Author

Charmelyn C. Gay
Agusan Colleges, Inc.
Butuan City, Philippines
Email: charmelyncanetegay20@gmail.com

Abstract

The integration of digital technology in secondary education has become essential in addressing learning gaps and enhancing student engagement, particularly in English instruction. This study developed and validated a digital instructional material for English 9 that addressed the least-learned competency among Grade 9 learners, specifically differentiating between bias and prejudice. Utilizing a descriptive–developmental research design, the study followed the ADDIE instructional design model—Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The participants consisted of thirty-eight (38) Grade 9 learners from a public secondary school in Agusan del Norte and three (3) expert validators, namely an ICT expert, a Master Teacher, and a Learning Resources Management and Development System (LRMDS) coordinator. A diagnostic test was administered to identify the least learned competency, revealing that most learners demonstrated only partial mastery of higher-order critical literacy skills. Based on these findings, a digitalized instructional material integrating multimedia elements and interactive activities was developed. The material was evaluated using the LRMDS tool for content, instructional, and technical quality. Results showed that the instructional material was rated Very Satisfactory and Highly Recommended across all criteria, obtaining weighted means of 3.96 for content quality, 3.90 for instructional quality, and 4.13 for technical quality. These findings indicate that the developed digitalized instructional material is pedagogically sound, technically robust, and aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies, thereby supporting the effective teaching and learning of complex English 9 competencies and warranting its integration into classroom instruction.

Keywords: ADDIE Model, critical literacy, digitalized instructional material, instructional material validation, least learned competencies

DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS0501792

Recommended citation:
Gay, C. C. (2026). Development and validation of a digitalized instructional material in English 9. Pantao (The International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (1), 8813-8829. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS0501792

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