Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Division of Ilocos Sur
SINAIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sinait, Ilocos Sur, 2733

Study of How Teachers Cope Up with

the New Educational System

Researchers:

Genove, Rosepie

Ilar, Zhantelle

Yadao, Mark Jarene

Yadao, Princess Anne

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction

A. Background of the Study ………………………………………………………………

B. Statement of the Problem ……………………………………………………………...

C. Significance of the Study ……………………………………………………………...

D. Scope and Delimitation ………………………………………………………………..

II. Review of Related Literature

……………………………………………………………

III. Methodology

A. Research Design ……………………………………………………………………….

B. Population and Sampling ………………………………………………………………

C. Instrument of the Study ………………………………………………………………..

D. Data Gathering …………………………………………………………………………

E. Plan for Data Analysis …………………………………………………………………

F. Ethical Considerations …………………………………………………………………

G. Time Frame …………………………………………………………………………….

IV. Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data

…………………………………….

V. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations

A. Summary ……………………………………………………………………………….

B. Conclusions …………………………………………………………………………….

C. Recommendations ……………………………………………………………………...
BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

i. Research Instrument

ii. Documentation

iii. Curriculum Vitae

 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

B. Statement of The Problem

This study was conducted to find out how teachers cope up with the new normal education.

Specifically, it aimed to answer the following questions:

1. How is the new normal education affects the everyday life of a teacher in terms of

managing their work and personal whereabouts?

2. What are the things a teacher can do to work comfortable in this new normal in terms of

this kind of season and the new normal kind of everyday life?

3. What are the benefits of this new normal education to our teachers in terms of personal

time and family time?

4. Is the normal education more stressing than the usual face to face classes in terms of

managing their work at home or working in school?

C. Significance of the study

The pandemic had a significant impact on the education sector and provided a much

needed impetus for digitization , This study is an essential instrument for us to be able to know on
how teachers cope up with the new normal education system and how education drastically

transformed and brought a paradigm shift in teaching and learning methodologies forcing

educational institutions across the globe to re-imagine traditional classroom learning and transition

to an online mode of teaching to provide uninterrupted access to education and knowledge.

D. Scope and Delimitation

The study aims to find out how teachers cope up with the new normal. In this research

study, we will let 5 teachers:

a.) 1 teacher, single;

b.) 1 teacher, married but has no child;

c.) 1 teacher, married and has children on ages 0-5;

d.) 1 teacher, married and has children on ages 6-10;

e.) 1 teacher, married and has children on ages 11 and above,

answer a survey form with questions regarding how they cope up with the new normal.

The study will be conducted at Barangay Binacud, Sinait, Ilocos Sur on May 31- June 4.

Each randomly selected teachers will be given a survey form and they will be answering the

questions based on their own experienced.

This study utilized on how teachers are continuously working to address the immediate

academic concerns brought by the pandemic. Teachers are now from are now on work from home

arrangements and engage in online teaching. Transitioning from classroom teaching to online

instruction is a challenge under the best possible circumstances.

 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

New Normal

Over the past few months, we’ve experienced an unprecedented shift in our way of life due

to COVID-19. The impact of the pandemic panic has triggered a huge change to our everyday

lives, changes that have sometimes occurred quickly and unexpectedly.

Life changes also come with a wide variety of perspectives and emotions. The adjustment

to the new normal can be smooth at times, and it can also be choppy or outright bumpy at other

times. Some people can find themselves in survival mode, collecting information and resources

needed to function at school, work, as individuals, and in personal relations. Others may be trying

to get used to their new habits. For others, this may imply attempting to overcome social isolation.

It means learning or mastering how to live with friends, family, partners, or roommates, which

isn't always easy. Many people, struggle to find a distraction-free space at home where they can do

productive and effective work.

One thing is certain: we all know how difficult it is to adapt to change. We are forced let go

of our old routine and are now settling into what appears to be our new routine. And as society re-

establishes itself, there will be limitations, and we will be confronted with major changes in our

way of life.

