Development of module in teaching panitikan for Grade 10 students

Abstract

The study aimed to develop a module in Panitikan for Grade 10 students in a public school in Iloilo Province. It utilized a developmental research approach and an Input- Process-Output (IPO) design in developing the learning module in Panitikan Subject. The participants involved in the study were the five Filipino teachers in a National High School in Iloilo. Focus-group discussions were conducted among five teachers in order to determine the content and design of the module. The gathered data from the FGD were analyzed and transcribed using the thematic analysis which generated five themes. These included students’ understanding of instructions in the module, visuals representations in the module, learners’ difficulties in comprehending stories in Panitikan could be lessened by hands-on activities and exercises in the module as well as strategies of teachers in teaching Panitikan. The researchers prepared a questionnaire and module that was administered among the three Filipino teachers in order to evaluate and determine the validity of the developed module. Results showed that there is a need to provide various activities and assessment concerning the developed module was “highly acceptable” with respect to its content, objectives, activities, assessment and overall presentation. The developed modules include the following parts: Cover Page, Drills, Lessons, Activities, Assessment and Performance task.