“A programmed instruction is a method of self instruction that enlists machines or specially prepared books to teach information”-Chris Jordan.
It is a step-by-step teaching method, employing small units of information or learning material and frequent testing, whereby the student has to complete one stage before moving to the next. Hence, branching programming is one of the types of programmed instruction, through which a learner can learn with ease and effectively. The main purpose of the study is to develop a valid material in order to improve learning outcomes. The material is well structured based on the principles of exposition, diagnosis and remediation. Thus, the researcher developed the material consisting of ten units from the English grammar textbook of PUC I and II year. The views of the experts were also obtained for the final draft of the material. the researcher has followed three types of testing: i) Individual testing ii) small group testing and iii) field testing of validation testing. The statistical technique Pearson product moment correlation was used. The reliability of the material is r = 0.7. Therefore, the developed material in branching programming found valid and reliable.
Validation, English grammar, programmed instruction, branching programming
