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The study determined the involvement of the parents in modular distance learning of the Grade 10 Students
of Dacanlao G. Agoncillo National High School- Calantas Annex in Modular Distance Learning in
Technology and Livelihood Education Subject. It also determined the profile of the respondents in terms of
sex, employment status, number of siblings and parents’ educational attainment. It also assessed the
involvement of parents in terms of parenting, communicating, learning at home and collaborating with the
community. It also determined the significant difference on the factors of parental involvement in modular
distance learning when grouped according to profile variable. The study employed the quantitative method
of research. Slovins formula sampling was used to identify the respondents of the study. There were 75
respondents who participated in the survey. Frequency/ Percentage, weighted mean, T-test and p-value
were used to statistically treat the data. It was found that majority of the respondents were male, parents
were unemployed, and in terms of number of siblings bracket of 1-3 and parents were high school
graduate. The students agreed on the parental involvement in modular distance learning. Moreover, there
was no significant relationship difference on profile of the respondents in terms of sex, employment status,
number of siblings except parenting and parents’ educational attainment when grouped according to their
profile variables. On the other hand, there was a significant difference on number of siblings in terms of
parenting when grouped according to profile variable. Enhancement activities were proposed to
strengthen parental involvement amidst modular distance learning in parenting, communicating, learning
at home and collaborating with the community.
Keywords – parental involvement, modular distance learning, technology and livelihood education
subject
INTRODUCTION to provide learning in response to this emergency as
Introduction stated in the rationale of this policy which is to ensure
In a matter of months, COVID 19 pandemic that learning opportunities are provided to learners in a
resulted into a global outbreak that greatly affected safe manner through different learning delivery. So, the
different sectors in the Philippines. One of the sectors modular distance learning was implemented.
that drastically challenge by this pandemic is in the Quinones (2020) Modular learning is the most
field of education. Due to the spread of COVID-19, common type of distance learning. This learning
pandemic nationwide, face-to-face classes within the modality is being used by all the public schools or even
school were restricted to avoid the extensive spread of private schools at present in the Philippines. According
the virus. Several activities, programs and services to a survey conducted by the Department of Education
rendered by the Department of Education shifted into (DepEd), learning through printed and digital modules
online platforms. In order to ensure the continuity of emerged as the most preferred distance learning method
providing quality education, the Department of of parents who enrolled their children in the present
Education has made a way by means of promoting school year. It has challenged the teachers and the
modular distance learning that serves a vital response to students to adapt the various learning platform in the
this challenge. DepEd Order No. 018 s. 2020 states that midst of COVID-19 online or offline. Several ways had
“The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the been made just to ensure learning among students.
enclosed Policy Guidelines for the Provisions for the Many activities have given to students to assess and
Learning Resources in the Implementation of the Basic evaluate their progress in this new way of learning. It is
Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP). The a big challenge for the students to learn on their own
policy establishes the guidelines that will enable DepEd way since the module has been distributed to them
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weekly. In conducting modular distance learning, there parents about the effects of having a good involvement
are students who suffered in answering and in the children’s education.
understanding the module that needs the guidance and
help of their parents. Parents in this time of pandemic
plays a vital role in their child’s progress. The OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
supervision given by the parents is a great help for their Modular distance learning was used to
children manifest learning in this new normal continuously provide quality education amidst
education. Hence, parental involvement is needed. pandemic.
According to Lebaste (2020), parents have an This study determined the parental involvement
active role in the learning process. They would be the of the Grade 10 students of Dacanlao G. Agoncillo
one to facilitate and guide their children through the National High School- Calantas Annex in Modular
modular lessons that would be sent to learners while Distance Learning in Technology and Livelihood
doing modular distance learning. DepEd calls the Education Subject.
parents and guardians guides, mentors, and facilitators. Specifically, it determined the profile of the
There is no better time to emphasize these roles than respondents in terms of sex, employment status, number
today's time. The teachers are literally not around when of siblings and parents’ educational attainment.
learners are doing their modules. Likewise, this study assessed the involvement
Parental involvement is a combination of of parents of Grade 10 students of Dacanlao G.
commitment and active participation on the part of the Agoncillo National High School- Calantas Annex in
parent to the school and to the student. It helps to fulfill Modular Distance Learning in Technology and
their duties as teacher in the learning process of their Livelihood Education Subject in terms of parenting,
children at present as much as they possibly can. communicating, learning at home and collaborating
Parents can be involved in their children’s learning with the community. Lastly, the significant difference
through becoming part of the school boards, being on the factors of parental involvement in modular
concerned about their children’s academic performance, distance learning when grouped according to profile
showing dedication in their children’s learning through variable.
availing themselves during parents’ meetings in order to
gain a better understanding of the performance of their MATERIALS AND METHODS
children. The study used the quantitative method of
According to Hornby and Lafaele (2011), research as it aimed to determine the parental
parental involvement is a significant element in involvement of the Grade 10 students of Dacanlao G.
education and can also be achieved through home-based Agoncillo National High School- Calantas Annex in
parental involvement like listening to the child as they Modular Distance learning in Technology and
read, helping them in completing their homework as Livelihood Education Subject. This method was used to
well as school-based activities which include attending gather the needed and relevant data information about
parents meeting and education workshops. At present, the involvement of parents in modular distance
the government is still in the process of running the new learning. The quantitative method was used as it was
normal form of education. Educators, stakeholders, deemed important to treat information about the
communities are open-minded and actively support the research variables. Moreover, specifically, the
education sector for the continuous enhancements of the researcher involved collecting of data through
children’s success. questionnaire.
