Challenges Encountered by Senior High School Teachers in Modular Distance Learning: Basis for Teachers' Training Program

This study aimed to identify the challenges encountered by senior high school teachers in the delivery of modular distance learning modality. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Results of the study served as a basis in formulating a proposed training program for teachers. The respondents of the study were 25 senior high school teachers from Alimodian I. A four-point likert-scale instrument was used to identify the challenges encountered in modular distance learning. Open-ended questions were used to gather more information on the challenges as well as coping mechanisms to overcome such challenges. Results revealed that the challenges encountered by teachers are “Challenges on time management in the conduct of classes, monitoring of responses, availability of students, and other modular classes issues” and “Challenges on checking and evaluating students’ output.” Teachers were challenged by time constraint due to work load and monitoring of students’ responses due to lack of resources by the learners. Teachers were also challenged by checking of outputs especially those incomplete, unnamed or too many outputs. Given the results, a proposed training program was devised in response to the challenges.