ABSTRACT
The study explored the problems and difficulties face by selected senior high school teachers in Nasugbu East Senior High School at Nasugbu, Batangas. Phenomenological research design was employed in this study that involve five (5) participants using convenience sampling method.
The participants revealed that the primary challenges in terms of classroom management are the noisiness, different characteristics and beliefs of the student. They also revealed that the difficulties in delivering subject effectively give more patience attention All of them started that the common problem in maintaining student engagement and motivation in the classroom are low interest in learning, no time management, noisiness, and unfocused attention.
Moreover, teachers should maintain student engagement and attention throughout the lesson. Also, teacher should deliver subject that caters diverse learning style and abilities among students. Teachers should maintain students’ engagement and motivation is to incorporate interactive and hands-on activities inti lesson to make learning more engaging and relevant to students’ interests.
INTRODUCTION
Teaching is a relationship which is established between three focal points in education; the teacher, the taught, and the subject matter to be taught. It is called “tripolar process” in view of the basic elements involved in teaching Dhaka,2023). Teaching is a complex art of guiding students through a variety of selected experiences towards the attainment of appropriate teaching-learning goals. According to Burton, teaching is the stimulation, guidance, direction, and encouragement of learning. In the teaching process, the teacher attends to the needs, experiences, feelings of pupils, and making specific interventions to help them learn particular things. Interventions commonly take the form of questioning, listening, giving information, explaining some phenomenon, demonstrating a skill or process, testing understanding and capacity, and facilitating learning activities such as note taking, discussion, assignment writing, simulation, and practice. The order to identify areas where teachers may have difficulties and problems. The researchers want to explore their teaching practices in the classroom.
The researchers seek out interviews among teachers in Nasugbu East Senior Highschool to provide an intervention program that will help them improve their teaching strategies.
METHODOLOGY
This study used Qualitative Approach using phenomenological research design. This type of approach aims to study the phenomenon or experiences of people. Also, it gives an idea how individuals or a group of people react or experience a certain phenomenon. In this study, the researchers want to study about the experiences of teachers about problems and difficulties faced by senior high school teachers in teaching.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents the data gathered analysis and interpretation to answer the problem which this study aims to achieve.
Table 1: Challenges encountered as a Senior High School teacher when it comes to classroom management.
| R1 | Ang kauna – unahan ay ang ingay ng mga bata at ang iba’t ibang katangian at paniniwala ng mga bata. (First is the noise of the children and their different characteristics and beliefs.) |
| R2 | Ang pagpapaganda ng silid-aralan at ang mga bata ay mapasunod mo. (Improvement of classroom and children will follow you .) |
| R3 | Ang hirap magpasunod ng mga SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL student dahil may mga estudyanteng mahirap pasunurin dahil malaki na sila. (It is difficult for teachers to make senior high school students follow them because they are at their age. ) |
| R4 | Dahil ang mga mag–aaral sa SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ay nasa edad kung saan kaya na nilang magdesisyon para sa kanilang sarili at mag isip ng kaya nila gawin ang lahat . (The majority of senior high school students have the responsibility of following the rules because they are of an age at which they can make decisions on their own and do anything.) |
| R5 | May mga mag-aaral na hindi sumusunod sa simpleng utos. Mas marami ang pasasaway kaysa pagtuturo. (Some students do not follow basic instructions. More rebukes than lessons are given.) |
Interpretation of table 1
All the respondents’ responses are about the noisiness of the students and the different characteristics and beliefs of students. Table(1) shows that beautifying classroom and children can follow you. It is difficult to make senior high school to obey because they are at their age. And there are some students who do not obey simple orders, there is more reprimanding than teaching. The majority of senior high school students have the responsibility of following the rules because they are of an age at which they can make decisions on their own and do anything Some students do not follow basic instructions. More rebukes than lessons are given.
According to Resoor (2023) The teachers should improve the quality in maintaining the classroom discipline by creating a conducive classroom and involving the students in setting the classroom rules, such as attendance, learning participation, students and teacher actions, and assessment.
