Development and Acceptability of Research Manual: Input to Science Investigatory Project

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Modules are considered as the building blocks of the lesson and it is considered as a collection of materials that is based on learning competencies. The focused of this research is to develop and determine the level of acceptability of the Research Manual to be used in conducting Science Investigatory Project and if there is a significant difference on the level of acceptability of the respondents with respect to the accuracy, user-friendliness, completeness, and clarity in terms of the profile. This action research was conducted due to the observation that both teachers and students found difficulty in conducting Science Investigatory Project.

METHODS

Purposive Sampling Technique was utilized in the selection of respondent. The respondents were the secondary teachers in District of Pililla who are teaching Science subject. The researchers developed the Research Manual and validated by the Science Consultants and questionnaire checklist was utilized to determine the level of acceptability of the Research Manual as perceived by the respondents. After the validation of the manual and questionnaire checklist, it was administered to the respondents, and then retrieval followed. The researchers consolidated the data.RESULTSMajority of the respondents were female and teaching for 1 year to 5 years. Speaking of the level of acceptability of the respondents to the Research Manual, it obtained an average of 4.84 with a verbal interpretation of very much accepted. There is no significant difference on the level of acceptability on the Research Manual as perceived by the respondents in terms of the gender and length of service in teaching Science since the results show that the P-values of 0.105 and 0.547 for gender and length of service respectively are greater than the level of significant (0.05).

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results obtained, it implies that the research manual can be used as teachers and students reference in making/ conducting Science Investigatory Project. Testing the hypothesis, result manifested the acceptance of the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference on the level of acceptability of the respondents to Research Manual in terms of gender and length of service rendered in teaching Science. Thus, the results of this is the same with Espinosa (2009) have he described module as a set of topics that should be studied in a given period. Hence, modules limit the teacher intervention and pave the way for the teaching-learning process to become more student-centered.