Development and Validation of Developed Modules in Academic Writing and Professional Correspondence for Senior High School Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Writing is a tool for us to express our ideas and emotions. This study is aimed to guide students on how they can properly express these. The modules used templates as a pattern for every type of written works. This method is used so students will have an idea of what to do and they will also be able to improve the templates and make a better output, add their personal profile to make it their own and be able to share their critical ideas in an orderly manner.

METHODS

This study used Constructivism as a standard for the development of modules.For the implementation of the module, this study used a one-shot case study design. This is a pre-experimental design where a group of respondents is exposed to an experimental treatment and a single measurement is taken afterward. It is aimed to know the performance of student respondents regarding the developed module.For the assessment of the developed module as perceived by the teacher-respondents, the researchers used the descriptive research design utilizing the researchers made a questionnaire checklist as a tool in gathering data and information for the study. It involves the collection of data in order to test the hypothesis and also to describe the acceptability of the developed module.

The teacher-respondents of this study were the 6 Grade 11 teachers from the District of Pililla, Rizal. All of them have undergone the Senior High School (SHS) Mass Training for Grade 11 Teachers on Academic Track -English which makes them the legal authority to content validate the module. The student-respondents were all the 165 grade 11 students of Quisao National Senior High School from the school year, 2016-2017 to answer all the modules.

RESULTS

For the acceptability of the developed modules, the teacher-respondents gave it an average rate of 3.95 with a verbal interpretation of acceptable

For the performance of the students in the developed module, it earned an average mean of 83.02 with a verbal interpretation of satisfactory. The researcher found out the module is acceptable and may be implemented to senior high school under the subject Reading and Writing.

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher found out that attitude and reality play a vital role in the performances of these students. The attitude of wanting to know "if this activity will benefit them or what's in it for me?" for them if it's of no use for them chances are they won't do it. To make matters worse is poverty. Most of the students, especially on the TVL track can't afford to go to college, thus they are hesitant todo some of the written activities.