The Development and Evaluation of Laboratory Simulation-Based Modules for High School Biology

Date of Award

5-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Science Education

First Advisor

Catherine Genevieve B. Lagunzad, PhD

Abstract

The Laboratory Simulation-based Module is an instructional material that includes online simulation activities that may satisfy the online learning needs of the practical laboratory work of the teachers and learners in the discipline of Science: Living Things and Their Environment (Biology). Online simulation activities give students a learning environment that emulates a real-life situation where they can still test their knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This study aims to: (1) develop an instructional material incorporating online laboratory simulation-based activities in Biology that is aligned with K-12 competencies; (2) evaluate the acceptability of the developed modules in terms of learning standards, instructional quality, instructional design and organization, accessibility, engagement and technicality of online simulation activities, and assessment; and finally (3) improve, revise, and finalize the developed modules based on the feedback of the experts. This descriptive- developmental study comprises six expert-evaluators and five validators. The five developed modules were assessed using the validated researcher-made questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the expert evaluation ratings. Frequency, percentage, and rank distributions were used to generate the evaluators' profiles. The module's acceptability was determined using a weighted mean. On the basis of the findings, the five developed Laboratory Simulation-based Modules for High School Biology are generally accepted and valid instructional materials in terms of the specified learning areas. The weighted mean for the module "The Use of Microscope" was 3.86 out of 4. The weighted mean for "Plant and Animal Cells" was 3.97, the weighted mean for "Cell Division" was 3.97, the weighted mean for "Photosynthesis" was 3.99, and the weighted mean for "Protein Synthesis" was 3.98. This implies that the developed modules can be utilized for instructional purposes that may promote the competence of the learners. These features make the modules developed by researchers different from other instructional materials because they include online simulation activities that are similar to what happens in real labs.

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