EXPERIENCES OF ARALING PANLIPUNAN TEACHERS TOWARDS THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION IN NEW NORMAL

Abstract

The study aimed to determine experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers toward the delivery of instruction in new normal in Magdalena Integrated National High School in Magdalena District, Division of Laguna. Specifically, the study attempted to answer the questions;1. What were the experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers towards the delivery of instruction before, during and after the implementation of new normal education setting?2. What were teachers? experiences in their teaching process including their lesson planning, implementing lesson, and evaluating their learners?3. What were the teachers experience in terms of their psychological aspects specifically in locus of control and motivation in teaching?4. What were the teacher experiences in social aspect when it comes to interaction and social context with their learners despite the new normal delivery of instruction? A phenomenological study that used to determine the analysis of the experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers towards the delivery of instruction in new normal. Which was the researcher employed the semistructured interview to the teachers. Total respondents for this qualitative research were five (5) Araling Panlipunan teachers in Magdalena Integrated National High School. Based on the gathered data of this study, the following findings were analyzed: 1. The experiences of Araling panlipunan teachers during the implementation of the delivery of instruction in new normal are culture shock, physical health risk and financial issue. 2.The experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers in their teaching process including their lesson planning, implementing lesson, and evaluating their learners are meagerness. 3. The experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers in terms of their psychological aspects specifically in locus of control and motivation in teaching are lackadaisical, distrait and volition in teaching. 4. The experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers in social aspect when it comes to interaction and social context with their learners despite the new normal delivery of instruction are the limited interaction and online context. The analyzed data signifies that the experiences of Araling Panlipunan teachers towards the delivery of instruction in new normal has significant impact from different aspect. The researcher concluded that most of the answers of the participants were a learned experienced from the sudden transition of educational setting. And the delivery of instruction in new normal create a huge challenge that transact their personal volition in teaching. However, this study must serve as an eye opener to everyone that teachers also a human who faces same challenges to all the people and they are really working hard to fulfill their duty as a teacher especially in this kind of challenge. Hopefully this research contributed to an understanding of the experiences of teachers towards to the delivery of instruction in new normal. Based on the results of the study, the following were recommended: 1. The government must also focus to the teachers? necessities when it comes in teaching needs/materials. 2. Department of education must have a contingency plan for the readiness in any challenge that will come. 3. School administration shall deepen their weekly psychological test and may implement the project proposal entitled Workplace Wellness Program for the Teachers