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Urdaneta City University

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
MOTHER TONGUE
RIO D. CHANTENGCO

This study determined the level of seriousness of problems in the implementation of
Mother Tongue in Villasis Districts, Division of Pangasinan II SY 2013-2014. Specifically, it sought
to determine the profile of public elementary school teachers in terms of age, sex, civil status,
highest educational attainment, length of service and relevant trainings attended.
Further, it looked into the levels of seriousness of problems encountered in the
implementation of Mother Tongue as perceived by them and the school administrators and
the significant difference between levels of seriousness of problems encountered in the
implementation of Mother Tongue across the variable such as age, sex, civil status, highest
educational attainment, length of service and relevant trainings attended. Likewise, it looked into
the significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and their level of seriousness
of problems along variables such as highest educational attainment, length of service and
relevant trainings attended. The null hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance between
the levels of seriousness of problems and their profile variables.
The findings indicate that most of the teachers belong to the middle age, majority are
females and mostly are married. In terms of educational attainment, majority has MA units,
relatively young, and has attended trainings at different levels. On the problems encountered
in the implementation of Mother Tongue along instructional competence, instructional
materials, evaluation of student achievement, curriculum implementation and support of
external stakeholders is “moderately serous”. It was also found out that teacher-respondents
were practically comparable or have the same level of seriousness of problems encountered.
The teachers do not vary in their relationships between the levels of seriousness of problems
encountered in the implementation of Mother Tongue.
In the light of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn. Most of the respondents
are relatively young, females, married and educationally qualified. They have enough experience
as public elementary school teachers and most of them have attended in-service trainings at
different levels. The teachers experienced problems but there are still room for decreasing the
“moderately serious” level into slightly serious. There are no significant differences in the level of
seriousness of problems encountered and the profile variables. The teachers do not vary in their
relationship with their level of seriousness of problems encountered along the different areas
earlier mentioned.
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are deemed
essential and suitable. The teachers should take initiative to pursue the highest educational
qualification in the doctorate level, should undergo professional upgrading through trainings
and seminar-workshops, aim high for excellent performance, more training programs on Mother
Tongue should be designed and further studies should be conducted to determine other problems
in the Mother Tongue implementation from another perspectives using other variables.

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