ACKNOWLEGMENTS

“There are people who make things happen, there are people who

watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened.

To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen.”

This quote by Jim Lovell vindicates the personality of the researcher,

because evidently, she made the success of this journey happened. It has

been a rocky road journey, but the researcher never let the hurdles cease

the success.

This profound journey would not have been possible without the

people who generously shared their time, effort, and expertise in helping

the researcher through this academic and life changing journey.

Genuine and deepest gratitude and admiration to the following

persons whose immense support, and valuable contributions has been

wholeheartedly offered in making this study possible.

First and foremost, Dr. Nenita A. Beluso, Dean of the School of

Graduate Studies, for her professional advice, unending encouragement,

motherly-like guidance, and valuable comments which led to the

improvement of the manuscript.

Dr. Herminia B. Gomez, Chairman of the Dissertation and Thesis

Committee, for her kindness and warm phrases, heartfelt encouragement,

and willingness to share her research skills for the improvement of the study.

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 Dr. Elnora A. Barrios and Dr. Monecita C. Villaruz, members of the

Dissertation Committee for their valuable suggestions and corrections

during the presentation of the study and for the encouragement which

made researcher continue and finish the journey.

Rev. Fr. Glenn B. Baes, Ed.D., researcher’s adviser, for his professional

expertise, bigtime patience, massive effort, helpful observations and

suggestions, guidance, priceless insights, limitless support and concern,

wholesome understanding and most especially for his life-changing advice

during the entire process in the conduct of the study and for always being

available every time his assistance is needed by the researcher.

Research Expert, Dr. Edna M. Nava, for offering massive effort in

correcting the research questionnaire, for her constant guidance, and for

her unending support.

Dr. Joel C. Villaruz, for his unselfish help in performing and checking

the statistical computations and data, for patiently helping and guiding the

researcher in understanding the results through his in-depth and

comprehensive explanation of the gathered data;

Dr. Ryan B. Estillomo, for his expertise in editing the whole manuscript

and for providing, for providing easy access appointments to the

researcher whenever needed, for offering a positive ambience to the

researcher, and most especially for the unending support since the master’s

degree journey of the researcher.

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 The researcher’s classmates in the doctorate program, Mrs. Marie Paz

A. Almalbis, Mrs. Janife B. Palonpon, Ms. Christa Hope C. Corros, Ms. Jan

Marini A. Biclar and Mr. Vincent B. Villanueva for the shared memories to be

kept forever, for the bigtime support, sincere encouragement and most

specially the help that the group offered with one another that made

everything easy;

Ms. Mariz C. Lope, secretary of the CPC school of graduate studies,

for her full support and unending assistance, for always being there to

provide the needs of the researcher and most especially for her constant

reminders that kept the researcher on tract.

The researcher’s family, her mother, Mrs. Bonnabelle A. Bagallon, for

the love and support, for being the back up of the researcher in terms of

financial problems, for being the haven of the researcher, for always

encouraging the researcher to succeed and most especially for always

believing that the researcher can make everything possible. Her father, Mr.

Lazaro B. Bagallon, to his siblings, Mr. Lyancy A. Bagallon, Ms. Licca A.

Bagallon, Ms. Leslie A. Bagallon and Ms. Lenea A. Bagallon for their

invaluable love and support.

To the researcher’s actual life adviser, her buddy, Mr. Shem Bouy B.

Dollete, for his unending support, for always reminding the researcher to be

on tract, for always believing in the capacity of the researcher and most

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especially for the bigtime effort in providing the researcher her needs and

made the work in making the manuscript easy.

Lastly, and most especially to God Almighty, to whom the glory

should be offered. The researcher will forever be grateful for the unending

mercy and providence of the Lord since day one up to the last day of this

journey, and most especially during the researcher’s dark time. God has

provided the researcher strength and vigor that made this journey

successful. The researcher is humbly surrendering everything to God, who is

the reason behind this triumph.

To all who have contributed and helped in making this dream into

reality, the researcher will forever owe you this success, forever all your

names will be embedded in researcher’s heart.

