Implementation of the Physical Education Program of DMMMSU: A Basis for a Development Plan

Abstract

The offering of service physical education at the tertiary level is grounded on the philosophy that physical education is a lifelong process thus; college students must continue his participation in a developmental program of physical activities, which are healthful intellectually invigorating, morally uplifting, socially significant, culturally enhancing and environment-oriented. This study determined the level of implementation of the physical education program of Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University. The descriptive research method was used to describe the extent of implementation of the PE program with the questionnaire as the main tool in gathering data. Data were treated using the percentages, weighted mean, Chi-square, and Pearson-r correlation analysis. The study was administered to the 338 students and 27 PE instructors in the university. Nearly half of the PE instructors are BSE, major in MAPEH/PEHM; have attended local training and seminars and members of local sports and physical education-related organizations, while the students are enrolled in-service physical education (PE 101, 102, 103, and 104). The physical education program of the university is implemented following the guidelines set by CHED, instructional resources were found to be adequate, and the administration’s support to the program was found to be adequate. None of the profile variables correlate with the implementation variables of the program. The educational attainment of the respondents revealed that 40.74 percent are graduates of BSE PEHM/MAPEH, while 29.63 percent are with MA units in PE. Meanwhile, 22.22 percent of the respondents are MAPE graduates. It shows that most of the PE teachers hired are graduates of BSE PEHM/MAPEH and most of them are enrolled in the graduate program. The finding affirms the study of Estonilo (2012) that the majority of the PE instructors of DMMMSU obtained their bachelors’ degree with MA units. She stressed that PE instructors are presently enrolled in the Graduate Studies to become fully qualified to teach at the tertiary level.