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Research Paper | Education | Philippines | Volume 7 Issue 7, July 2018 | Popularity: 7 / 10
Assessing the Difficulty Index of Available Course Materials in General Education Subjects
Jaime M. Forbes, Yolanda D. Reyes
Abstract: To have a sustainable learning outcome there must be availability of quality course materials for the students; it is also used by the public in determining the quality of education the students are expected to receive. Bataan Peninsula State University (Balanga Campus) is not an exception in this regard. Therefore, the researchers are interested in assessing the difficulty index of available course materials among general education students; which is a criterion for determining quality. In this respect, the survey method was used to generate responses. First year students of the College of Education and the available printed textbooks being used by these students in their general education subjects form the population of the study. The descriptive method of research will be used and survey method will be used in the collection of data. For the purpose of this research, the students? population will be restricted to BPSU (Balanga Campus, College of Education students).Following this, the Gunning?s Fog Index, Flesch Reading Ease, Cloze text and Row tree?s Complexity Quotient were used to assess the difficulty index of selected course materials; while questionnaires were designed to elicit data from the learners and teachers to get their perception on the content, format and language of the course materials including any other opinion they may share. From the findings and the conclusions of the study, it is therefore recommended that: faculty members should be aware of the course materials that they are using. An evaluation of the course materials is encouraged to know that they contain contents that are relevant to the subject being taught.
Keywords: difficulty index, textbook assessment , flesch index
Edition: Volume 7 Issue 7, July 2018
Pages: 401 - 405
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/ART20183873
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