The Effectiveness of Web Design Principles in Creating an Instructional Software

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The change of curriculum in the basic education system of the Philippines demands a different kind of teaching strategy. Since one of the goals of the new curriculum is to produce a media literate learner, teachers are confronted with a more challenging task. Instead of presenting their lessons the traditional way, the Department of Education expects its teachers to enrich lessons with simple integration strategies utilizing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) that are developmentally appropriate. Technology nowadays has advanced immensely in comparison to twenty years ago. Notably, a lot of software and applications were created as an educational tool since it has become a trend but until now, there is still a void to be filled when it comes to developing software intended to aid teaching. In an attempt to address this issue, the researchers designed and developed instructional software based on web design principles.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research through a survey questionnaire was employed to determine the assessment of the respondents with regards to the designed and developed Instructional software. The researchers provided 7 Principles of Web Design. The results of the survey questionnaire were analyzed utilizing the weighted mean.

RESULTS

The respondents assessed the designed and developed Instructional Software in terms of the Principles of Web Design, such as the Principles of Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Space, Substance, and Form. The respondents Strongly Agree that the designed and developed instructional software adheres to all the said principles above with an overall weighted mean of 3.62.

DISCUSSIONS

Analyses of the data yielded to the result that the Web Design Principles are effective in designing and developing instructional software. However, some recommendations were proposed by the respondents to further improve the software.