Challenges and Coping Strategies of Non-specialized Biology Teachers in Selected Secondary Schools in the Third Congressional District of Quezon
Roger Marin
Discipline: others in psychology
Abstract:
This study identified and described the challenges and coping strategies of non-specialized Biology teachers in
selected secondary schools in the Third Congressional District of Quezon. Data was collected from non-specialized
Biology teachers selected through non-probability sampling, specifically, total population sampling. A self-made
survey questionnaire was used and distributed to the respondents through Google Forms. The data gathered was
analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean. Meanwhile, a Two-Way ANOVA with a 0.05 significance level was
used to determine the significant differences in the challenges and coping strategies of non-specialized Biology
teachers when grouped according to profile. The study found no significant difference in the challenges and coping
strategies of non-specialized Biology teachers in selected secondary schools in the Third Congressional District of
Quezon. This conclusion holds regardless of teaching methods and strategies, knowledge and expertise in the subject
area, hands-on Biology experiments, or the use of English as the medium of instruction. This means that regardless of
their personal or professional background, these teachers tend to experience similar challenges in teaching Biology.
Therefore, a proposed training plan was designed to encourage and facilitate a meaningful intervention program for
non-specialized Biology teachers- by equipping them with foundational scientific knowledge, teaching strategies, and
classroom resources required to teach Biology for the secondary learners effectively.
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