Teaching Strategies of Public Junior High School Araling Panlipunan Teachers in Mandaluyong City

Abstract

Teaching strategies play a vital role in improving learner engagement, critical thinking, and meaningful understanding of social concepts in Araling Panlipunan. This study aimed to assess the extent of utilization of teaching strategies employed by Araling Panlipunan teachers in public junior high schools within the Mandaluyong City Division for the School Year 2024–2025. Specifically, it examined the utilization of inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, collaborative learning, contextualized teaching, and the integrative approach. The study also determined whether significant differences existed between the perceptions of teachers and school heads and identified the degree of seriousness of the problems encountered in utilizing these strategies.

The study employed a descriptive research design with Araling Panlipunan teachers and school heads as respondents. A questionnaire checklist adapted from Paglingayen (2023) served as the primary data-gathering instrument. The Average Weighted Mean was used to determine the extent of utilization of teaching strategies, while the t-test was applied to determine significant differences in perceptions between teachers and school heads.

Findings revealed that the utilization of teaching strategies among Araling Panlipunan teachers was generally moderate, indicating that these strategies were sometimes applied in classroom instruction. Collaborative learning was the most utilized strategy, while the integrative approach received the lowest rating. The results also showed that there was no significant difference between the perceptions of teachers and school heads regarding the utilization of these strategies. Furthermore, the problems encountered in utilizing the teaching strategies were rated as moderately serious.

The findings suggest that while teaching strategies are present in classroom instruction, their consistent and full integration still requires improvement. The results served as the basis for developing an action plan aimed at strengthening the effective utilization of teaching strategies among Araling Panlipunan teachers in public junior high schools.