Resurreccion, Rowena D. (2009) The status of Science education program using the old and new curriculum in public and private teacher education institutions in Cavite : prospect for program vitalization / Rowena D. Resurreccion. Dissertation thesis, De La Salle University - Dasmariñas.

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Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate the status of Science Education Program using the old and new curricula in three public and five private Teacher Education Institutions (TEI’s) for SY 2007-2008. Likewise, the study aimed to design a proposed Revitalized Science Education Program based on the findings of the study. The framework of the study was anchored on the Input, Process and Output (IPO) model of evaluation. The input refers to the demographic profile of the respondents like age, sex, highest educational attainment, line of specialization, years of teaching experience, year level handled. The process includes the perceptions of the respondents as regards the science education program in public and private TEI’s in Cavite. The evaluated components of the science education program are as follows: aims and objectives; curriculum content; instructional methodology; instructional facilities; faculty competence and expertise; networking and linkages, and research; strengths of science education, weaknesses of science education; status of science education program in public and private TEI’s. On the contrary, the output encompasses the design of a proposed revitalized Science Education Program. As regards the research methodology, the study used the descriptive research design, and the data were gathered through a survey questionnaire made by Professor Maria Lourdes S. Rivera (2000) from the University of Santo Tomas. The respondents of the study composed of forty-six third year and sixty-nine fourth year college students taking Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE) major in General Science /Biology, forty-one professors/instructors teaching science subjects in the BSE program, and twelve immediate administrators from both private and public schools. The data were analyzed and interpreted using frequency count and simple percentage, weighted mean, ANOVA (F-test) and t-test for independent samples. The findings revealed that there was a predominance of female respondents over males; most of them are majors of biological science and physical science. Moreover, majority of the teachers are masters’ degree holders and others are enrolled in masters’ program, while the administrators are doctorate degree and masters’ degree holders. With regard to years in teaching, most faculty have been in the field of teaching for four to eleven years, while the administrators have been in the service for twenty years and above. As regards respondents’ evaluation of the Science Education Program, the study revealed that the different components of the Science Program were rated very satisfactory to satisfactory except in few specific items on instructional facilities and research which were rated as moderately unsatisfactory. More importantly, it was also revealed that there were no significant differences in the perceptions of the respondents in the variables being studied except in research. Based on the overall mean, the variables or the components of Science Education Program which were considered as moderately weak were instructional facilities and other resources, administrative support, networking and linkages, and research. Considering the findings of the study, the researcher designed a proposed revitalized Science Education Program. Generally, the study concludes that the Science Education Program using the two curricula meets the needs of the learners or target clienteles of the public and private institutions in the province of Cavite. More importantly, it meets the national goal of education as set by the Commission on Higher Education. However, it was also concluded that the Science Education Program is weak in research. This study thereby recommends that research should be given emphasis in order to strengthen it. On the other hand, the proposed action plan/ revitalized program should be tried-out to determine its effectiveness.

Item Type:	Thesis (Dissertation)
Additional Information:	CALL NUMBER : D ED MNGT 075 2009
Keywords:	1. Science -- Study and teaching (Higher). 2. Teacher education.
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Users:	College of Education > COE Graduate Studies
Depositing User:	Ms. Mary Ann Estudillo
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2015 08:10
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2021 08:30
URI:	https://thesis.dlsud.edu.ph/id/eprint/660

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