Implementation of the Experiential Learning Courses of the College of Teacher Education and Arts and Sciences: An Assessment

Abstract

The Experiential Learning Courses (ELC) are indispensable components of the New Teacher Education Curriculum per CHED Memorandum Order No. 30 s., 2004. This is pursuant to the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS), core of the Teacher Education and Development (TEDP) of the government. The researcher utilized descriptive research in here with the aid of an instrument on Practice Teaching used by the CTEAS Practice Teaching supervisors in evaluating the exposure of the pre-service students and the implementation of the Experiential Learning Courses (ELC). The instrument used were the accomplished evaluation rating sheets of the Practice Teachers for the first and second shifts during their deployment in the second semester from SY 2010 – 2011 to 2013 – 2014. These were accomplished by the cooperating teachers where the Practice Teachers were assigned. The instrument was composed of three parts namely; instructional competence, professional and personal characteristics, and punctuality and attendance. There were three subcomponents of instructional competence namely lesson planning, learner’s involvement, and school, home and community involvement. It was found out that the student teachers both for BEED and BSED are within the age expected of them to be completing for the tertiary level of education. Mostly were female and have a very satisfactory academic performance. Also, the performance of BEED and BSED student teachers in demonstration teaching is very satisfactory in instructional competence, professional and personal characteristics, and attendance and punctuality. And the BEED and BSED student teachers displayed difference in terms of professional and personal characteristics. Therefore, these results could be a baseline for future improvement of experiential learning courses.