LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN POLILLO DISTRICT: BASIS FOR LESSON EXEMPLAR

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of performance of pupils in early childhood education in Polillo District based on the perception of teachers and parents in terms of Character/values Development, Physical Health, Socio-Emotional Development, Social Development, Language, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics, and Understanding of the Physical and Natural Environment. It also sought to know the problems encountered by teachers relative to early childhood education. Using descriptive research, 20 kindergarten teachers and 241 parents from Polillo District were asked to answer the survey questionnaire. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, ranking, and chi-square statistics were used in the analysis of data. As revealed in the findings, majority of the respondents were female. Most of them were in the age bracket of 20-30. Majority of the teacher-respondents were bachelor’s degree holder while most parents were high school graduate. Their responses revealed that the pupils achieved all the skills they needed to learn in the developmental domain. There was no significant difference in their perceptions on the pupils’ character/values, socio-emotional, mathematics, and understanding of the physical and natural environment, while their responses varied in all the other domains. Teachers are advised to pursue their master’s degree for their professional growth as a teacher. Continuous improvement plan is also recommended as the result revealed that pupils in early childhood education performed very satisfactorily in all the developmental domains. With regard to the problems encountered by the teachers, an intervention plan is highly recommended. Regular PTA meeting to address the problems of the pupils with regard to bullying should also be conducted.