Strategic Management on the Preparedness of Selected State Universities and Colleges on the Implementation of Physical Activities toward Health and Fitness (PATHFIT) Courses in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Abstract

The Philippine government has implemented the CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) 39, series of 2021, to place a premium on improving student learning outcomes in Physical Education. With the rapid change and quick transition of Physical Education (PE) curriculum as a basic subject at the tertiary level, the higher education institutions (HEIs) need to respond on this reformation. Intuitively, this study desires to contemplate on the preparedness of the new Physical Activities toward Health and Fitness (PATHFIT) courses from selected state universities and colleges in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). This study employed a descriptive quantitative-comparative approach to assess and evaluate the level of preparedness of Physical Education curriculum implementers and their profile towards the implementation of the Physical Activities toward Health and Fitness (PATHFIT) courses along with course program, auxiliary services, and instruction. The reliability and internal consistency of the instrument were measured using Cronbach Alpha. Based on the results, indicators in the instrument fall between 0.70 to 0.90 which implies a good and acceptable questionnaire. For the main data, frequency and percentage distribution were used in treating the profile of the respondents while one-way ANOVA was used to determine the difference in the means of the different groups. T-test and F-test was also utilized to test the significant differences. From the results of the study, the level of preparedness of PE curriculum implementers in terms of course program – which refers to curriculum and auxiliary services like facilities, equipment and materials, and partnership and linkages when grouped according to their profile – is notably prepared. This implies that PE curriculum implementers are equipped when it comes to their knowledge and abilities to teach the different course menus that are stipulated in the CMO 39, series of 2021. Furthermore, the preparedness of PE curriculum implementers in terms of instruction – which refers to teacher competencies in knowledge and skills, instructional management and teaching modality when grouped according to their profile – is prepared. This implies that the implementers are ready and aware in their delivery instruction of course programs and contents.