Development and Validation of Climate Change Education Module for Grade 6: Educational Approach for Sustainable Development

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and validate a Climate Change Education Module for Grade 6.  A self-learning module, composed of three (3) lessons namely: Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming, Climate Change as a Problem, and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation is the main output of this study. The module was evaluated by Grade 6 Science teachers and expert evaluators and got positive evaluation in the six (6) dimensions; Pedagogical, Language, Layout and Format, Content Validity, Sufficiency, and Usability. Validated module was tested through two-group pretest and posttest design utilized to 30 pupil respondents as experimental group and 28 pupil-respondents in the control group. Pupil-respondent are from Gonzaga North Central School, Gonzaga West District. The developed module was effective, valid, and accepted as an additional learning resource in Climate Change Education in elementary level and is suitable and appropriate to Grade 6 level to master the climate change-related competencies. Recommendations were along utilization of the module as a learning material and encouraging science teachers, educational technologists, and climate change experts to provide continuous feedback for enhancement and updating of relevant information in Climate Change Education learning resources in elementary level as well as providing capacity-building for teachers and stakeholders on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development as part of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program in schools.