Creating Effective Teachingand Learning Environment: Bases for Promoting Collaborative Interaction among Pupils in the Selected Schools of Tabaco South District of Tabaco City Division

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The term "learning environment" suggests a place and space-a school, a classroom, a library. And indeed, much 21st-century learning takes place in physical locations like these. But in today's interconnected and technology-driven world, a learning environment can be virtual, online, remote: in other words, it doesn't have to be a place at all. The researcher would like to find out the relevance of the collaboration for communities of practice for teaching along with the child-friendly teacher, the ability of the teachers to impart knowledge with the learners, and open communication with the learners and stakeholders. Also, the contemporary beliefs and ideas by the teachers for the teaching and learning process along learning as a process of active engagement and learning as a social phenomenon.

METHODS

The descriptive inferential correlation method of research with documentary analysis was used in this study. Purposive sampling method was also used wherein the respondents of this study were taken from the seven (7) elementary schools. The main instruments used for gathering the data are the questionnaires.

RESULTS

The relevance of the collaboration for communities of practice for teaching along child friendly teacher, ability of the teachers to impart knowledge with the learners, and open communication with the learners and stakeholders and on the contemporary beliefs and ideas by the teachers for teaching and learning process along learning as a process of active engagement and learning as a social phenomenon were strongly agreed by most of the respondents. In addition, there was no significant difference in the agreement on the rank order on the relevance of the collaboration for communities of practice for teaching and on the agreement on the rank order on the contemporary beliefs and ideas about teaching and learning. As to the challenges encountered by the teachers for designing and facilitating learning in a networked environment it was strongly agreed by most of the respondents.

DISCUSSIONS

To make the professional learning community more functional, every teacher should manifest active participation in the analysis of effective instruction and student work, which focus on content focus, alignment with district policies and practices, and must have a sufficient duration to allow repeated practice and/or reflection on classroom experiences. Every member of the professional learning community should increase the commitment to create schools.