Learning Transfer Traits, Modes, and Challenges in the Distance Learning Modality in Promoting the Professional Productivity of the Elementary Teachers

Abstract

The study aimed to determine how the learning transfer traits, modes, and challenges during modular distance learning affect the teacher’s professional productivity. Furthermore, this attempted to determine if there is a significant relationship between learning transfer traits, modes, and challenges and that professional productivity as to mentoring, personal leadership, and self-efficacy. Using a descriptive correlational method, it involved 145 teachers from the five big schools in Sariaya West District during the modular distance learning. A survey questionnaire was utilized to know how the learning transfer traits, modes, and challenges affect the professional productivity of the teachers. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between learning transfer traits, modes, and challenges and that professional productivity as to mentoring, personal leadership, and self-efficacy. It showed that the transfer of learning traits of the respondents is observed as described as to their knowledge, skills, personality, and motivation. The teachers practiced learning transfer modes like overlooks, replicates, integrates, and innovates. The teacher-respondents during the distance learning often experienced challenges as to work environment, modalities, the opportunity to transfer, technical competency, and teacher’s readiness. Teacherrespondents are professionally described as productive in terms of mentoring, personal leadership, and self-efficacy.