Mechanisms Employed by Grade 1 Teachers in Handling Pupils with and without Pre-Elementary Education in Biliran Division
Keywords:
education, mechanisms, pre-elementary education.Abstract
The study generally aimed to ascertain the mechanisms employed by Grade 1 teachers in handling pupils with and without pre-elementary education in the Division of Biliran. It utilized the qualitative and survey research design. Through a series of personal interviews, 32 teachers who were handling Grade 1 pupils with and without pre-elementary education served as respondents. Majority of the respondents were graduates of BS Elementary Education and all of them were qualified to teach Grade 1 level. They have been teaching Grade 1 for 0.5 to 30 years, with a mean of 10.6 years. There were 22 mechanisms employed by the teachers in handling Grade 1 pupils with and without pre-elementary education. There were 12 mechanisms that were used both to pupils with and without pre-elementary education. The mechanisms employed were related to honing the skills of pupils in reading, writing, counting and interpersonal relations. High level learning activities were not introduced to pupils without pre-elementary education. There were 16 problems met by the teachers in handling Grade 1 pupils with and without pre-elementary education. These problems were related to the limited skills and readiness of the pupils in formal education, lack of support of parents, and limited supply of instructional materials.
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