"NEW NORMAL METHOD OF INSTRUCTION IN SPECIAL SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS”

Abstract

Science education has already been a big challenge in the Philippine Education System even before CoViD-19 pandemic happened. Though there are Filipino students who showed exemplary performance on different Science competitions, they are still outnumbered by students who performed poorly on the subject as evident on the results from different local and international assessment bodies. Analysis on the method of instructions of Special Science Institutions and public secondary schools showed that difference in employing synchronous and asynchronous learning activities during Distance Learning. Special Science Institutions have their own institutionalized and centralized learning management system. They have smaller class size and more time for teachers’ preparations. They use social media platform in reinforcing learning and communicating learners. Among all areas in TPCK model, teachers’ technological knowledge appeared to need improvement. They employ variety of method of instructions, nonetheless, the use of virtual science laboratories appeared to differ in public secondary schools.