Determining the Learning Needs of Homeschoolers:A Case of a Catholic Homeschool in the Philippines  

作　　者：Maria B.Cequeña Niña Svetlana M.Mendoza 

机构地区：[1]Catholic Filipino Academy Homeschool,Philippines

出　　处：《US-China Education Review(B)》2022年第6期207-219,共13页美中教育评论（B）

摘　　要：Educational system in the Philippines continuously evolves.Before,Filipinos generally preferred regular schools;however,nowadays,more and more parents and students are venturing into homeschooling programs where parents serve as teachers at home.This descriptive qualitative study aims to find out the types of homeschool learners that a Catholic homeschool in the Philippines caters to,the teaching strategies/learning activities that the learners perceive to be working well for them,and the way by which they want their mentors to respond to their learning needs.Open-ended questions validated by a language and research expert were sent via email and messenger to 30 Grade 11 and 20 Grade 12 students.However,only 23 students sent their responses.The data gathered from the responses were coded based on the themes identified via open coding and frequency count was applied.The study reveals the following findings:(1)A majority of the senior high school students surveyed in this study are visual learners while some are auditory and kinesthetic learners.Visual learners learn well by reading textbooks and other materials;auditory learners,by listening to discussion and kinesthetic learners,by doing.(2)In terms of challenges that they encountered in their studies,they stated lack or limited knowledge on topics of their subjects,noise in the classroom,social media use,and limited teacher feedback are some of the things that they consider to be hindering their learning.(3)On teaching strategies,use of PowerPoint presentation with great slides appealed most to visual learners,lectures and thorough discussion to auditory learners,and videos to multimodal learners.(4)Finally,most of the students perceived that their learning needs can be met by uploading materials such as PowerPoint presentations of lessons and engaging instructional videos to Google classroom,and by sending prompt responses to students’queries about the lessons and school requirements via email.Hence,for any homeschooling program to be effective,educational su

关 键 词：HOMESCHOOLING teaching strategies learning activities 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]