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Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City
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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
@article{1704850,
author = {Jennifer T. Longchasen, MaEd},
title = {Measuring the Impact of MTB-MLE on Private Pre-school Outcomes in Baguio City},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2023},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {160-166},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1704850.pdf},
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},
month = {July},
}