The Development of a Visual Novel Role-Playing Game [VN RPG] as an Open Educational Resource [OER] for Philippine Literature Educators Administering the “Noli Me Tangere” Module

Abstract

Many scholars saw opportunities of using digital interactive video games as a learning tool during the pandemic. However, it was indeed complex for educators, especially those who teach history-driven novels to prepare lesson plans for classes not only to get the learning outcomes but also to produce high technology materials such as video games. Given the predicament, this study aims to measure the effectiveness of the developed video game named ‘Touch Me Not’ under the genre Visual Novel Role-Playing Game (VN RPG) as an Open Education Resource (OER) to educators who teach the novel, Noli Me Tangere or Touch Me Not. To accomplish the proposed objective, the Understanding by Design (UbD) approach was analyzed through the administered survey questionnaire, pre-test, and post-test. The findings show that using the ‘Touch Me Not’ VN RPG to complement the standard class modules had a more significant effect on the educators’ performance. Thus, it proved that using VN RPG is an effective complementary pedagogical tool in teaching history-driven classes.