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Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City

Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd

Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology  ·  Area of research: Language Education

Abstract

This study focused on the implementation of mother tongue based-multilingual education in the private pre-schools in Baguio City. Specifically, the study sought to answer the extent of implementation of mother tongue-based multilingual education and the extent of seriousness of the factors that affect the implementation of Mother Tongue-based multilingual education. Descriptive survey method of research was adopted with questionnaire as the primary tool in gathering data. Respondents were total enumeration of thirteen (13) school heads and twenty-eight (28) or a total of forty-one (41) respondents. Descriptive survey approach and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The following conclusions were drawn based on the collated findings: majority of the respondents admitted the moderate implementation of the mother tongue based-multilingual education in the private pre-schools; the satisfactory level of skills of teachers in using mother tongue as a medium of instruction was confirmed by most of the respondents; a great number of the respondents viewed that the factors that affects the implementation of mother tongue-based multilingual education is moderately serious.

Keywords

MTB-MLE, Mother Tongue, Language, Instruction, Pre-School

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How to cite this paper

Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd "Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 1 2023 Page 160-166
Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd "Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 7, no. 1, Jul. 2023
Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd (2023). Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(1).
Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd "Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 7, no. 1, Jul. 2023.
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