Action Research Diip Is Rona Joy Ambag CA A. Final
Action Research Diip Is Rona Joy Ambag CA A. Final
Action Research Diip Is Rona Joy Ambag CA A. Final
Department of Education
Region XII – SOCCSKSARGEN
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF KIDAPAWAN CITY
Datu Igwas IP Integrated School
Sitio Emabasi, Brgy. Perez, Kidapawan City
2021
INTRODUCTION
Schools throughout the world shuttered their doors to reduce the spread of the
viral epidemic during the COVID -19 pandemic. Due to the physical closure, there was a
quick move to remote learning, which shifted greater responsibility for learning to
parents and guardians. As one of the most important stakeholders in the education
process, the experiences of parents with their children during remote learning should be
Many countries around the world, including Britain, China, Taiwan, and the U.S.
have temporarily closed schools. School closures have been found effective in
transmission reduction during previous influenza outbreaks, including the Swine Flu and
School closures have unprecedentedly altered the daily lives of the student
learners, their families, and their educators. Incredibly, more than half a billion children
(Cohen & Kupferschmidt, 2020) have been forced to become virtual-school learners as
they shelter in their homes, while parents, siblings, and other family members have taken
on the new role of learning facilitators, pseudo-teachers, and coaches. Many teachers,
families, and learners have been unprepared for this sudden shift, bringing some of the
hardships and issues of increased parental involvement to the surface while engaging and
trying to assist their children in various levels and types of distance learning.
school settings. Parent support has demonstrated significant contributions to the success
take on new and unfamiliar roles and responsibilities as their children participate in
the role they should play in their children's online learning (Murphy & Rodriguez-
Manzanares, 2009).
opportunities of parents as teachers of their own children in the new normal of teaching.
The significance of this research is to uncover the challenges and experiences of the
parents in delivering instruction to their children using the self-learning modules. This
illuminates the opportunities of the parents as teachers in the new context of new normal
2. What are the experiences of the parents as teachers of their own children?
4. What is the academic performance of children using self-learning module with the
Division Office. The results of the research will be used to identify the
intervention strategies to undertake in preparing the parents in the new normal context.
Schools Heads/Teachers. Upon knowing this, they will be able to assist parents
Students. They will benefit the most because they are the direct recipient of the
study.
Other Researchers. The research findings may also influence other researchers
to conduct parallel studies in the future using different variables and indicators.
The research focused on determining the profile of the parents, their challenges,
For better understanding of the research, the following terms were operationally
defined:
Challenges. Refers to the difficulties encountered by parents as a teacher of their
own children.
children.
Parents as Teacher. Refers to the parents who are teaching their children in their
This chapter presents the related literatures and studies emphasizing the
theoretical bases of the present investigation. It also presents and discussed the theoretical
Profile of Parents
Inclusive in the role of being a parent is to also function as a teacher (Toper, et al.,
2010). However, LaRoque, et al., (2011) contends that parents’ response and
their educational attainment, self-esteem, motivation, comfort level, language skills, and
keeping uninterrupted learning has become a monumental task for the global education
sector. Various methods are being proposed such as hi-tech, low-tech, or even no-tech
advances, several policymakers are adopting guidelines that restrict the number of
citizens assembling in public spaces. These initiatives also affected the regular running of
learning spaces. Schools throughout Europe, like Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,
Norway, Poland, to mention a few, are re-opening as summer holidays come to a close,
and policymakers demand that students return to school following months of online study
as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These schools have started to ensure that
stringent health procedures are followed, such as regular sanitizing, social distancing,
wearing of face masks, continuous disinfection in classrooms, reducing class sizes, and
OECD (2020) contends that while students with access to digital technology and
the Internet may not be predominant in most countries, there is a need to turn the
emphasis to alternate learning approaches for those students who may not have such
resources.
Sejpal (2013) highlights that one of the most common and accepted methods of
teaching in Australia, the United States, other Western countries, and the Asian Region is
phenomenon. Books are now designed in modules instead of units due to this innovation.
It considers the individuality of the learners to help the individuals grow and evolve at
their own pace. A module is a course of instruction that is practically self-contained and a
method of teaching grounded on the scaffolding of skills and knowledge in discrete units.
Challenges, Experiences and Opportunities of Parents as
This pandemic and the shift of the Philippine education sector to distance
Inequities, between those who could manage to have computers and internet connection,
have merely become more obvious. COVID-19 intensified the class disruptions to an
unlikely degree of success and suffering. That’s why the common choice of the parents is
parents or guardians are the child’s first teachers. When children start schooling, this
function does not cease to exist; in fact, the family’s role is magnified in children’s
Philippine Information Agency (2020) shares that the guidance and support of the
parents will serve as an inspiration for the children to study. Studies revealed that in this
educational set-up such as modular distance learning, the missing link in educational
equity is parental participation. Schools and teachers, even the most established ones,
cannot simply educate every child on their own. Dynamic support from parents and
attainment, self-esteem, motivation, comfort level, language skills, and even the socio-
familiar and more meaningful. This will promote the involvement of parents. To
encourage parents to enhance their capacity to help their children get the best possible
occasion.
Tibon (2020) elucidates that many of the learners in basic education are not
proficient in doing independent learning while several learners are not being supported by
their guardians and parents. To add, formulation and production of quality modules to
address the varying needs of the learners need some consideration. Lastly, the holistic
development of the learners might be affected. Students may have few chances to interact
and socialize. This can pose a problem for students who cannot simply cope with the
the productive result of this undertaking. Many empirical studies indicate that when
comprehensive model from the perspective of parents about the parent involvement
process grounded in psychological and educational research which has been empirically
tested by researchers.