TABLE 2: Ways to address or overcome the challenges in teaching.
| R1 | Pagbibigay ng mahabang pasensya ,mahabang oras sa paglalaan sa mga bata at ang pagiging jolly ,dahil pag hindi ka jolly at hindi mahaba ang pasensya mo mahihirapan ka sa daily teaching. (Increase your patience, spend more time with kids, and have a positive attitude. If you don't have these qualities, it will be difficult to teach every day.) |
| R2 | Kailangan lagi ng pasensya dahil ngayon ay ang mga kabataan ay hindi lang sa pag-aaral , pati narin sa pag-uugali dahil sabi nga natin ay ang kagalingan at attitude ng mga bata ay nangagaling yan sa bahay ang mga guro nag huhubug lang yan at ang kailangan talaga ay mahabang pasensya dahil nga gen Z medyo kakaiba na ang kanilang ugali. (Patience is always need because today children are not only in studies, but also in behavior, because we can say that the attitude of the child is coming from their house, teacher is |
| R3 | Good and healthy relationship sa kanila kase pag intouch ka sa mga bata at alam nilang ganon din sila sayo susunod din sila kumbaga pag mahal mo ang mga bata mamahalin ka rin nila inreturn pag may gusto ipagawa susunod sila. ( It is a good health relationship with them because if you’re in touch the children and they know that they are the same ,they will follow you ,as if you love the children, they will love you in if you want them to do something they will follow you.) |
| R4 | Sa tingin ko depende ito sa kung paano mo sila kauusapin o utusan , kaya kailangan silang kausapin sa maayos na paraan. ( I think it depends on how you talk to them or order them so it should be necessary to talk to them in a proper way) |
| R5 | Sa pamamagitan ng pagkukuwento gamit ang kanilang pangalan para makuha ang kanilang atensyon.(By telling a story using their name to get their attention) |
Interpretation of Table 2:
All the respondent responses are about patience, good and healthy relationship, how to talk order the student, telling a story using the name of student. Table 2 shows how teachers overcome challenges in their daily teaching. Two (2) of them said that patience is the most important because of the behavior shown by the children and the rests stated that a good and healthy relationship with the children to obey them, strategy on how to talk to and order them, and by telling stories using student's name to get their attention. According to study of Onyango, et.el (2023), the study recommended that there was a need for teachers to create a positive professional relationship with their students and adopt different instructional approaches to ensure effective teaching delivery of the content.
TABLE 3: Challenges in delivering subject specific content.
| R1 | Para sa akin ay mga subject talaga na mahihirap lalo na ang mga core subject lalo nilang hindi maitindihan o hindi nila papakinggan ang studyante ng guro ,isa pa dito ay ang mga surrounding's lalo ngayon mas mainit ang panahon mas mahirapan mag deliver ng subject.(For me there are subject that are really difficult specially the core subject they will not understand or will notlisten to what the teachers teaches , one of them is the surroundings specially now the weather is hot it is difficult to deliver a subject.) |
| R2 | Natural ituturo mo yung hindi lang sa libro ituturo mo kung papasan gumagalaw yung sa localization kung anong meron siya dapat gawin kase hindi natin kailangan ipilit na for imaginary lamang ,dapat ikaw ay masinop dapat alam mo kung saan papasok ang ituturo mo.(Naturally your teach was not just in the book your teach how to move the localization of what he has to do because we don’t have to insist that its only for imaginary you must be provident , you must know where what you teach will enter.) |
| R3 | Ang subject kong reading and writing tulad na sa recitation lalo na sa speanding medyo hirap sila dahol sa takot silang magkamali ,mahusgahan sa madaling salita kaya ayaw nila maki cooperate.( My subject reading and writing like recitation ,especially in speaking they are difficult because they are afraid of making mistakes of being judge in other words, they are afraid, so they don’t want to cooperate.) |
| R4 | Sa isang taong nag sasalita ng hindi angkop ,mahirap para sa aming hayaan silang makining sa payo , dahil meron silang desisyon kaya maaring baguhin namin ang diskarte upangbmaunawaan ng mabuti.( It is hard for us to make students listen to our advice if we speak inappropriately since they have their own decisions. So, we need to change our approach for them to understand well. .) |
| R5 | Kapag pasaway at maingay ang estudent may sari-sariling mundo , hindi nakikinig at hindi coooperasyon sa guro. |
Interpretation of table 3
All the participants’ responses are about lack of resources, lack of support, and technological challenges. Table 3 shows challenges in delivering subject specific content. Three (3) said that there are shortage of books and instructional materials while the rest stated that they felt unsupported by administration and struggle with training on how to integrate technology in instructions.
The result was related to the study of Hikmat, et.al (2021) which examined and identified the challenges encountered by the teachers in the implementation of the Senior High School Curriculum and the relationship with the performance rating of teachers.
