Pre-service teacher training is a vital phase in the learning journey of teacher education students. In the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Education collaboratively implement pre-service teacher training policies. Experiential Learning Courses pertain to the field study and practice teaching courses required in the new teacher education curriculum. This study aimed to determine the perception of college supervisors on the implementation of Experiential Learning Courses (ELCs) in public Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in Metro Manila, Philippines. A total of 82 college supervisors from selected TEIs participated in the study. It employed the quantitative method, using proportionate sampling and multi-stage sampling techniques to select the respondents. A validated and reliability-tested questionnaire was used to gather the data. The findings of the study revealed that the roles of TEIs in the implementation of ELCs were generally highly implemented. Moreover, the study revealed that the college supervisors' assessments of the implementation of TEIs in ELCs differed significantly depending on the school's classification. Contrarily, there is no significant difference in their assessment when grouped based on years of teaching and years of expertise in handling ELCs. The respondents identified some challenges encountered in the deployment process. The primary challenges were the delayed deployment of pre-service teachers and the limited time available to visit all the cooperating schools due to other teaching responsibilities. Hence, these findings can serve as a starting point for policy review to enhance the implementation of experiential learning courses in the future.

Authors:
Sherry Ann Medrano-Bacolod, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Sherry Ann C. Medrano-Bacolod is currently a Professor I at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. She is also a Faculty Assistant in the Office of the Vice President for Campuses.

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