Teaching strategies among secondary school teachers at Maimbung Technical Vocational High School, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education – Sulu: Lens of perception from students

Abstract

This descriptive-correlational study determined the extent of teaching strategies among secondary school teachers at Maimbung Technical Vocational High School, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education – Sulu, as perceived by the Junior High School students during the School Year 2023-2024. With 100 samples taken through non-probability sampling method via purposive sampling, this study reveals the following findings: 1) Student-respondents involved in this study are mostly female, within the range of 16 years & above, mostly enrolled as Grade 10, whose parents with high school level of education, and with monthly earnings of 5,000 & below; 2) On the average, there is a high extent on the use of teaching strategies among secondary school teachers of Maimbung Technical Vocational High School in terms of Collaborative Learning Approach, Activity-Based Learning Approach, Problem-Based Learning Approach, and Hands-on Learning Approach; 3) Generally, except age and grade level, other variables such as gender, parent’s educational attainment, and parent’s average monthly income do not significantly mediate in ways how junior high school students assessed the teaching strategies among secondary school teachers of Maimbung Technical Vocational High School; 4) Generally, the group of junior high school students who perceived the teaching strategies employed by teachers of Maimbung Technical Vocational High School in terms of Collaborative Learning Approach as Agree or with High Extent is most likely the same group of junior high school students who perceived Activity-Based Learning Approach, Problem-Based Learning, and Hands-on Learning Approach as Agree or with High Extent, respectively.