New Normal: Education in the Philippines

 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education has decided to

implement blended learning as a new educational system. Blended learning is the use of

technology to combine online and offline educational systems. Online learning occurs when

students research with their instructor and classmates using a webcam-enabled program, while

offline learning occurs when the teacher gives the students the instruction, class activities, or

assignment to complete at their own pace within the deadline.

At this point of time, this new way of learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can

be an additional obstacle. And, because returning to the "usual" we've all been used to isn't going

to happen anytime soon, let's all do our best to adapt and make the best of the situation we've

found ourselves in.

Teachers: Teaching

Teachers are known as student’s second mothers/fathers. They are our parents in school.

Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces for equity, access and quality in

education and key to sustainable global development. Generally speaking, the function of

teachers is to help students learn by imparting knowledge to them and by setting up a situation in

which students can and will learn effectively.

Way of Life: New Normal Edition

Because of this pandemic, the way we work and study has changed. Education as we know

it has changed. Schools and universities have moved online, some blending face-to-face with

online lectures. Work has also changed due to social distancing. So many of us shifted to working

from home to minimize travelling on public transport and gatherings in group at the office. Zoom
meetings became our New Normal. With restrictions being implemented, we may choose whether

to work and study outside or inside our home.

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

A. Research Design

The qualitative research design used is phenomenological research design. The purpose of

this research design is to know how people give meaning to their experience. It also focuses on

the ideas on how individuals or group of people react or experience a certain phenomenon.

B. Population and Sampling

The sampling design used was convenience sampling. This sampling design involves

selecting people that are most convenient for the researcher/s. Five (5) teachers from Binacud

Integrated School were interviewed using questionnaires prepared by the researchers.

Table 1. Respondents of the selected Teachers of Binacud Integrated School

PARTICIPANTS FREQUENCY
Teacher, single 1 (one)
Teacher, married but has no child 1 (one)
Teacher, married and has children ages 0-5 1 (one)
Teacher, married and has children ages 6- 1 (one)

10
Teacher, married and has children ages 11 1 (one)

and above
TOTAL 5 (five)
 C. Instrument of the Study

The researchers utilized questionnaire to gather data. The questions are related/based from

the statement of the problem. The questionnaire is made up of open-ended questions. The

researchers asked permission from their adviser that allowed the researchers to conduct the

interview to the teachers of Binacud Integrated School.

D. Data Gathering

The researcher’s questionnaire was prepared, and were distributed to the respondents. The

data of the study were distributed and collected by the researchers using a structured interview

question. The data were gathered from five (5) teachers at Binacud Integrated School.

E. Plan for Data Analysis

The researchers identified the patterns and themes from the gathered data. They proceeded

to coding, which was done to simply categorize the data gathered.

F. Ethical Considerations

The researcher’s safety during the interview, especially during this pandemic, was secured

and prioritized. Objectivity, integrity, carefulness, openness, social responsibility, human

subjectivity, and legality was prioritized throughout the whole research study. Any type of

communication related to the research was done with honesty and transparency.
 G. Time Frame

The table below shows the time frame of the study entitled Study of How Teachers Cope Up

with the New Educational System, taken from March 2021 to June 2021.

TASKS MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE

Ideas for the research paper 
Making the research proposal 
Writing the Chapter I & II 
Gathering data 
Writing the Chapter III 
Writing the Chapter IV 
Writing the Chapter V
Final revisions/editing

CHAPTER 4

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, and INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Understand both parties

 Both teachers and students are the highly affected of this pandemic , universities across the

country have long been using both synchronous and asynchronous online teaching, school districts

were not in the same position like what we have here in the Philippines. When the pandemic

closed districts, administrators were left scrambling to find software and online tools to adequately

educate students. Both teachers and students are in the same boat, forced to try different methods

to see what worked are best for them to apply in this school year and more years to come.

