International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)
  Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 14-18
Teachers' Preparedness in Teaching Kindergarten in Private Schools in the Division of Meycauayan City, Bulacan
Gaise Noveno Baciles-Claud

Abstract:
This study described the teacher preparedness in teaching Kindergarten in private schools in the School Division of City of Meycauayan, Bulacan. The respondents of the study were 50 kindergarten teachers chosen by universal sampling. The researcher used the descriptive method of research. A devised questionnaire was prepared, tested, and validated through a dry run. After the researcher sought permissions, the administration and distribution and retrieval of the questionnaires commenced, after which the results were consolidated, organized, tallied, and tabulated in distribution tables using statistical tools such as frequency, weighted mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that teachers were very much prepared with their strategic/approaches, instructional materials, classroom environment, social environment, communication skills and recess activities. Therefore, it is concluded that teachers teaching Kindergarten are ready to handle the training and development of children at their tender age, which they carry over when they grow older. On the test of significant difference in preparedness of teachers and the six aspects of decision was to not reject hypothesis, not significant. Respondents are all prepared in teaching Kindergarten as to the six aspects of teacher preparedness in teaching: strategies or approaches, instructional materials, classroom environment, social environment, communication skills of teachers, and recess activities. It is recommended that teachers should be prepared in using cross curriculum teaching.