Teachers Experiences in at Home Biology Laboratory Activities

Date of Award

5-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Science Education

First Advisor

Catherine Genevieve B. Lagunzad, PhDRhodora F. Nicdao, PhD

Abstract

The global COVID-19 pandemic has profound impact on practically every aspect of life, including education, and the Philippines is no exception. Even with these abrupt changes, science classes are expected to proceed and maintain the same quality as face-to face classes. And one important component of Science classes is the Laboratory. This study used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), a qualitative research technique. The study includes two phases. Phase 1: The researcher performed a descriptive online survey. Phase 2: Interviews with ten (10) Science teachers doing online laboratory classes. The mean scores from each subclass is used to identify the overall level of perception of the teacher participants. Descriptive content analysis is used for the qualitative analysis. The survey questionnaire reveals that teacher participants experience challenges by a large extent in all disciplines, particularly in Online Course Development, Facilitation, Technology, and Assessment. Most teachers suffer to such difficulties as Lack of Laboratory Materials to use during the laboratory experiments, time consuming for teachers when preparing for their online classes , Slow and intermittent internet connection, Technical Problems, Lack of Parental Guidance, Student pacing during the online laboratory classes, Understanding Laboratory Instructions, Lack of Student Feedback during laboratory demonstrations, Lack of Laboratory Sessions, Implementing Teaching Strategies and Cost of Software. The researcher recommends for the teachers to attend online teacher trainings about how to effectively handle laboratory activities online. The researcher also recommends for future researchers to modify laboratory manuals and make them ‘online-friendly’.

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