Teachers’ Voices

While adjusting to a new teaching environment , every household has become a

classroom. The traditional home to workplace is eliminated , Teachers play their role as a mother

and at the same time tutor and teacher to their children and to their pupils/students simultaneously.

The dilemma between parenting and service is very hard, the first few weeks of the school year

are the hardest part, we felt powerless however as the day past by we are adjusting thru balancing

and time management we can handle all our duties and responsibilities as teachers with passion

and dedication.

- Mrs. Jimelyn Ilar

- Elementary teacher at Binacud Integrated School

This statement only shows the impact of this pandemic to our teachers, how hard dealing

with the preparation, distribution, retrieval, sorting and checking of modules, test construction,

rushing reports to be submitted, attending webinars despite of poor internet connectivity and

maintaining the cleanliness of the school in a limited time and their family matters.
Changed the Roles of our Teachers

Two crucial factors have shifted due to the pandemic, First , Pedagological adaptations

have proven to be pivotal as the traditional lecturing in-person models do not translate to a remote

learning environment. No matter the type of channels used teachers need to adapt their practices

and be creative to keep students engaged as every household has become a classroom more often

than not- without an environment that supports learning , second , the pandemic has recablibrated

how teachers divide their time between teaching , engaging with students and administrative tasks.

As teachers started to implement these guidelines and recommendations, they found themselves

balancing , educating and providing feedback to students remotely, filling administrative reports

and taking care of their families.

IMPACT ON STUDENTS

The pandemic has shone a spotlight in inequeality all around the country, school closures

and social isolation have affected all students , but particulsrly those living in poverty Adding to

the damage to their learning, a mental health crisis is emerging as many students have

lost access to services that were offered by schools.Coronavirus undo all academic

gains leaving many students behind , summer learning loss have a big difference to

pandemic-related learning loss , during the summer , formal schooling stops and

learning loss happens at roughly at the same rate for all students , but during pandemic

some students have been able to participate fully in online learning while others have

faced obstacles that hindered their progress . The Covid-19 worsen existing mental

health problems and lead more cases among children and adolescence because of the

unique combination of public health crisis, social isolation , and economic recession
 CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS , RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusions and

recommendations based on the data analyzed in the previous chapter.

A. Summary

The focus of this study is how teachers cope up with the new educational system.

It is limited to 5 respondents of Binacud Integrated School teachers to which 4 of them are

from elementary level and 1 in the secondary level.

Based on the study , of how the new normal education affects the everyday life

of a teachers in terms of managing their work and personal whereabouts are the following:

(1) A little bit burden because our role is expanded (2) We cannot report in the school

same as the distribution of learners outputs and monitors students progress will be affected.

(3)We are challenged to handle multiple task within a limited time of planning ,

preparation and distribution of learning materials which often lead us to trackloads of

works (4) I manage my time in order to finish all the task in a limited time like printing of

modules, sorting and checking of modules , test construction, rush reports , attending

webinars and cleaning our assigned are and others.(5) During the new normal or face to

face set up our work was only 8 hours, now we (sometimes) extra hours and even on

weekends if there are tasks and urgent reports that need to be submitted.
 The reason why teachers in this new normal education is more stress than the

usual face to face classes is because of the trackload of paperworks in a limited time ad

requires more time to finish all their task.

Based on the result of the study , findings revealed that as education migrates

to a new normal , teachers make necessary preparations to equip themselves with distance

learning. Though they face challenges which may hamper their work, they still manage to

cope up with the normal to continue their tasks. The higher offices and school authorities

should work with teachers at the pre-implementation of distance learning to address their

need in resources and training to effectively facilitate the delivery of quality education for

students.

B. Conclusions

The study emphasized the optimistic sides of being a teacher, which is rarely

studied, especially during pandemics. The researchers therefore conclude that the new

educational system greatly affects the everyday life of a teacher in terms of managing their

work and personal whereabouts because their role as teacher is being expanded and they

are challenged to handle multiple task meaning they are not only working 8 hours a day

but most of their time is being consumed by the preparation, distribution, retrieval, sorting

and checking of modules, test construction, rushing reports to be submitted, attending

webinars despite of poor internet connectivity and maintaining the cleanliness of the school

in a limited time. They are only reporting in their respective school thru alternative

working arrangements which is 2 days work from home and 3 days skeleton workforce.

