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gathering thematic analysis has been used to identifyneed to analyze the lessons well. So that was the
the patterns or themes in between each result. challenge in the first place.
Thematic analysis was used to sort and examine the Teacher 2: I am fine with it and did not experience any
results from the interview questions. hassles.
Teacher 3: Having difficulties because the
Result terminologies that should be used there are supposed
to be in English but are used forcefully in Tagalog and
are more difficult to understand, also to the students.
The analyses and interpretation of the data gathered Teacher 7: It was difficult at first because learning AP
from the study's participants are presented in this would be a big step for me since I am not in line with
section. The data is provided in themes with it. But I'm fine with it now that I've adjusted.
implications and interpretation. The presentation is Teacher 11: I was teaching Earth Science, Biology,
structured according to the order of the problems and Filipino, I enjoyed teaching Filipino more so I
stated in the problem statement. continued teaching Filipino. I was offered to transfer
to the Science Department but since I am enjoying the
1. Lived Experiences of Out-of-field Teachers
I rejected the offer and stayed as a Filipino teacher’s
target language. It hugely focuses on oral
English Medium
Filipino Medium The data that have been collected show that the
teachers had difficulties at first adjusting to their new
The majority of participants’ responses categorized the respective areas but soon were able to adapt to the new
Filipino Medium due to the fact that the responses areas. Some did not have difficulties teaching new
gathered pointed out the shifting of the medium of areas, and some said they enjoyed it. This established a
instructions showed that Filipino medium teachers connection to the findings of the Napier et al. (2020)
have similar experiences. The following are samples of study, which revealed that out-of-field teachers are
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having difficulty in their first year.
Teacher 1: It's a bit hard to adjust because I have to
understand those deep terminologies in Tagalog and I
demand for teachers. There is no equal number of fewer graduates in other subjects that are needed in a
teachers who graduated in all learning areas. school. Shortages show there are no subject majors
Teacher 10: I think it is because there is a strong available in the locality. Reassigning/Misaligned
demand for a specific subject and the number of Teachers shows that due to the other factors
graduate teachers majoring in the subject is no longer mentioned, teachers are being reassigned to subjects,
enough. not in line with their major. This relates to the study of
Teacher 11: Because of the shortages of graduates in Prince and O’Connor (2018) that the main reason that
specific subjects/majors like Filipino, MAPEH, and we have teachers that do not correspond to the subjects
Araling Panlipunan. taught in schools is that there is a lack of teachers in
Teacher 12: I observed that only a few take the major the system.
Filipino.
4. Effects of Out-of-Field Teaching on Teachers
Shortages
Reassigning/Misaligned Teachers
Teacher 4: I think that the reason there are still out-of- It shows that out-of-field teaching has effects on
field teachers is that, aside from the lack of teachers on MNHS junior teachers’ teaching ability and
DEPED, it is also because of mismatched skills. professional development. Few teachers said that
Teacher 9: I believe the reason is the same: one subject teaching a subject that is out of their field somehow
already has more than enough teachers, so they are positively affects their teaching ability as they discover
being reassigned to another subject that does not. new things about themselves and gain new knowledge
Teacher 11: I was assigned to the Filipino department from the lesson. Meanwhile, some teachers stated that
because I taught Filipino before in a private school out-of-field teaching negatively affects their
when I applied to this school they knew that I taught professional development. The following are the
Filipino and exactly at that time there were shortages
sample transcripts:
of Filipino teachers so that is why I am now a Filipino
teacher. Teacher 1: It's a bit hard to adjust because I have to
Teacher 13: Because of the shortage of teachers being understand those deep terminologies in Tagalog and I
placed in a different field. Whenever there’s a shortage need to analyse the lessons well.
in other fields some teachers are being put in to fill the Teacher 6: Of course, it was difficult at first because
shortage in that field even though the major of that the medium/mode of instruction is English and I
teacher is not inclined with that field. wasn’t fluent in English.
Teacher 7: Having difficulties because the
The three influencing factors identified from the
terminologies that should be used there are supposed
gathered data are scarcity, shortages, and reassigning
to be in English but are used forcefully in Tagalog and
or misaligning teachers. Scarcity shows that there are
Most Filipino medium teachers experience difficulty in With time, symposiums on the subject of the study
teaching because of the complexity of the could potentially be organized to enlighten teachers
terminologies of Filipino words, meanwhile, with and administrators about the interventions suggested to
English medium subject teachers are more likely to improve the situation regarding the subject. The study
find it easier to adapt due to having more can also be disseminated by having a research article
understandable terminologies. On the other hand, both published; this will help future researchers who want
still experienced difficulties especially with them to perform a similar study by providing them with
starting being out-of-field teachers as it requires extra guidance. Due to the difficulties surrounding the topic,
time and effort to learn another subject. Meanwhile, the research paper will be able to raise awareness and
almost all students have little to no difficulties with minimize problems for both teachers and students that
out-of-field teaching due to the fact that teachers are affected by out-of-field teaching. Campaigns
deliver lessons well with the applied effective learning amongst Grade 10 and Grade 12 learners who desire to
strategies identified such as video lessons, game-based take secondary education as their course to pursue may
activities, etc. Identified influencing factors to out-of- be persuaded to take majors that are lacking in most
field teaching given by teachers are mostly because of schools (Filipino, Araling Panlipunan, MAPEH, EsP).
a scarcity of graduates/teachers in specific In this way, out-field teaching will somehow be
subjects/majors, shortage of majors of subjects in a prevented in the future. Considering this, they will
locality, reassigning teachers to the subject that lacks have a greater opportunity to be hired easily since
teachers or either hiring teachers that are not inclined most schools are in need of the lacking subjects.
with the subject that is in need for teachers.