ABSTRACT
This research was conducted to determine the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH. Furthermore, the result of the study led to the proposal of intervention program that will help the students as well as the teachers. The study used descriptive design employing questionnaires to determine the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH and evaluate the proposed intervention program. The statistical tools employed in this study were ranking and weighted mean. The subjects of the study were the grade 10 students and teachers in MAPEH. The result of the study showed that the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH are teaching strategies used by teachers, lack of mastery of teachers in the four components of MAPEH, lack of cooperation of peers in group activity, insufficient teaching materials and equipment, and limited time allotted to the subject. Findings revealed that the researcher proposed intervention program was rated by MAPEH teachers as highly acceptable as to objective; content; adequacy; responsiveness; and timeliness. This study was concerned with the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH. It may provide a comprehensive understanding on how to address the problems, and the results are relevant only to MAPEH students and teachers.
The study proposed an intervention program that provides necessary measures in dealing the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH.
Keywords: Challenges, Encounter, Intervention, and Program
INTRODUCTION
Education is the major and important need in initiating and preparing a student through training, in his environment to enable him/her to play active roles in society. It provides knowledge that prepares every individual to understand the socio-cultural foundation which ethically and morally leads to the building of citizenship and nationality (Ndikumwami, 2013).
Education should become a fun and thrilling activity rather than a burden and boredom. This view about education should apply across all the disciplines contained in the curriculum, one of which is the MAPEH program. The importance of MAPEH education has been recognized since its first appearance in the educational system. MAPEH which stands for Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health actually has a great implication on people’s way of living. At the very least, music and arts provide an outlet for relaxation. Physical Education teaches the importance of keeping the body active and moving. Health helps to teach one how to stay well and things that they should not do to avoid unwanted medical conditions (Abcalen, 2015).
MAPEH program aims at developing an individual’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual ability at an optimum level. It is an integral part of every child’s learning experiences. It contributes to the child’s acquisition of a well-rounded personality which permits him to live fully, happily and efficiently. MAPEH has great importance in everyday life. At the very least, music and arts provide an outlet for relaxation. Physical education teaches the importance of keeping the body active and moving. Health helps to teach one how to stay well and things that they should and should not do to their bodies. A human being learns in many different ways. For instance, as you develop, you develop from the outside in. First come the gross motor skills (large arm/ leg movements), then smaller and smaller until your fine motor skills (handwriting, finger movements) are developed. In elementary school, it is very important to have daily PE because this provides the physical movements that allow a child to develop the ability to write. Music and art are important in brain development. Learning about and being exposed to these art forms trigger changes in the brain that allow greater learning and also allow children who have talents in these areas to feel success (Lopez, 2016).
In Bulihan National High School, the result of MAPEH Learning Outcome Assessment of Grade 10 in the past three years is ranging only between 50-55%, which is far from the targeted outcome of MAPEH 10 teachers.
At this point, the researcher deemed it necessary to determine the challenges encountered by grade 10 students in MAPEH that contribute to their low performance. The result of this study will be the basis of intervention program that will enhance the academic performance of students in MAPEH.
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