FMRJE Vol.2 No.1
January - March 2023
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Teachers
are encouraged to deliver lessons in a way that is learnercentered, inclusive,
and research-based through interdisciplinary and contextual approaches as part
of the K–12 Curriculum's introduction of a culturally responsive and
culture-sensitive, integrative, and contextualized, relevant, and responsive
curriculum.
Methods: The
interdisciplinary contextualized method links concepts and abilities within
learning domains. The Department of Education (DepEd) uses interdisciplinary
contextualization (ICon) in Science, Mathematics, and English, but MAPEH has
never been researched. This research develops and validates iconized exemplars
in music, arts, physical education, and health and examines their
ramifications. The descriptive research design used the questionnaire to
collect data. Forty-four heads, supervisor and expert teachers were the first
group of respondents, and one hundred fifty grade 9 high school students were
the second group of participants. The bulk of teacher respondents were from the
DepEd Division of Nueva, especially District of Talavera, whereas all student
respondents were from Talavera National High School.
Results: Results showed
that practically all supervisors, department heads, and expert teachers
characterized the four criteria of the iconized example in MAPEH—objectives,
content, activities, and language—as "highly agree." Results also
indicated that the supervisor and department heads' descriptions of MAPEH's
iconized exemplar's aims differed from the expert teachers with a F value of
4.265 and p value of.045. Supervisors and department leaders score higher.
Additionally, student conduct varied by sector. MAPEH students from various
sections had distinct behavioral evaluations of iconized exemplars with F value
of 5.636 and p value of.004.
Conclusions: The
interdisciplinary contextualization of the four components of MAPEH—music,
arts, physical education, and health—provides tailor-fit courses that
accommodate and respect cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, stimulates
students to study MAPEH, and allows them to learn creatively.
Keywords: MAPEH,
Development and Validation, Public School Teachers, K-12 Curriculum, Quality
Education
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