The Problems Encountered in the Implementation of the Mobile Teacher Program: A Basis for an Enhanced Competenciy Plan for Teachers in the Division of Quezon

Authors

  • Cristy Benitez

Keywords:

mobile teachers

Abstract

The study dealt with identifying the problems encountered in the Mobile Teaching Program implementation of the Alternative Learning System in the Division of Quezon for the school 2015-2016. It specifically sought to determine the profile of ALS mobile teachers and district coordinators in terms of age, gender, length of service, educational attainment, and trainings attended relative to the program, assess the mobile teacher program implementation in terms of its goal, teachers, instructional tools, learning process/methodology, and the status, outcomes, and results, determine the problems and difficulties encountered in implementing the program, reveal any significant relationship in the problems encountered in the mobile teacher program implementation between the teachers’ and the students’ perceptions, and develop an enhanced competency plan for mobile teachers. Using the descriptive method through the survey questionnaire as a data-gathering tool, the study subjected two groups of respondents comprising of 127 mobile teachers (MT) and 382 ALS learners. From the interpretations and analysis of the data collected, the following findings are presented: The ALS mobile teachers and district coordinators are generally 31 to 35 years old (27%), females (59%), rendered service for 13 to 15 years (35%), Bachelor of Secondary Education graduates (38%), and attended seminars dominantly in the division level (67%); The Alternative Learning System Mobile Teacher Program is implemented based on the following dimensions: 2.1 Goal with 4.83 average weighted means described as to the greatest extent, 2.2 Teachers with 2.94 AWM described as to a great extent, 2.3 Instructional tools with 2.50 AWM described as to a lesser extent, 2.4 Learning process/methodology 2.94 AWM or to a great extent, and 2.5 Status, outcomes, and results with 2.05 AWM or to a lesser extent. on the results of the study. From the objectives and results of the study from the findings and conclusions, the following are recommended: The instructional tools used in teaching Alternative Learning systems might be improved in implementing the Mobile Teacher Program; and The status, outcomes, and results of Mobile Teacher Program implementation.

Published

2019-12-18