Teachers’ Curriculum Support to Use Modules in Teaching During Pandemic Period and Learners’ Academic Performance in Araling Panlipunan

This study was conducted to evaluate the teachers’ curriculum support to use modules in teaching during pandemic period and its effects to the learners’ academic performance in Araling Panlipunan of the four schools of Lantapan East District in the Division of Bukidnon. The four schools are Valbueco ES, Bugcaon ES, Bantuanon ES and Balila ES Division of Bukidnon SY 2020-2021. This study used a researcher-made survey-questionnaire. The respondents of this study were delimited to the teachers of the 4 schools that compose Lantapan East District in the Division of Bukidnon. The statistical tools used in this research were the descriptive statistics, namely: frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test of significant difference, and Pearson r Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The respondents of the study were generally middle-aged, graduates of Baccalaureate Degree with MA units, and have attended 1-2 seminars/webinars on using modules in teaching. There was a high extent of teachers’ curriculum support to use modules in teaching during pandemic period in terms of teachers as front liners, learning resources, learning environment, school leadership and management, and community industry relevance and partnership. Most of the pupils had an academic performance described as satisfactory. None of the variable had significant relationship with pupils’ academic performance. The teachers may comply with the requirements to be promoted. The school heads may conduct close monitoring and constant motivation so that the teachers’ high extent of support to the curriculum implemented this pandemic period can be sustained throughout the duration of new normal. Parents can help their children to stay focused and serious in their regard for learning. The Department of Education may demand for a very high extent of teachers’ curriculum support to use modules in teaching during pandemic period so that in one way or another, the academic performance of the pupils in Araling Panlipunan may be improved and that despite the swell of COVID, the future of the children was not sacrificed.