Development and Validation Of A Module in High School Science II (Genetics)
Keywords:
Development, Validation, Module, Science, High School, GeneticsAbstract
The study attempted to develop and validate a module in high school science II (Genetics) which could be used by science teachers handling second year students. The absolute computed value of t in the control group and the experimental group are 10.12 and 18.88 respectively, which are both greater than the tabular t value of 1.725 at 0.05 level of significance at 20 degrees of freedom; hence, the above cited null hypothesis is rejected. That means that there were improved performance of the students in both the control and experimental groups. In the light of the aforementioned findings, the researcher had formulated the following conclusions. The sophomore students of Samar National School showed varying degrees of difficulty in high school genetics, specifically on the Mendelian Principles of Heredity and their present-day interpretations. Students in both groups learned much from said topics in High School Genetics. The control group and the experimental group had the same level of entry competencies. There is a significant difference between the post-test mean scores in the control and experimental groups. Therefore, the modular approach of teaching is more effective than the traditional method as far as the above cited topics in High School Genetics are concerned. There is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test mean scores in both the control group and the experimental group. The module is appropriate and interesting for the second year high school students in terms of reading ability level.
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