest inventions, innovations, discoveries, medicines, and technology.

METHODS

The developed computer program " ̃'CREATES'' of researchers undergone evaluation since validation of study is essential to improve the quality of research. Thus, to ensure the validity of the computer program " ̃'CREATES'' as a research tool in senior high school was validated by three groups of experts. The researcher used an evaluation form adapted from EOIC (2015) as a tool in evaluating the computer program " ̃'CREATES''. The program was rated by the evaluators as Excellent with a rating mean of 4.85. The theory of reasoned action (TRA) is the determinant of computer usage behaviors of a person. According to the TRA, adoption is determined by the intention to use a particular system. The senior high school students are using a computer because they need to use computers for searching for research files on the internet. The Text Searching Theory is applied in this study since the students are typing keywords in the search box of the internet, thus the researcher made a system for fast text searching for the convenience of the students.

RESULTS

As of September 2018, there are 124 PDF files accessed by the students in CREATES as noted on the logbook. The researchers interviewed 3 students on the impact of CREATES to them as students and as researchers before and after the use of CREATES. Respondent 1 Facebook Lover. Before: ''Tung-una, mahurot akung kwarta mag sige ug research sa gawas, sa internetan. Pero dle jud naku makita ang gusto naku makit.an, ug mahurot nalang sa Facebook akoang time''. He also added that " ̃'hate jud kaau naku ning research kay lisod kaayo''. While using CREATES: " ̃'Naa raman diay dre tanan oh! Salamat kaau sir!, Naa pa jd guide sa paghimu ug research, maka save na jd ko ani ug kwarta' Respondent 2. Night Walker Before: " ̃'Gabei ko mag research kay wala may time sa buntagkay may klase man sa skwelahan, usahay magabin.an kaau ko sa dalan''. She also added that " ̃'Wala man kuy mahimo kay ako man leader sir gud, usahay mahadlok ko sa dalan kay babae baya ko''. While using CREATES: " ̃'Hala! Naa lge dre tanan akung ginapangita, Salamat kaau sir! Dle na jd ko maka research ug gabei ani, maka himu na jd ko ug buntag kay naa raman dire sa sulod sa skwelahan. Malipay jd si Mama ani ba.'' Respondent 3 Mad Hero Before: " ̃'Lagot kaau sir oi, kay kung naa koy makita nga literature para sa akung research sa internet, naa pud lage bayad. Dollars pud kaau!. Ambot ani sir oi, asa man ko dapat mangita ani, nga dugay naman ko nangita, wla man gihapon!''. While Using CREATES: " ̃'Hala sir!, mao man ning akoang nakit.an sa internet nga naay bayad oh! Naa lge dre sir? Hala, Ka swerte ba! Salamat sir! Daghan diay dre oi, mahuman na jud naku akoang research.”

DISCUSSIONS'

The researchers wanted to help the students especially in Glan School of Arts and trades in the field of research. It is their duty as a teacher to provide intervention or solution to the problem of the students. It is their own initiative to develop a computer program called CREATES to end the problem of the students regarding the difficulty in searching for related literature and studies, questionnaire, etc in the