The development of 'Monolektrik Kit' for the topic on Series and Parallel Circuits for secondary school Science and its' usability among Physics trainee's teachers

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a 'Monolektrik Kit' teaching and learning tool for secondary school students studying series and parallel circuits. It consists of games that also incorporate inquiry learning during game-based learning sessions. The developmental research design is based on the ADDIE instructional model. The sample consisted of 27 seventh-semester Physics trainee teachers, who were randomly sampled. The instrument was a questionnaire developed from a standardised questionnaire with a four-point Likert scale assessment. It has four dimensions: usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. Three experts in the field assessed the validity of the kit. Data were analysed using percentage agreement, mean, and standard deviation. With a percentage agreement of 97.63%, the validity results suggest that the kit has high validity. Usability's overall mean and standard deviation were (M=3.58, SD=0.39). The mean and standard deviation for usefulness (M=3.58, SD=0.39), ease of use (M=3.59, SD=0.39), ease of learning (M=3.62, SD=0.37), and satisfaction (M=3.55, SD=0.41), respectively. Finally, the research provided a validated 'Monolektrik Kit' which has the potential to increase student comprehension of series and parallel circuits.