Serp Practices in Different Municipalities of Laguna: An Instructional Tool

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In the 21st-century people experienced and faced innovation in technologies and modernization in almost all aspects of human life. Thus, this is part of their everyday life. The preservation and conservation of different cultural practices are really important. Different studies and researches were conducted to find ways on how topreserve the varieties of cultural practices that the Filipinos have. All of its suggested ways were proven effective but further studies on how to preserve those practices need to address the value of changing society from the traditional to more modernize culture.

METHODS

The research design used was a descriptive method. The primary aim of employing the method was to determine the acceptability level of the compilation of social, economic, religious, and political practices in the third district of Laguna as an instructional tool in teaching selected topics in Social Studies. The evaluators of the compilation of social, economic, religious and political practices in the third district of Laguna were Social Studies teachers, Head Teachers/Coordinators, Master Teachers and Principals in the public secondary schools in the Third District of Laguna.

RESULTS

The status of the six (6) municipalities and one (1) city in the third district of Laguna in terms of social, economic, religious, and political practices were marked as always observed.The mean level of the acceptability of the compilation of social, economic, religious and political practices in the third district of Laguna in terms of validity, usability, adaptability, and aesthetic value were evidently acceptable.There is no significant difference between the evaluation of the Social Studies teachers and experts in the characteristics of the compilation of social, economic, religious, and political practices in the third district of Laguna in terms of validity, adaptability, and aesthetic value and there is a significant difference in terms usability.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings of the study were: (1) the developed instructional tool may be used by teachers and students as additional supplement to their books and modules; (2) The school administrators may support the reproduction of the developed supplementary material; (3) Social Studies teachers are encouraged to attend seminars and training program on developing similar supplementary instructional tool; and (4) Further validation studies could be done by other researchers to test the effectiveness of the developed instructional tool.