Challenges of a Junior High School MAPEH Teacher in the K to 12 Curriculum
Keywords:
challenges, K to 12 curriculum, instruction materials, innovationsAbstract
The Department of Education (DepEd) implemented K to 12 curriculum in the country- adding of two
more years to the existing curriculum. This shift brought out changes on the educational setting (Sergio, 2011). School, teacher and learner preparedness are some of major issues that surfaced, not to mention issues which manifested after full swing implementation. Hence, there is a need for assessing what instructional materials (IMs) are most available and deemed important to teachers, yet not accessible. This study sought to investigate the concerns of junior high school Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health (MAPEH) teacher in the selected study site. The study employed Baxter’s (2008) single case study design to investigate the present IMs and usage with through purposive sampling and semistructured interviews. Using Braun and Clarke (2006) thematic analysis, themes were generated and showed that there is a dire need to provide the teachers ample materials needed for instruction. It was also reported that due to lack of materials the teachers resort to providing alternative tools to patch up the lessons and topics discussed. Thus administrative support to teachers is deemed very dire. Further studies are then advised to add more study sites and include for more participants to come up with more diverse data.
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