CHAPTER II

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND REVIEW LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Conceptual Framework

OPPORTUNITIES,
IMPLEMENTATION DRAWBACKS AND
SUGGESTIONS IN THE
OF PATHFIT 1
IMPLEMENTATION OF
PATHFIT 1

STRATEGIES AND
REDINESS OF TEACHERS
HANDLING PATHFIT 1

According to StudeerSnel. Et. al (2022), In the Philippines, one

of the courses

subjects offered to college students was the Physical Activity Towards Health and Fitness (PATHFIT 1) that

focus on health and fitness in which fitness entails some form of physical activity that stimulates the body’s

systems and keeps those systems functioning properly and this transformation phase has resulted in the

reformation of teaching in the classroom (Halili & Sulaiman, 2018) supported by the study of (Pavlova et al.,

2017) that to ensure and boost student participation in PE activities, PE education needs to be performed with

more dedication. The key concern of this study will be on the assessment of the teaching strategy and readiness

of teachers handling PATHFIT 1 to tertiary schools and know the opportunities, drawbacks and suggestions to

create teachers reference and guide in teaching PATHFIT courses.

Review Literature and Studies

According to Lorca (2022), the main goal of the PATHFIT I is to let our students move more, move

better, and move with a purpose. With this regard, the implementation of PATHFIT 1 to tertiary colleges was

then focusing not just on the learning how to move but to know the essence of movement itself. This course

under was under the provision of the Commission on Higher Education in realigning Physical education due to

k-12 curriculum avoiding the duplication of Physical education offerings of the Senior High School and Tertiary

Physical Education program.

According to Maizura (2012), “Readiness is an important aspect in determining the success and failure

in implementing changes in the curriculum.”. A successful student teaching experience is the cornerstone of pre-

service teacher preparation, according to Kiuri and Ahmed (2012). As envisioned, one of the main challenges of

effective curriculum instruction in Physical Education in Tertiary schools is the nature of supervision of

teaching during class approach.

Bruner’s (1966) Instructional Theory has direct implication on the factors which affect teachers in

curriculum implementation. According to the Instructional Theory, the instruction must be clear and facilitate

the learning process. In addition, there will be discrepancies between promises and realities in schools about the

adaptation of innovation or even current curriculum like PATHFIT 1 if teachers’ preparation is not done

correctly, that’s why preparedness must be apply in handling Physical Education in Tertiary schools, Kiuri and

Ahmed (2012).

According to Fullan (1992), the factors affecting implementation of curriculum do not operate in

isolation. Rather they interact in constantly varying manner as the process of change take place. Regarding the

changes in the courses offered in tertiary levels, the degree to which teachers are prepared will be measured on

how they teach PATHFIT 1 that can have an impact on how they approach the subject in the classroom. In order

to ensure that teaching and learning remain enjoyable and rewarding amidst the quick shift to PATHFIT 1

course, this transformation phase has resulted in the reformation of teaching in the classroom (Halili &
Sulaiman, 2018) supported by the study of (Pavlova et al., 2017) that to ensure and boost student participation in

PE activities, PE education needs to be performed with more dedication.

According to (Chaoensupmanee, 2019), the national criteria for physical education now include two

crucial elements: the promotion of health-related physical fitness through PATHFIT 1 and the establishment and

maintenance of an active lifestyle. One of the crucial components of the learning and teaching processes is

physical education which is the significant determinants on teachers that need to be addressed which may serve

as a roadmap for knowing the challenges of Physical Educators in handling PATHFIT 1 in order to increase the

caliber of future physical educators for the improvement of the quality of physical education through their

teaching approach and all in all, based on the study of Boonsem (2019), the key concern will be the teaching

strategy and readiness of teachers handling service physical education subject that should meet learners

preference, interests, passions and aspirations.