Based on a psychological perspective, this model not only contends with specific
types of parent involvement but also endeavors to explain why parents choose to be
involved (Fan & Chen, 2001), howthey choose specific forms of involvement, and how
on the most prominent specific variables of the parentinvolvement process from parents’
become involved in their children’s education for three reasons: (1) they build up a
parental role construction about their participation in their children’s education; (2) they
develop a positive parental efficacy for helping their children succeed in school; and (3)
they perceive opportunities or demands for involvement from children and school.
It could be viewed on the theory that parents are getting involved in their
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design, locale of the study, respondents of the
study, research instrument, sampling procedure, data gathering procedure and statistical
Research Design
particular, descriptive design was used in determining the profile of parents, their
The study was conducted at Datu Igwas IP Integrated School, District II,
The respondents in this study will be the fifty (50) parents from Elementary
Sampling Procedure
Random sampling and Purposive sampling technique was used to select the
Research Instrument
The researcher used a self-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated
by an expert.
protocols and processes. The researcher prepared a letter-request for the conduct of the
study to be transmitted to the Schools Division Office of Kidapawan City for the
Once approved, the researcher furnished copies of the approved letter to the
concerned public schools district supervisor and school head so that they will be duly
will be personally delivered by the researcher to the residences of the respondents. In all
Finally, the researcher personally gathered the questionnaires, collate and tabulate
the results.
Statistical Analyses
The profile of the parents were determined using frequency count and percentage.
This chapter presents the findings of the research, its analysis and interpretation of
data gathered.
Profile of Parents
This part presents the socio-demographic profile of the parents in terms of age,
Age
On age, 2% were aging from 25 years old and below; 8 % were aging from 26-
30 years old; 10% were aging from 31-40 years old; 17% were aging from 51 years old
and above; and 63% were aging from 41-50 years old.
The result implies that the majority of the parents were aging from 41 to 50 years
old above.
Sex
Table 2 show that there were 87% of female and 13% of male. This implies that
Educational Attainment
In parents’ educational attainment, 49% were high school level while 36% were
another 3% were high school graduate; and the remaining 1% was college level. None of
to guide or assist the students in their studies because they don’t have the necessary
This part presents the results and discussions on the challenges of parents as
teachers of their own children which got a weighted mean of 3.35 described as agree.
The parents agreed that it is a challenge for them to appreciate the delivery of the
lesson neccessary in meeting the learners’ needs. Also, they were challenged on using
computers and teaching devices use in teaching preparation. Moreover, they find
expertise challenging.
The result only implies that the parents were challenged on the sudden changes in
the learning environment, where they have to take some roles of the teacher such as
teaching their children at home. Though, they are not fully oriented and trained of these
roles still their assisstance were highly important in todays educational situation.
This part presents the results and discussions on the experiences of parents as
teachers of their own children at home which got a weighted mean of 3.36 described as
agree.
The parents agreed that they experienced having children who has a remote
interest to learn. They also experienced comprehending the lessons before testing their
childrens’ listening skills. They have experienced answering their children queries and
questions; diverting lesson competency to get children attention and focus; selecting
topic/subject to teach; and motivating them. Children were digitally advanced were they
The result implies that the parents are experiencing teaching roles at home. They
were now able to experienced how to be a teacher and its what it needs to teach.
This part presents the results and discussions on the opportunities of parents as
teachers of their own children which got a weighted mean of 3.16 described as agree.
The parents strongly agreed that they know how difficult to be teaching a child.
Others agreed that the parents teach differently from a teacher in the school that their
talent and ability to teach is different from the teacher. Also, it was agreed that pandemic
made them a teacher that they need to teach their own children is an opportunity.
The result only implies that the parents were not ready on the new normal
teaching and that their capabilities are not enough to teach their children but it can be
seen as an opportunity to be able to monitor their childs’ learning progress and needs.
This part presents the level of learning performance of children in SLM. The table
below shows that the mean of students learning performance in SLM got a general
The result implies that despite the challenges faced by parents as teachers of their
satisfactory because the teachers were doing their best to reach out to them and were
modules.
Legend:
Scale Range Description
5 90-100 Outstanding
4 85-89 Very Satisfactory
3 80-84 Satisfactory
2 75-79 Fairly Satisfactory
1 Below 75 Did Not Meet Expectations
This chapter deals with the summary, conclusion, and recommendations of the
study.
Summary
teachers of their own children” was conducted Datu Igwas IP Integrated Schoool under
District II, Kidapawan City Division. It determined the profile of parents, their
A quantitative method design was utilized in the study. This study used a self-
made survey questionnaire to gather the data needed. Random and purposive sampling
technique was used to select the respondents of the study. One hundred (100) parents
from Datu Igwas IP Integrated School will served as the respondents. The data were
tabulated and interpreted using frequency count, percentage, mean, and weighted mean.
The findings of the study revealed that the profile of the parents. Majority of them
were adult parents and were females. Most of the parents haven’t graduated or even reach
college.
Moreover, the parents have revealed that they were challenged in teaching their
children while experiencing some roles that only teachers are expert and knowledgable.
But despite of that, many still find it as an opportunity to guide and monitor the learning
progress of their children. Further, children has also shown satisfactory general average
in SLM which means that parents are doing their part as teachers and that teachers were
Conclusions
The conclusion deduced from the findings of the research is that the parents were
aiming for the best of their children, even if they don’t possess the educational
qualifications a teacher should have. Their motivation, patience in teaching and dreams
1. Hold meetings for parents to orient them on their part on their childrens’ learning.
This could also give them a chance to voice out the assisstance they need and that
the teachers and school heads of Datu Igwas could addressed it.
2. Provide parents with localized instruments that can help them improve childrens’
learning.
qualification.
Based on the findings and observed results of the study a proposed intervention
program (Table 8) can be used to address the challenges and experiences encountered by
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