Acceptability and Quality Level of the Developed Reading Module Entitled “Read to Learn, Save the World”: An Instructional Material Used for S.Y. 2014-2015 to S.Y. 2015-2016

Abstract

Reading with fluency allows students to retain information with accuracy, expression and increased speed. The quantitative method of research was used in the quest for answer. Frequency and percentage were used to determine the acceptability of the reading module. The researcher used this scale: Excellently Acceptable (5), Very Satisfactorily acceptable (4), Satisfactorily Acceptable (3), Fairly Acceptable (2) and Poorly Acceptable (1). The same scale applies to find out the quality level. The primary sources of data were the Grade VI teachers representing at least 30% of the schools per district. This surpassed the ideal 20% population when using random sampling. These schools could be central, big and small schools chosen randomly thru a fish bowl technique. Findings reveal that the reading module is “excellently acceptable” as evinced by a frequency of 11 or 58% of the respondents. Furthermore, 5 or 26% evaluated the material as “very satisfactorily acceptable”. Findings also indicate that the reading module is   “very satisfactorily acceptable” in terms of usability and adoptability with great considerations on its content, style and instructions. As to the content, style and instructions of the reading module, it reached the “very satisfactory” quality level with a total mean score ranging from 4.27, 4.326 and 4.37, respectively. This study, conversely, concludes that the reading module has met the quality and applicability standards set forth concerning instructional material development. Taking into account the turn-out of this masterpiece, the researcher recommends that this instructional be mass-produced to partially if not totally solve the issues on instructional material scarcity thereby improve the reading performance of the pupils.

Keywords: Acceptability, Quality Level, Reading Module, Instructional Material, Reading Performance