Positive Classroom Environment as Predictor of Successful Learning of Kindergarten Pupils in Schools of Nasugbu East District: Parent's and Teachers' Perspectives

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

When the researcher took over the two classes of 88 pupils, she knew that she needed to improve not only her teaching strategies and classroom management skills, she also had to alter the overall classroom environment since it is a predictor of success in teaching. This thinking also made her conceptualize on the need to assess not only her own school but also all other schools in the district. In this regard, she decided to embark on determining the assessment of parents and teachers of the classroom environment in the Kindergarten classrooms of schools in the Nasugbu East District to be able to have support on developing the said classroom environment. Likewise, she aimed to assess how parents and teachers monitor/assess the performance of Kindergarten pupils in terms of academic achievement, social activity, and character-building

METHODS

The descriptive research was used with the questionnaire as too. Participants of the study were fifty (50) parents and teachers at Nasugbu East District chosen using the purposive sampling technique. After permission to administer the questionnaire was acquired from the district supervisor and school heads of schools in the district, the questionnaires were administered to the respondents. Ethical issues addressed were the anonymity of the respondents. The questionnaire was the tool used which was validated by the thesis adviser.

RESULTS

All the respondents of this study were of legal age; with or without a college degree; with the females exceeding the males in number; and either had jobs, housewives, jobless or teachers. The teachers and parents positively assessed the performance of Kindergarten pupils with regards to academic achievement; social activities; and character building. The parents' assessment of the school environment of the Kindergarten classes in the Nasugbu East District was satisfactory.

DISCUSSIONS

Full support to the Kindergarten teachers of the Nasugbu East District must be given to be able to achieve the goals in Kindergarten teaching. The Kindergarten teachers are recommended to harness their crafts through seminars and research to be able to answer the call of their teaching professions. At the same time, the kindergartners are recommended to seek better services in their kindergarten learning. Finally, an action plan to enhance the performance of Kindergarten pupils is proposed by the researcher.