Development Validation and Summative Evaluation of Play Based Learning Materials

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  • DIANAROSE STA ROMANA DEPED Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64358/sih.v2i2.102

Keywords:

play-based learning, kindergarten, language performance, emergent literacy, instructional materials, phonological awareness, early childhood education

Abstract

This study developed, validated, and summatively evaluated play-based learning materials designed to enhance the language performance of kindergarten learners in Malayugan Integrated School, Flora, Apayao. The study employed a developmental–quasi-experimental research design utilizing a one-group pretest–posttest approach. The respondents consisted of 23 kindergarten learners selected through total enumeration and five expert validators from the School Quality Assurance Team. The developed materials included eight contextualized and curriculum-aligned play-based activities integrating sound play, movement play, sensory play, digital play, and collaborative learning activities targeting listening comprehension, vocabulary development, oral language expression, and phonological awareness. Expert validation was conducted using a rubric adapted from DepEd Division Memorandum No. 167, s. 2021, while learners’ language performance was assessed using a Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment (CRLA)-based pretest and posttest. Findings revealed that the developed materials obtained an overall mean rating of 4.77, interpreted as Very Highly Valid. The learners’ language performance improved from a pretest mean of 8.00 (Beginning) to a posttest mean of 13.52 (Proficient), with a mean gain of 5.52. Furthermore, the computed t-value of 21.4 exceeded the critical t-value of 2.074 at the 0.05 level of significance, indicating a significant mean gain in learners’ language performance after the intervention. The findings established that the developed play-based learning materials effectively enhanced the foundational language competencies of kindergarten learners and may serve as appropriate instructional resources for early childhood language instruction

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2026-06-12

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Studies in Interdisciplinary Horizons

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