However as the days past by teachers can managed their time in order to finish all the

task.
 The reason why teachers in this new normal education is more stress than the

usual face to face classes is because of the trackload of paperworks in a limited time and

requires more time to finish all their task.

As education migrates to a new normal set of educational system, teachers made

necessary preparations to equiped themselves with modular distance learning. Though they

face challenges which may hamper their work, they still managed to cope up with the new

educational system to continue their tasks. Thus, teachers gain positive experiences this

includes their passion, relationships build, and the fulfillment of their duty.

despite of stress and burnout due to trackloads of papreworks.

The researchers therefore conclude that the way of teachers in coping up with

the new educational system were truly effective and helpful based on the review reading.

All the respondents answered the questions very well.

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://www.purdue.edu/caps/covid-19/adjusting-to-new-normal.html

https://theskillcollective.com/blog/coronavirus-new-normal

https://en.unesco.org/themes/teachers

https://www.britannica.com/topic/teaching/Functions-and-roles-of-teachers#:~:text=Broadly

%20speaking%2C%20the%20function%20of,can%20and%20will%20learn

%20effectively.&text=In%20those%20areas%20in%20which,fill%20fewer%20of%20these

%20roles
APPENDICES
 APPENDIX B

Name :

Teacher at : Secondary Elementary

Status : Married Single Married and have children

Number of child/ren:

Age/s :

Please spare us a couple of minutes to answer our survey questions.

1. How is the new normal education affects the everyday life of a teacher in terms of

managing your works and personal whereabouts?

2. What are the things a teachers can do to work more comfortable in this new normal in

terms of this kind of season and the new normal kind of everyday life?

3. What are the benefits of this new normal education to our teachers in terms of personal

time and family time?

4. Is the normal education more stressing than the usual face to face classes in terms of

managing your work at home and work in school?

 APPENDIX C

DOCUMENTATION

APPENDIX D

CURICULUM VITAE

Personal Information

Name : Rose Pie E. Genove

Age : 17 years old.

Gender: Female

Date of Birth : Novermber 9, 2003

Place of birth: Manila Philippines

Address: Binacud, Sinait Ilocos Sur

Nationality: Filipino

Religion: Catholic

Name of Father: Edgardo I. Genove

Name of mother: Rosalina E. Genove

Siblings :3

Ederlyn Genove

Ricardo Genove

Joy Ann Genove

Personal Information

Name : Princess Anne S. Yadao

Age: 16 years old.

Gender : Female

Date of Birth: January 2, 2005

Place of Birth: Marcos, Ilocos Norte

Address: Binacud, Sinait Ilocos Sur

Nationality: Filipino
Religion : Roman Catholic

Name of Father: Jay C. Yadao

Name of Mother: Daisie S. Yadao

Siblings: 2

Marc. Jayson Yadao

Precious Jazmin Yadao

Personal Information

Name : Age: 16 years old.

Gender : Male

Date of Birth: September 04,2004

Place of Birth: Binacud, Sinait Ilocos Sur

Address:Binacud, Sinait,Ilocos Sur

Nationality: Filipino

Religion : Aglipayano

Name of Father: Eddie Yadao

Name of Mother: Maercy Grace Yadao

Siblings:1

Allyson Yadao

Personal Information

Name :

Age: 17 years old.

Gender : Male

Date of Birth: June 30,2004

Place of Birth: Batac, Ilocos Norte

Address: Binacud, Sinait Ilocos Sur

Nationality:Filipino

Religion :Catholic

Name of Father:Rhodelito Ilar

Name of Mother:Jimelyn Ilar

Siblings:1

Arjay Ilar