Public Senior High School: A Study on its Implementation in Tabaco City Division

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The senior high school curriculum in various parts of the world is implemented to prepare students for work or for college life. Among the different countries in Asia, Philippines is one of those who have various types of curriculum and to prepare their student to be globally competitive, the Department of Education pointed out that K to 12 is one of the effective programs. The program includes the addition of two years in the high school life of the students, the senior high school.

METHODS

A descriptive-correlational design was used. Using the descriptive type of method, it determined the level of readiness in the implementation of senior high school along facilities, instructional materials and teachers' trainings. It also made use of correlation to determine the significant difference on the level or readiness in the implementation of senior high school in the island, upland and mainland schools. A validated survey questionnaire was used as a tool with the teachers in the senior high school in Tabaco City division as the primary respondents. These respondents are the senior high school teachers and junior high school teachers with subjects in the senior high school.

RESULTS

The study revealed that the level of readiness in the implementation of senior high school in the division along with school facilities and instructional materials were both less ready and ready on the part of the teachers' trainings. Findings also showed that there was no significant difference on the level of its implementation among the island, upland and mainland schools along school facilities, instructional materials and teachers' trainings.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that for the implementation of a certain curriculum to be effective, everything must be ready. In the implementation of senior high school, school facilities and instructional materials must be ready. The construction of school buildings must be fast-tracked so that no class/learner will be left behind. Laboratory equipment and tools must also be present and must be used by the learners so that they can apply the learnings imparted by their teachers and discover other techniques of learning on their own. Instructional materials influence the professional development of teachers as well as the progress of the learners. In likewise manner, various trainings that must be given to the teachers since most of the teachers in the senior high school are non-education graduates. It must be done for the sustainability of teachers' competence.