With all these in mind, the researcher This study involved seventy-five (75) Grade 10
conducted a study about “Parental Involvement of students of Dacanlao G. Agoncillo National High
Grade 10 Students of Dacanlao Gregorio Agoncillo School- Calantas Annex who served as the respondents
National High School-Calantas Annex in Modular of this study. The data gathering instrument used in the
Distance Learning in Technology and Livelihood study was the self-made survey questionnaire. The
Education Subject”. This study designed to develop an questionnaire was evaluated, validated, administered,
enhancement activities and programs on how the tallied and scored according to the accepted practices in
parents involved during the modular distance learning. research.
Through this study, the researcher can also assess and The researcher searched for books and other
determine the role of the parents in the new way of related sources such as internet to construct an ideal
learning platform and inform the people specially the questionnaire utilized for the collection of information.
After reading various materials, the researcher made the
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first draft of the questionnaire comprised of two parts. Sex Frequency Percentage
Male 42 56.0
Part I focused on the profile the respondents in terms of Female 33 44.0
sex, employment status, number of siblings and parents’ Total 75 100
educational attainment. Part II presented the factors of Table 4 manifests the frequency distribution of the
parental involvement in terms of four variables, which respondents in terms of sex with 42 or 56.0 percent
are parenting, communicating, learning at home and male and 33 or 44.0 female. These findings showed that
collaborating with the community. there were more male respondents in the study than
female.
Self-made questionnaire was validated by three
(3) experts in the field of research. To formally B. Employment Status
administer the research tool, the researcher sent a letter
containing the purpose and intention of the study to the Table 2 showed that 38.7% of the respondents
school principal for the approval. With permission were unemployed, with a frequency of 29. 26.7% of
granted, the researcher produced the final copy of the the respondents were temporary/contractual with a
questionnaire. The researcher discussed the needed frequency of 20. 25.3% of the respondents were
information and the direction of the research tool. The permanent with a frequency of 19 and 9.3% of the
researcher distributed the survey questionnaire through respondents were job order worker with a frequency of
hard copies to the target respondents and gave enough 7.
time to answer the research tool. After which, research
tool was collected and encoded using data analysis plan. Table 2
Profile of the Respondents According to Employment
To achieve the objectives of the study, the Status
researcher used the following data analysis plan. The Employment Status Frequency Percentage
following analysis plan was used to answer the Permanent 19 25.3
problems in this study. Frequency and percentage were Temporary/Contractual 20 26.7
used to determine the sex, employment status, number Unemployed 29 38.7
of siblings and parents’ educational attainment while Job Order Worker 7 9.3
weighted mean average and t-test were used to Total 75 100
determine the involvement of the parents in modular
C. Number of Siblings
distance learning. It was also used to determine the
Table 4.3 revealed that majority of the
involvement of parents in modular distance learning in
respondents have a sibling of 1-3, which is 56.0 with a
terms of parenting, communicating, learning at home
frequency of 42. Also, the respondents have a 36.0 in
and communicating with the community.
the 4-6 number of siblings with a frequency of 27. In 7-
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 9 number of siblings, it has 5.3 with a frequency of 4.
1. Profile of the Respondents Lastly, for the 10 and above number of siblings got 2.7
A. Sex with a frequency of 2. It can be inferred from the data
The researcher described the profile of the that more of the respondents were given priority since
respondents in terms of the following: sex, employment the parents can manage their child once need.
Table 3
status, number of siblings and parents’ educational Profile of the Respondents According to Number of
status. Siblings
Table 1 shows the distribution of respondents in Number of Siblings Frequency Percentage
terms of age. It can be gleaned from the table that most
of the respondents belongs to age range of 26-33 or 1-3 42 56.0
4-6 27 36.0
44.44 percent. Immediately followed by 34-41 with 28
7-9 4 5.3
or 34.6 percent then followed by 18-25 years old with 8 10 and above 2 2.7
or 9.9 percent. Next to it is 50 years old and above with Total 75 100
7 or 8.6 percent and lastly 42-49 years old with 2 or 2.5
percent of the respondents. Results tend to show that D. Parents’ Educational Attainment
most of the teachers of District 9 are relatively young Table 4 revealed that most of the parent-
because most of them are newly hired teachers. respondent were high school graduate with 61.3% and a
Table 1 frequency of 46. While, 29.3% with a frequency of 22-
Profile of the Respondents According to Sex finished elementary level. Among the 75 respondents,
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there were only 9.3% college graduate with a frequency The views of the respondents about the assessment
of 7. of parental involvement in communicating got a composite
The results shown above was parallel with the mean of 2.8483 verbally interpreted as “Agree”. It means that
study of Lara et. al (2019) that majority of the through communication, this type of factor will help the
parents to involve in modular distance learning.
respondents were high school graduate followed by
elementary graduate.
Table 6
Table 4 Assessment on the Parents’ Involvement in Modular Distance Learning
Profile of the Respondents According to Parents’ Educational in terms of Communicating
Attainment
Items WM VI
Parents’ Frequency Percentage
Educational 1. Asked my teacher on how to compute my 2.640 A
Attainment grades Give me their academic support
2. Know the different programs and activities in 3.027 A
Elementary 22 29.3
school even in this time of pandemic
Graduate
3. Attend meeting when the school called for it
High School 46 61.3 3.200 A
4. Inform the teacher for my absence
Graduate 2.853 A
5. Inform the teacher when I cannot be able to
College Graduate 3.013 A
7 9.3 submit my module
Total 75 100.0 6. Know the different school policies and
regulations about the distribution of module 3.520 SA
7. Is included in the group chat of my section
2. Assessment on the Factors of Parental 8. Receive my card formally during the
1.627 D
distribution
Involvement in Modular Distance Learning in terms 2.907 A
of; Composite Mean 2.8483 A
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