May God help me return all the favors through his unlimited grace

and providence.

L.A.B.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
APPROVAL SHEET ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii
LIST OF TABLES ix
LIST OF FIGURES x
ABSTRACT xi

Chapter I – INTRODUCTION

Background and Rationale of the Study ………………………... 1

Statement of the Problem ………………………………………….. 7
Hypotheses of the Study ……………………………………………. 9
Theoretical Framework ……………………………………………… 9
Conceptual Framework …………………………………………….. 11
Scope and Delimitations of the Study …………………………… 13
Significance of the Study …………………………………………… 15
Definition of Terms ……………………………………………………. 16

Chapter II - REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Foreign Literature …………………………………………………….. 21

Local Literature ……………………………………………………….. 42
Synthesis ………………………………………………………………... 52

Chapter III - METHODOLOGY

Research Design ……………………………………………………… 54

Research Participants and Sampling Procedure ……………… 55
Research Instrument Used ………………………………………….. 58
Data Gathering Procedures ……………………………………….. 64
Data Analysis and Interpretation Procedure …………………… 65

Chapter IV - PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Level of Continuous Professional

Development Engagement
As a Whole ……………………………………………………… 69
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 Degree of New Normal Teaching
Strategies …………………...………………….………………….. 80
Difference in the Level of Continuous
Professional Development Engagement
when Respondents were Grouped
According to their Socio-Demographic
Profile …………………………………….……………….………… 90
Difference in the Degree of New Normal
Teaching Strategies when Respondents
were Grouped According to their
Socio-Demographic Profile ……………………………………. 100
Relationship between the Level of Continuous
Professional Development and Degree of
New Normal Teaching Strategies ……....………….………… 105

Chapter V- SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary ……………………………………………………………….. 107

Conclusions ……………………………………………………………. 109
Recommendations …………………………………………………… 110

LITERATURE CITED AND OTHER REFERENCES ……………………………… 113

APPENDICES …………………………………………………………………… 123
CURRICULUM VITAE …………………………………………………………... 178

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 LIST OF TABLES

Number Title Page

1 Respondents of the study per school ………..………… 57

2 Level of continuous professional
development as a whole ……….………………..…... 70
3 Level of continuous professional
development in terms of formal CPD……...………. 73
4 Level of continuous professional
development in terms of non-formal CPD……....... 77
5 Degree of new normal teaching
strategies as a whole ………………………………….. 80
6 Degree of new normal teaching
strategies in terms of communication ……………… 82
7 Degree of new normal teaching
strategies in terms of file management ……………. 85
8 Degree of new normal teaching
strategies in terms of digital skills…….. ……………… 87

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Number Title Page

1 Schematic diagram showing the

framework of the study ………………………………. 12

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 ABSTRACT

This descriptive-correlational study was conducted to determine the

level of continuous professional development and new normal teaching

strategies of public senior high school teachers in the province of Capiz.

Mixed method research employing quantitative and qualitative

approaches in gathering the data were used in this study. A random

sample of 256 public senior high school teachers from the province of Capiz

were chosen as respondents.

A researcher – made questionnaire was used to gather quantitative

data, and the researcher used a semi-structured interview for the needed

qualitative data. Statistical tools used to analyze and interpret data were

frequency count, percentage, mean, t – test, Analysis of Variance and

Spearman rank correlation analysis.

The findings of the study revealed that public senior high school

teachers in the province of Capiz have a very good level of continuous

professional development. Also, they have a very good degree of new

normal teaching strategies.

Demographic profile such as length of service, and academic rank

tended to affect the level of continuous professional development of

respondents. On the other hand, age, sex, specialization, and educational

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attainment did not affect the level of continuous professional development

of public senior high school teachers in the province of Capiz.

New normal teaching strategies of the respondents significantly

differed in terms of age only.

The level of continuous professional development engagement was

found to significantly affect the teachers’ new normal teaching strategies.

Some recommendations were laid by the researchers to promote and

foster continuous professional development engagement and new normal

teaching strategies among public senior high school teachers in the

province of Capiz.

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