TABLE 4: Common problems in maintaining students’ engagement.
| R1 | Karamihan sa estudyante kapag huling asignatura na umuwi na sila at may ibang problema sa bahay o ginawa o di kaya maraming ggawin sa ibang asignatura.( Most students, if it is the last subject they have already got home, and they have a problem at home or working on other chores, or maybe there is a lot of work in other subjects.) |
| R2 | Kailangan mong sundan sa landas nila , may kasabihan na lang anong agos siyang dapat mong sundusn kase kung sasalungatin mo sila di kayo magkakaintindihan dahil iba ang kabatanan ngayon .( There is a proverb that says you have to follow them regardless of what the current is because if you disagree, you won't be able to fully understand each other because today's young people are different.) |
| R3 | Pag-uugali dahil ang SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL meron silang sariling pagpipilian , pag gusto nila may paraan pag ayaw may dahilan yun talaga ang problema ng mga guro sa SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL hirap pasunudin bukod dun modern technology sa social media mas fun kaya doon mas sinusunod nyo mas ginagawa ninyo ang trending .(When it comes to behavior because SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL they have their own choice ,if they want there is a way if they dont want there is ar reason that’s really the problem of the teachers in the SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL its hand to follow apart from that modern technology in social media it’s more fun that’s why ypu follow more more you do the trending.) |
| R4 | Masyadong maraming klase ng teknolohiya kung saan sila ay gumagamit ng telepono habang nasa klase .( There are too many classes of technology where they are using phones while class.) |
| R5 | Madaming sagabal katulad ng maingay at pagalagalang kaklase at mga output ng ibang subject na nagiging prioridad ng mga bata. (There are many obstacles, such as noise, wandering classmates, and the output of other subjects that become the priority of other students.) |
Interpretation of table 4
All the respondent responses are about patience, good and healthy relationship, how to talk and order the student, telling a story using the name of student. Table 2 shows how teachers overcome challenges in their daily teaching. Two (2) of them saying that patience is the most important because of the behavior shown by the children and the rest say that a good and healthy relationship with the children to obey them, strategy on how to talk to and order them, and by telling stories using student's name to get their attention. According to study of Onyango, et.el (2023), the study recommended that there was a need with their students and adopt different instructional approaches to ensure effective teaching delivery of the content for teachers to create a positive professional relationship.
TABLE 5: Common problems in maintaining motivation in the classroom.
| R1 | Nasa estudyante na ang problema kung paano sila makikinig at magbibigay kooperasyon sa mga guro .( The problem is with students on how they will listen to and cooperate with the teacher.) |
| R2 | Mahirap, may mga batang hindi marunong sumunod at makinig tulad sa kanilang magulang kaya dapat sa bahay palang natuturuan na ang mga anak para hindi ganon ang problema namin bilang guro. (It is hard if the students do not obey, just like at their parents, so they should teach their child so that they will not be a problem to the teacher.) |
| R3 | Dapat nakatuon sa tunay na pangyayari ang lesson mo dahil mas makakakasabay ang mga bata sa pag gawa ng output kung sila mismo na nararanasan nila kasi kung hindi wala silang ideya hindi puwede basa lang dapat nangyayari sa tunay na buhay .( The lesson should focus on the real-life situation because it is better for students to experience making their own output. Once they have no idea, it can't be read alone, but it should be happening in real life. ) |
| R4 | Gusto nila minsan ng reward na hind inaman talaga deserve. (Sometimes they want a reward that they don’t really deserve.) |
| R5 | Gusto nila minsan ng reward na hind inaman talaga deserve. (Sometimes they want a reward that they don’t really deserve.) |
Interpretation of table 5
All the respondents responses are, The problem is with students on how they will listen and cooperate with the teacher so that the teachers don't have any problem and they should also focus on what is really going on the lesson because the students can keep up with what they are experiencing because otherwise they have no idea, and they would rather have a reward that they don't really deserve. Table (3) shows that the common problems faced by senior high school teachers is maintaining student’s engagement, and there are other students who are not interested in the subject being taught.
According to the study of Chamberlain, et.al (2019), student-teacher relationships that improve over time may help slow or prevent declines in student motivation. In a diverse sample of 1,274 middle and high school students from three schools, this mixed-methods study found that those who improved in developmental relationships with teachers reported greater academic motivation, and more positive perceptions of school climate and instructional quality.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusion were drawn:
1. Most of the participants answer on primary challenges in classroom management are the noise of the student, different beliefs and characteristics.
2. Most of the participants answer on difficult encountered in delivering subject effectively are giving more patience and to get their attention by telling a story in the class.
3. Most of the participant answer on common problem in maintaining student engagement and motivation in the classroom are the children does not interest in subject, prioritizing the different output in another subject, noisy, and wandering classmate.
RECOMMENDATIONS
From the preceding findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are offered by the researchers.
1. Teachers should maintain student engagement and attention throughout the lesson
2. Teachers should deliver subject that caters diverse learning style and abilities among students.
3. Teachers should maintain students’ engagement and motivation is to incorporate interactive and hands-on activities into lesson to make learning more engaging and relevant to students’ interests.