Level of Competence of Teachers in Filipino in the 2013 Filipino Orthography: Basis for Crafting Lesson Exemplars in Teaching Orthographic Rules
Authors: Verano Ronaldo N. 
Published: December 2024

The primary goal of the study is to determine the level of competence of teachers in Filipino in the Division of Northern Samar in the 2013 Filipino Orthography as a basis for crafting lesson exemplars on orthographic rules. This study utilized the correlational-developmental method. This method of research creates a purposive process of gathering, analyzing, classifying, and tabulating data about prevailing conditions, practices, trends, and relationships to make an adequate and accurate interpretation of data with the aid of statistical methods. Based on the result, a majority of the respondents were mostly in their mid-thirties. This suggests that a majority of the Filipino teachers are composed of competent young adults and adults. It also revealed that a majority of the respondents graduated BSEd-Filipino and acquired a master’s degree for their personal and professional development. Moreover, most of them were Teacher I in terms of their current position. A majority of teachers in Filipino were under the intermediate level in terms of teaching experience. Work at this level required less supervision and gave exposure to a wider variety of more complex tasks. Based on the findings, the Filipino teachers lacked seminars/trainings in their field of specialization. It found out that the Filipino teachers were adapting technology innovations in the delivery of classroom instruction. The results showed that most of the teachers watched television news and noontime shows. It further revealed that the teachers in Filipino had an average level of competence in the 2013 Filipino Orthography. They had much practice in intensifying their competence in 2013 Filipino Orthography in terms of their practices in teaching and technical assistance. However, they had practiced level in terms of personal and professional development. It revealed that age, educational attainment, current position, training/seminars and reading materials of Filipino teachers are significantly related to their level of competence in the 2013 Filipino Orthography while there is no significant relationship between the years in teaching and program being watched by the Filipino teachers to their level of competence in the 2013 Filipino Orthography.

It further revealed that program being watched of the respondents are significantly related to the level of teaching practices of teachers in Filipino while there is no significant relationship between the years in teaching and trainings/seminars among teachers in Filipino and their level of practices in terms of technical assistance and personal and professional development. Moreover, age and educational attainment of teachers in Filipino has significant relationship on their level of teaching practices and personal and professional development. However, age and educational attainment of teachers in Filipino and their level of practices in terms of technical assistance are not significantly related. The current position and the practices in personal and professional development of teachers in Filipino are significantly related. While in terms of teaching and technical assistance practices and current position of teachers in Filipino has no correlation. Reading materials and program being watched by teachers in Filipino are correlated with their level of practices in terms of technical assistance and personal and professional development. Moreover, the reading materials utilized by the teachers in Filipino in the delivery of instruction are not significantly related to their level of teaching practices.

Finally, the researcher was able to conceptualize the Banghay-Bata Theory (BBT), which desires to provide a deeper understanding of the teachers’ orthographic abilities in Filipino subjects through lesson planning focused on the achievement of learning competencies of learners using 4As strategy anchored to the enhanced MATATAG Curriculum.