ASSESSMENT OF TEACHER’S COMPETENCIES IN ONLINE TEACHING

PLATFORMS: READINESS OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN

THE DIVISION OF DEPED NUEVA ECIJA

CHRISTINE MAY L. DOCULAN

A thesis proposal submitted to the Faculty of the School of Graduate Studies,

Core Gateway College Inc., San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
As partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

(Educational Management)

MAY 2020
Table of Contents

Contents
CHAPTER 1................................................................................................................................3
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Statement of the Problem....................................................................................................5
 CHAPTER 1
Introduction
March 2020 will forever be known within the instruction community as the

month when nearly all the world’s schools closed their entryways due to the

dangerous coronavirus widespread known as 2019 Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is

supporting nations in their endeavors to relieve the prompt effect of school closures,

especially for more powerless and distraught communities, and to encourage the

coherence of instruction for all through farther learning.

According to Education Secretary Leonor Briones (2020), the opening of

classes for the school year (SY) 2020-2021 will be moved to August due to the

COVID-19 outbreak in the country to provide enough time for necessary adjustments

of the schools, learners, parents or guardians of the learners and to prepare the

competencies of teachers in online teaching platforms. School opening will not

necessarily mean traditional face-to-face learning in the classroom. Even in areas or

the provinces who are less affected by the pandemic where schools are authorized to

open, physical distancing will still be required which will obligate schools to combine

face-to-face learning with distance learning.

As coronavirus closes schools, teachers and families brace for enormous

experiments to solve the problem in education. As school leaders searches for

solutions to reduce the ablation to children's learning and strive to avoid extending the

school year through the summer, teachers at thousands of schools all across the

country are scrambling for solutions to teach children who are holed up at home.

Even before the occurrence of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), there

was already high growth and adoption in online education. AMA University Online
Education (AMA OEd) is the first full online education program in the Philippines.

The AMA Online Education program is a form of study where students are not under

a the continuous and immediate supervision of teachers in a lecture/classroom setting.

It favors an independent self-learning style which takes place outside of a formal

classroom. Distance learning, also called distance education, e-learning, and online

learning is a form of education in which the main elements include physical

separation of teachers and students during instruction and the use of various

technologies to facilitate student-teacher and student-student communication (Garry

A. Breg, and & Michael Simonson, 2012). It is the newest and most popular form of

distance education today. While home school and online learning are among the

proposed solutions, access to technology and the internet, especially in remote areas is

one of the factors that hinders effective learning. to happen.

In turn, teachers of Technical Vocational Schools in Division of Nueva Ecija

needs to act up by taking their courses online within a matter of days. Many of them

lack experience teaching online and are now struggles struggling to figure out how to

make remote classes work for their courses. The unplanned and rapid move shift to

online learning – with no trainings, without and reliable internet access and/or

technology struggle to participate in digital learning, and little preparation will result

to in an unsuccessful learning experience. For educators, planning is important for an

online classroom environment. Virtual students are different - their needs are different

from their physical counterparts. It is also quite challenging for TechVoc teachers to

accommodate different learning styles in a virtual classrooms.

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Statement of the Problem

This study will assess the teacher’s competencies and their readiness for

online teaching. The study sought to answer the following questions:

1. How is online teaching different from traditional classroom teaching?

2. How do teachers can accommodate different learning styles online?

3. What are the ways does the teachers of Technical Vocational (TechVoc) Schools in

DepEd Nueva Ecija invest their time in professional development to continue

learning new online teaching and/or technical skills in the future?

4. What Internet skills would be helpful for teachers to communicate with the learners

in an online class?

5. What is the relationship between the teacher’s competency/confidence in teaching

online and their readiness to online education?

6. What are the challenges and benefits of having a virtual classroom?

7. What are the specific recommendations or platforms to be made to address the

weaknesses and enhance the strengths of implementing online education to achieve

efficiency and to fit the needs of the online environment?

 Objectives of the Study

The general objectives of this study is to:

1. Differentiate online teaching from traditional classroom teaching;.

2. Find ways to accommodate different learning styles online;.

3. Assess the competency of teachers in TechVoc Schools Division of Nueva Ecija

and their readiness to teach online;.

4. Discover different computer skills that would be helpful for teachers to

communicate with the learners in an online class;.

5. Determine the relationship between the teacher’s competency/confidence in

teaching online and their readiness to online education;.

6. Map out solutions for the challenges and enhance benefits of having a virtual

classroom;.

7. Provide recommendations or platforms which address the weaknesses and enhance

the strengths of implementing online education to achieve efficiency and to fit the

needs of the online environment.

 Hypothesis of the Study

The teacher’s competencies perceive as most important differ from the top

competencies that faculty believe they can

perform.

Studies of online teaching competencies are important, as they provide information about

how online faculty might be trained and supported by professional development

initiatives in higher education institutions.

Significance of the Study

Results of the study may generate information that will help the TechVoc

schools in DepEd Nueva Ecija to gain valuable insights and clear understanding to the

teacher’s readiness for online teaching.

The results of this study also have implications for :

TechVoc teachers who are teaching online or getting ready to teach online. It

can widen their awareness about digital alternatives in delivering education to

students and help them embrace online teaching. Shifting from classroom teaching to

online teaching can be quite challenging. It is a growing market for educators and

therefore an exciting career development opportunity. Online classroom platform will

help them make their classroom the best it can be. However, a teacher will need a

reliable computer, a strong internet connection, and the best platform to meet their

needs. Teacher’s readiness in teaching online also requires a certain technical finesse

to gain the practical skills required to survive.

Instructional designers who assist and offers free webinar series to help

teachers in their preparation to online teaching.

Education Sectors, Policy makers in the education, School Heads and

Administrators who can provide support for the faculty to prepare for online teaching.

It is essential for the educators to be prepared in all four areas of online teaching:

course design, course communication, time management, and technical. The result of

the study will also open an opportunity to unite, forge connections, and truly share

what works in a global way. It will serve as their baseline information in the

development of online education and enhance the (Information and Communications

Technology) ICT needs of the teachers by giving them an adequate trainings for their
professional growth and to make the undisrupted learning the core strength of the

education system.

For the parents and students, result of the study can make them understand the

situation we are facing today. The face-to-face delivery platform of the old school

setup is rendered futile in times of disturbances. They are necessitate to adapt the

concept of the “new school” which technology has the power to lift the education. In

times like this, it is no surprise that the demand for the e-learning materials is

escalating. The presence of technology and virtual classrooms are manifestations of a

modern education system. It ensures that distance is being overcome. Online

education offers a potential access to a world-class education. Whereas, to ensure the

effectiveness of distance learning, a student will need a computer and stable internet.

However, some learners don’t have enough access to the internet in their home and

faces many issues towards technology and blended learning to access education.
 Scope and Limitations of the Study

The study will be limited only in assessing teacher’s competencies in online teaching

and the readiness of TechVoc school in DepEd Nueva Ecija. Data will be gathered

from fifty (50) randomly selected teacher respondents of the three TechVoc school in

Nueva Ecija, Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS), Ricardo D. Canlas

Agricultural School (RDCAS) and Gabaldon Agricultural School (GBAS).

 Conceptual Framework
Profile of the Respondents
Sex
Age Assessment Of Teachers Readiness Of TechVoc
Educational Attainment Competencies In Online School in DepEd Nueva
Major field of specialization Teaching Platforms Ecija
Years in service
Civil Status  Attitude
Grade Level Assignment  Ability
Number of students handled  knowledge
Number of subjects load

Figure 1 Conceptual Framework