Public Secondary School Teachers’ Awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Access to learning materials poses a greater challenge to the educational community since learning must continue even with the risks of covid-19 pandemic. The Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) described the Open Educational Resources (OER) as an innovative pathway to connect the disconnected schools with its prime role to support the requirements of the K-12 Curriculum. This paved the way for the researchers to conduct this study that explores the OER readiness level of the 71 secondary school teachers in the School Division of Palawan. Data were gathered through the administration of survey questionnaires via SMS, phone calls, and online platforms. Composite mean and Pearson correlation coefficient were utilized in data analysis. Results showed the teachers’ awareness level of open educational resources is approaching awareness. A moderate positive correlation between the respondents’ educational attainment and their OER level of awareness was also established. The study recommends the strengthening of the conduct of training on open educational resources in order for the teachers to become fully aware of its aspects and devising a training design or OER policy that will encourage teachers the full utilization of OER.
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