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in their priority development program an aggressive skills training in the use of innovative
teaching materials specifically in Economics, and the procurement the corresponding technology
equipment; 3) Similar researches should be conducted along other areas of study and explore
other variables and/or parameters which are related and/or determinants of teachers’ utilization
of innovative teaching materials.

INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF TEACHERS IN
MOTHER TONGUE
JENNAFE T. CABANILLA

This study determined the level of instructional management practices of teachers in
the Mother Tongue of Asingan Districts I and II SY 2014-2015. Specifically, this study sought to
determined the following: 1) profile of Grade II teachers teaching Mother Tongue, in terms of age,
sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, number of years teaching Grade 2, language
spoken at home and relevant trainings attended; 2) level of instructional management practices;
3) problems encountered and coping mechanisms used; 4) significant difference in the levels of
instructional management practices across the profile variables; 5) significant relationship of the
levels of instructional management practices and the selected profile variables.
On the level of instructional management practices the overall weighted mean with
its corresponding descriptive equivalent: planning 4.06 “practiced”, organizing 4.13 “practiced”,
controlling 4.11 “practiced”, directing 4.16 “practiced”, coordinating 4.16 “practiced”, and
evaluating 4.42 “practiced” . The overall weighted mean is 4.17 practiced. On the problems
encountered the overall weighted mean is 3.44 “moderately serious”. The coping mechanism has
an overall weighted mean of 3.17 “sometimes”.
There is no significant differences on the level of instructional management practices and
the profile variables except in planning, evaluating, directing, evaluating. There are no significant
relationship between the level of instructional management practices of the respondents and
the selected profile variables, highest educational attainment, number of years teaching Grade
2, language spoken at home and relevant trainings. The problem encountered has an overall
weighted mean of 3.44 “moderately serious” and the coping mechanisms is on the level of
instructional management practices and the profile variables except in planning, evaluating,
directing, evaluating. There are no significant relationship between the level of instructional
management practices of the respondents and the selected profile variables, highest educational
attainment, number of years teaching Grade 2, language spoken at home and relevant trainings.
The problem encountered has an overall weighted mean of 3.44 “moderately serious” and the
coping mechanisms are 3.17 “sometimes.”
In the light of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn. The teachers are
educationally qualified, had been teaching Grade 2 for several years. The most extensively
used instructional management practices with the highest weighted mean are on evaluating.

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