Readiness, Challenges, Strategies, And Work Performance of Physical Education Teachers In the New Normal

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—— This study investigated the readiness, challenges, strategies, and work performance of physical education teachers under the new normal. This involved 149 public teachers from all over Bukidnon teaching MAPEH/PE subjects both at the junior and senior high school levels during the school year 2020-2021. The survey data from 149 public teachers was randomly selected through stratified proportionate sampling. It employed a descriptive, correlational, and causal research design. Three research instruments were used: readiness and challenges adapted and patterned from the previous related study, and an adapted, modified questionnaire for teaching performance and strategies. The mean, standard deviation, Pearson R, and multiple regression are used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the physical education teachers have high readiness, challenges, and strategies for the new normal and have a very satisfactory performance during this new normal. This study also revealed a positive relationship between working from home, disposition, internet stability, instruction, collaboration, time management, and flexibility and the work performance of physical education teachers in the new normal. Thus, among the said variables, it revealed that working from home and internet stability are the two variables that predict work performance. However, internet stability was the best predictor of the work performance of physical education teachers in the new normal. Despite the challenges of the new normal, they can sustain a high level of readiness, strategies, and work performance. It calls for the agency and teachers to continue their involvement in research seminars to support teachers’ professional growth. Keywords — Readiness, Challenges, Strategies, Work Performance, New Normal