A Resource Book of Games in Genetics for Senior High Schools

The field of genetics usually demonstrates complex material that leads to major obstacles for students to comprehend it successfully. Research findings demonstrate that game-based educational methods help students reduce cognitive complexities while improving their involvement and establishing interactive learning experiences. The research goal focused on developing and validating a resource book containing genetic educational games for senior high school (SHS) learners. A descriptive and developmental research study investigated the existing instructional materials for teaching genetics through a survey which included twenty SHS teachers from Pangasinan and La Union. Among teaching resources, whiteboards along with PowerPoint presentations stood out as the most popular tools, while video materials and computers held second place, but game-based tools received minimal usage. The authors developed an educational game resource book that went through an evaluation process by five biology experts. The assessment evaluated the resource book regarding its defined objectives as well as its content precision and design structure alongside its power to maintain student involvement. The validation process confirmed that the resource book achieves “very high” validity ratings for all assessment criteria, thus establishing its worth as a suitable teaching material for genetics instruction. Research findings suggest that classroom implementation should happen to evaluate its effects on student academic achievements. The resource implements game-based learning methods to boost conceptual knowledge of genetics students while encouraging their active involvement and achieving better performance outcomes in genetics courses.