Instructional Content Harmonizing with, Methods, Procedures, and Their Corresponding Teaching Materials (IMPACT)

Authors

  • Lucia Pagalanan

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This action research aimed at enhancing instructional competencies of school heads, uplifting teachers’ instructional preparation and improving learners' achievement.It has bridged the gap between the learning competencies and learning procedure through harmonizing instructional content, procedures, and teaching the material and utilized monitoring tools. Comments and suggestions were included to validate the localized Daily Lesson Log (DLL).

 

METHODS

This research is a two-way process, first is the process of harmonizing instructional content of the localized materials. Pilot testing was conducted in six elementary schools. The second process is evaluating its impact on school performances by means of classroom observation and assessment test.

 

RESULTS

Data collected revealed that school heads contribute to the improvement of instruction which is vital in education. These include teachers’ competency and school heads' instructional skills as well. It further revealed that its impact enhanced school heads’ techniques in supervision, making it systematic and innovative. On the same note, it transformed teachers' philosophical orientation regarding the lesson preparation and in carrying out the learning competencies. Results of the Division Assessment Test during the first periodical test also revealed the significant increase in the mean percentage score. Comparing the school year 2017-2018, with a mean score of 73.00, and 2018-2019 mean score of 78. 89, moving toward mastery. There was an increase of 5.89 in MPS.

 

DISCUSSIONS

This learning area-initiated research utilized the locally developed materials, the output of Project I-KPAP (Ihanda, Kagamitang Panturo sa Araling Panlipunan), it is a compilation of learning package consists of the daily lesson including the appropriate instructional materials. Furthermore, this paper examined the principals' supervisory roles for improving instructional skills through matching the DLL contents using existing and generated tools in monitoring and evaluation as well as in classroom observation.

Therefore to sustain the project, the following were the recommendations: (1) Continuous harmonization of DLL for 2nd, 3rd, 4th grading period; (2) Conduct a seminar-workshop on harmonizing instructional content in Araling Panlipunan in all grade levels; (3) Finalization of localized DLL including learning packages; and (4) Utilization of localized DLL by all AP teachers in Grades 1 to 6 in all elementary schools in Schools Division Office of Laguna. 

Published

2019-01-18