A Stakeholder' Standpoint on the Program Implementation of the Senior High School at Taysan National High School: Basis for Proposed Action Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe main purpose of this action research study is to provide evidence of the dilemma regarding the present execution of the K to 12 Program of the Department of Education in Taysan National High School by means of interviews through survey questionnaires from Grade 11 teachers, learners, and parents. This action research project is also pertinent on the educational institution for which we work because it will lead teachers of the different departments to reflect on the importance of support onthe learners aside from developing their thinking skills.METHODSTwenty (20) pupils from Grade 11 HUMSS, ten (10) from Grade 11 ABM and ten (10) from Grade 11 STEM, thirteen (13) Grade 11 teachers and forty (40) students' parents are randomly selected to pursue this study. A self-made questionnaire on four-point responses was employed to determine the students’, teachers’, and parents’ observation and experience during the implementation of the K to 12 Program. The respondents were asked to fill the questionnaires and informed on the research. To facilitate the conduct of the research, the researchers asked permission from the school principal, guidance counselor and other teachers. This study applied the descriptive method in which a survey was conducted in which questionnaires were provided for the respondents chosen through random sampling among Grade 11 students and their parents and Grade 11 teachers. The weighted mean of each response was determined to measure and evaluate which among the given statements should be given priority.RESULTSThe responses and observations of the teachers, Grade 11 learners and parents, the accessibility of ICT tools, gadgets and equipment, books, modules that the learners can use inside the classroom and the proper ventilation of each classroom, and classrooms are not enough to accommodate the students are the three primary problems of the learners. The accessibility of ICT tools and gadgets that the students can use in classroom activities should be the main priority.DISCUSSIONSThe study shows that the ICT tools, gadgets, or equipment are not accessible in the classroom having the lowest weighted mean of 2.13 as perceived by the teachers. Having a weighted mean of 1.68, ranked tenth, the students never observed theaccessibility of gadgets, equipment that the students can use in the activities assigned to them to perform outside the school as and with a weighted mean of 1.55, parents never observed that books, modules, and handouts were provided for the students.