The Design and Development of a Reading Assessment Manager
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Reading Assessment Software, Reading Comprehension, Educational TechnologyAbstract
An alarming result from the 2018 Programme for International Pupil Assessment (PISA) revealed that the Philippines ranked lowest among the other 79 countries that participated in the assessment. This pushed the Department of Education to create reinforcement programs for reading, which were unfortunately shelved when face-to-face classes were canceleddue to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the researchers created the Reading Assessment Manager (RAM) for the continuity of reading programs such as the assessment of pupils’ reading grade levelseven during remote learning. In this study, RAM was created to virtually assess pupils’ reading grade levels, recommend level-matching reading materials, and store data in individualized accounts. Following Type II Developmental Research Design, RAM was designed and developed using a series of needs assessment, prototyping, and user satisfaction of the system. Results of the administered System Usability Scale (SUS) showed that RAM outperformed 90-95% of industry software systems, while the Post-Study Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ) reported an Above Average user satisfaction from the respondents.
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