Validity and Reliability of the Health Education Assessment Module (MoPPK) among Primary Students in Malaysia

Abstract

The study was conducted to obtain the validity and reliability of the Health Education Assessment Module. It is developed for the teachers to learn and facilitate the teaching of topics on the subjects of Health Education on the Malaysian school syllabus. The design of the study is quantitative and the survey method is used to collect data. The MoPPK module has been certified by thirteen experts in the relevant fields of Health Education and eight experts from Malay Language. A total of 40 primary students from standard four from Georgetown Penang Division were selected to test the reliability of the module activity by evaluating the effectiveness of assessment after teaching session of every topic in related subjects. The findings show that the module has a good validity of 88.77% with the value of Alpha Cronbach .825. While, the value of reliability is in high range which is .969. However, some aspects need to be improved so that the developed module can achieved the purposed for which it has been designed. The findings of the study would be useful to other researchers who intend to develop other assessment modules based on the ADDIE Model. In conclusion, the researcher hopes that this module will help the students in learning and teachers in evaluating students understanding.