Tool to Evaluate Developed Course Packs Utilizing Inquiry-Based Learning

Abstract

With the decrease in face-to-face contact time between students and teachers within the online environment, course packs have ensured that they can still address learning. As evaluation plays a crucial role in embodying inquiry-based learning, the researcher sought to develop an evaluation tool to evaluate the designed course packs that utilize inquiry-based learning. The researcher used the qualitative developmental research method. The study participants were students who used the course packs and three (3) experienced faculty members in a flexible teaching-learning environment. A purposeful sampling technique was used in this study. The researchers used a structured interview guide, survey form, and actual data, which were analyzed thematically. Based on the results, learners should be supported by an inquiry-based learning strategy. In this way, it will help the students propose appropriate solutions in TLE, which will help them process information efficiently. In the TLE subject, one of the informants' main concerns is how students conceptualize different components of learning, especially since many operations, terms, and proceedings are done in the subject embedded in different lessons. Based on the reviewed course packs and themes that were examined from the semi-structured interview, the developed evaluation tool incorporated the following constructs: (1) support to learners (2) information-processing skills, and (3) conceptual understanding.during the in-depth interview. The conclusion of the study is that learner support, skills in information processing, and understanding of concepts are some of the particulars that should be considered when evaluating course packs utilizing inquiry-based learning.Therefore, it is hereby recommended that the developed evaluation tool can effectively be used in evaluating course packs using inquiry-based learning.