THE PROBLEM
The study wished to carry
out an evaluation in the student Teaching Program of the Philippine Normal University-Agusan Campus. The results formed the
basis for Intervention Design for Planned Changes.
The study aimed to know
the profile of the three groups of respondents, i.e. supervising instructors, cooperating educators and student teachers according
to selected demographic variables. Moreover, it sought to know the status of the Student Teaching program of the Philippine
Normal University-Agusan Campus as assessed by the three groups of respondents. Furthermore, it wanted to know the significant
difference in the assessment of the student teaching program as rated by the respondents and the significant relationship
between the profile of the respondents and the effectiveness of the Student Teaching Program. Based on the findings of the
study, proposed measures to further improve the program were looked into.
The following null
hypotheses guided the study at .05 level of significance: that there is no significant difference in the assessment of the
three groups of respondents, between the assessment of the BEE and BSE student teachers, between the assessment of the BEE
and BSE supervising instructors, between the assessment of the BEE and BSE cooperating educators and no significant relationship
between the profile of the respondent and the effectiveness of the Student Teaching Program.
METHODOLOGY
The study utilized
the descriptive method using the survey technique. It employed the probability sampling design. Twenty-four (24) Supervising
Instructors, one hundred twenty-two (122) Student Teachers, and eighty-one (81) Cooperating Educators did the evaluation.
The statistical techniques
used were the Weighted Mean, t-test and Analysis of Variance and Step-Wise Regression Analysis.
THE FINDINGS
On the Profile of Respondents
Most of the cooperating
educators and supervising instructors were in their 20’s and 30’s holding their posts for almost a decade. They
were qualified to teach with most of them holding master’s degree or earning points for graduate studies. The student
teachers belonged to the age range of 20-29. Most of them belonged to the BEE curriculum with some having specialization.
On Assessment of Student Teaching Program
Among the raters,
the cooperating educators gave the highest rating followed by the student teachers then the supervising instructors. Most
of the components were rated highly except for the component on monitoring and evaluation which was rated poorly.
On the Differences in the Evaluation of the Three Groups
There is a significant difference
in the ratings of the three groups of respondents except for the comparison of the assessment of BEE and BSE Cooperating Educators.
On the Relationship Between the Profile of Respondents and
Effectiveness of Student Teaching Program
For student teachers and
supervising instructors, the profile did not affect their assessment. For the cooperating educators, the years in present
position and master’s degree had an influence on their ratings.
On Problems Met
Problems met were
negative attitudes of student teachers, cooperating educators and supervising instructors, need for monitoring and evaluation,
and inadequate school plant and laboratory facilities.
CONCLUSIONS
The following conclusions were drawn from the findings:
1. In-House Faculty. There is evidence that the Student Teaching Program
is handled by young, qualified and dedicated faculty with the able support of equally competent cooperating educators in the
field.
2. The implementation of the Student Teaching Program was very satisfactory
with the cooperating educators giving the highest rating. The weakness is on monitoring and evaluation. Sectoral grouping
is differentiating factor in the evaluation of the student Teaching Program with the cooperating educators giving the highest
and the supervising instructors giving the lowest.
3. The personal attributes of the supervising
instructors and cooperating educators have no bearing on their ratings of the Student Teaching Program. Cooperating educators
who have stayed longer in their position and have advanced degrees tended to give high ratings of the Student Teaching Program.
RECOMMENDATIONS
On the bases of the
findings and conclusions drawn, the following recommendations are presented:
Academic Council
1. That the proposal Intervention Program for
Planned Changes be reviewed, modified and approved for immediate implementation for School Year 2002-2003
2. The cooperating educators be given honoraria
following the guidelines stipulated in the Memorandum of Agreement. Student teachers will pay a particular amount during enrolment
aside from the matriculation fees paid for the honoraria.
3. That monitoring and evaluation of Student
Teaching Program be conducted at least annually.
4. That the orientation for BEE and BSE student
teachers be merged with particular topics discussed separately.
Research Center
1. That the Department of Research and Extension
take the preparatory steps in the conduct of the Evaluation of the student Teaching Program and communicate the results to
the stake holders. Efforts should be exerted to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system of the Student Teaching Program.
2. That further researches be conducted as follow-through
of the results.
Supervising Instructors and Cooperating
Educator
That the Supervising instructors
and cooperating educators will actively participate in the reorientation of their roles, functions and responsibilities in
the conduct of the Student Teaching Program.
Student Teachers
That the student teachers
will demonstrate desirable values during the internship in order to project a positive image of Philippine Normal University
as a Teacher Education Institution.
Researchers
That follow-up
study be made to assess the Student Teaching Program after all the recommendations have been implemented and to explore predictors
of the effectiveness of the Student Teaching Program.
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