Profile and Competence of Learning Facilitators in Modular Distance Learning

AUTHOR(S)

Odhessa J. Borromeo

ABSTRACT

—The study aimed to determine the significant relationship between the profile of learning facilitators in terms of age, highest educational attainment, combined monthly income, occupation, and spoken language and their competence in modular distance learning. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational research design for an in-depth analysis of the study, the researcher used the researcher-made survey which measures the profile of the parents like the age, highest educational attainment, combined monthly income, occupation, and spoken language and survey questionnaire which describes the level of competencies of learning facilitator on modular distance learning. Simple Percentage, Weighted Mean, and Pearson r were the statistical tools used. The researcher found out that most of the learning facilitators has an age of below 50, the highest educational attainment is college graduate, the combined monthly income is up to 20,000.00, the majority are working, and the language spoken is the mother tongue of the pupils or Bisaya. Moreover, the level of competence of learning facilitators on modular distance learning is high. The study revealed a significant relationship between the profile of learning facilitators in terms of age, occupation, and spoken language and their competence on modular distance learning while no significant relationship between the profile of learning facilitators in terms of highest educational attainment and combined monthly income and their competence as learning facilitators. Thus, age, occupation and spoken language of learning facilitators affect their competence of assisting and guiding the Grade III pupils on modular distance learning.