Teaching Methodologies Towards Learning Skills Development

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Our society today needs young people who are flexible, creative and proactive, can solve problems, make decisions, think critically, communicate ideas effectively and work efficiently within teams and groups. In order to optimize life-long learning and potential success, it is now widely accepted that young people need to have opportunities to develop personal capabilities and effective thinking skills as part of their well-rounded education. In order to ensure that delivery of knowledge to intended recipients who are the pupils /students, it is important to know the teaching methodology that will efficiently develop the students’ learning skills.

METHODS

This study was anchored on the theory of confluent education by Hackbarth (1997). The researchers adopted the descriptive method. The number of the teacher-respondents and student-respondents was based from the Slovin's equation of deriving the sample size using the stratified purposive sampling. The sample size of 90 teacher-respondents and 360 student-respondents from the Cabuyao National High School were considered based on the level of significance Âμ=5%. The selection of the respondents from different schools was done systematically and methodically making it free from biasness.

RESULTS

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: the activities in the teaching methodologies utilized among grade VII students in National High Schools in the City of Cabuyao, were often observed by the teachers; there is a significant difference in the assessments by the teachers and students on the teaching styles utilized among Grade VII students; there is no significant difference in the assessments of the two groups of respondents on the Peer Tutoring/Peer Teaching style of teaching; the indicators in the learning skills(Communication, Cognitive and Social Interaction Skills) are often observed from the students and there is a significant relationship between the teaching methodologies used and the learning skills developed among grade VII students in National High Schools in the City of Cabuyao

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results, the teacher should continue enriching his performance in terms of class instruction and methods of teaching, the school heads should be vigilant in enforcing compliance in school plans and regular training of teachers in all facets of human development, provide necessary material, facilities and learning aids; the teacher should always practice different teaching methodologies.