Development and Validation of SciLiksik for Grade 8 Students of Regional Science High School for Region VI

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to assess Junior High School students’ level of content knowledge in research-making, which served as the foundation for developing ‘SciLiksik’, a supplementary guide material in research-making, for Grade 8 students of Regional Science High School for Region VI. A 40-item test questionnaire for level of content knowledge in research-making and a 20-item checklist questionnaire for level of acceptability were used and self-administered to gather information on the level of content knowledge and level of acceptability of the respondents. Data obtained were analyzed and assessed using frequency count, percentage, and mean. Results showed that the level of content knowledge of Grade 8 students in research-making at RSHS VI was ‘Moderate’. In line with this, the most appropriate product to be developed based on the results of the study was a learning module entitled SciLiksik: A Supplementary Guide Material in Research-Making for Grade 8 Students of RSHS VI. The developed SciLiksik was then evaluated with a ‘Very Highly Acceptable’ level of acceptability in terms of content, coherence and clarity, appeal to the target audience, functionality, and its overall mean findings. This concludes that SciLiksik highly satisfied the criteria for a profound and high-quality resource that can be used by students and teachers in the teaching-learning process and in developing actual research.