Development and Validation of an Instructional Module in STS during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Tertiary Education Curriculum | Chapter 2 | Advances and Challenges in Science and Technology Vol. 5

 This study determines to evaluate the efficiency of a designed STS instructional module established the 2018 revisions to tertiary instruction curriculum and allure applicability when secondhand online. The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) transformed its education approach during the COVID-19 epidemic by utilizing the Virtual Learning Portal as a higher education organization. The study employed a explanatory correlation approach. In the second term of 2020–2021, the research was done at CBSUA in San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur. 35 Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) undergraduates, including 13 sons and 22 women, secondhand the produced STS teaching module that was positioned to the university's Virtual Learning Portal (VLP). The most current CHED Memorandum Orders (CMOs) of the teacher instruction curriculum dressed as the foundation for the IMs' competences. Pre-tests and post-tests were contained for each of the 15 modules' three evaluations. Through the use of resources and t-tests, the data were figured.Results showed that the judge's overall rating on the grown instructional piece, with a mean of 4.42, meant a good evaluation of allure validity. Further, skilled is a significant distinctness between the pre-test and post-test wealth, with the certain value of the computed t-copy (-5.515) being greater than the t-copy tabular/fault-finding for a one-tail classification (1.771) and two-tail distribution (2.160). Further, the mean of the post-test (6.538) is considerably higher than that of the pre-test (5.987), indicating the improvement of the intelligent aspect of undergraduates. The designed STS preparation module is saw favorably and is therefore legitimate. The results of the pre- and post-tests disclose if the instructional piece was successful in improving students' education in Science, Technology, and Society (STS). It may be sufficient to state that the caused educational piece is an effective support for students examining STS as a general education course following in position or time using it all the while the epidemic and having it uploaded through the VLP.Author(s) Details:

Ludivico B. Homillano,
College of Development Education, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, Philippines.

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