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GS Research Journal

EXTENT OF APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN HEKASI
MARIE J. CABANG

This study determined the extent of application of Instructional strategies in HEKASI by
the Grade V and VI HEKASI teachers of Urdaneta I District, SY 2013-2014.
Specifically, it sought to determine the profile of the HEKASI teachers in terms of age,
sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, and the number of years teaching HEKASI.
Likewise, it looked into the4 extent of application of the instructional strategies in teaching
HEKASI by the respondent teachers, the significant difference between the use of instructional
strategies in teaching HEKASI across the profile variables and the significant relationship between
the use of the instructional strategies and the selected profile variables.
The descriptive-correlation methods of research were employed and the questionnaire
checklist was used in gathering data. The frequency counts, percentages, weighted average
mean ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) were the statistical tools used in the analysis of data.
Based on the analysis of data, the following findings were yielded (1) Majority of the
respondents belong to age bracket 30-40 years old which is considered as early adult, females,
married, have earned masteral units and have been teaching HEKASI for less than five years, (2)
the extent of application of instructional strategies in HEKASI had an average weighted mean
of 3.94 which denotes “Practiced”. (3) there is no significant difference between the application
of the instructional strategies in HEKASI along age, sex, highest educational attainment and the
number of years teaching HEKASI, however significance is noted on the profile civil status and
(4) there is significant relationship between the extent of application of instructional strategies
and the civil status of the teacher respondents.
In light of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: (1) the HEKASI teachers
of Urdaneta District I are in their early adult, trained and are educationally qualified to deliver
quality instructional through the use of the different instructional strategies I HEKASI (2) The
HEKASI teachers of Urdaneta District I are aware of the application of the different instructional
strategies that make teaching more meaningful and interesting (3) the extent of application of
instructional strategies in HEKASI is comparable to civil status (4) the civil status of teachers
affect the application of instructional strategies in the delivery of instruction in HEKASI.
On the basis of the finding and conclusions yielded in this study, the following
recommendations are hereby provided (1) all concerned teachers must be encouraged to
enhance the professional growth by pursuing their graduate and post graduate studies in
refutable institution (2) teachers should continue using the instructional strategies in HEKASI
to make teaching and learning more interesting and meaningful and to further enhance pupils
performance in HEKASI (3) the government should adapt sustainable programs by extending
financial assistance to teachers for the provision of educational technology device to improve
their craft in the application of instructional strategies, (4) the teachers development activities
should include enhancement training in the application of instructional strategies to provide
them better perspective of what is all about that could imbibe more acceptable attitudes toward

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