4. Challenges Encountered by Araling Panlipunan Teachers.

In

table 13 it presents the challenges that encounter by the teacher in teaching

Araling Panlipunan in differentiation instruction. The table below shows the

different emerging themes that those teachers experience in teaching Araling

Panlipunan.

Domain A, focuses on the teachers challenges encounter by Araling

Panlipunan teachers in facilitating differentiation instruction in teaching secondary

in DepEd Batangas City. It can be seen most of the teachers encounter

challenges in time constraint which makes them have a limited time to do their

workloads and preparing for their lesson to be discussed. And some say that they

have difficulty in teaching because of the diversity that the students have.

In the study of Bhatnagar (2018) time management is a major challenge as the

content to be delivered in a specified time is too vast. In this study represents that

there are many problems that the teachers experience and one of those is tine

constraints which it limits the teachers need to do because of their time is limited.

Meanwhile, some of the teachers experience some challenges in teaching Araling

Panlipin in facilitating differentiation instruction are diversity of the students and

lack of resources inside of the classroom.

Table 13
Challenges Encountered by Araling Panlipunan Teachers
Domain Emerging Significant Statements Frequency
Themes
 Blue: “Time constraint in the
Tine preparation of the lessons
3
Constraint because of the grade 7
subject 8 am handling.”

Yellow: “Different students

A. Challenges
with different learning and
Encountered Diversity 2
different capabilities of
by Araling
students.”
Panlipunan
Brown: “Lack of
Teachers Lack of
supplementary activities and 2
Resources
resources.”

Not Green: “Some students tend

Interested have no interest in the 1
in Subject subject.”

According to Lertyongphati (2023) differences among students can either help

them learn how to collaborate or they can prevent them from working together.

This can present complications in teaching such students as they may not be

willing to interact with others in order to attain new insights. Meanwhile, some

teachers say that the problems they encounter is lack of resources and some

students have no interest in the subject. Overall, in terms of the challenges

encounter by Araling Panlipunan teachers in facilitating differentiation instruction

are time constraints that limit their teaching diversity inside of the classroom and

lack of resources that the teacher used in teaching.

5. Differentiated Activities in Teaching to Engage and Motivate

Students. In table 14 it presents the differentiated activities in teaching to engage

 and motivate students. The table below shows the emerging themes what the

teacher does or suggested to engage and motivate their students in facilitating

differentiated instruction. Domain B focuses on what activities may be prepared to

engage and motivate students in facilitating differentiated instruction in secondary

Araling Panlipunan in DepEd Batangas City. It can be seen that most of the

teachers or participants their activities that may be prepared is role play, debate

and group activity.

Table 14
Differentiated Activities in Teaching to Engag
e and Motivate Students
Domain Emerging Significant Statements Frequency
Themes

Role Blue: “Role play and

3
Play/Debate debate.”

Group Brown: “Group

3
Activity Activities.”

A. Differentiated Pink: “Providing

Activities in rewards and
Providing
Teaching to recognitions for the 1
Rewards
Engage and students who perform
Motivate well in the give tasks.”
Students
Purple: “Integrations of
other subjects para mas
Integration of
effective at kakaunti
Other 1
lang gagawin ng mga
Subjects
bata, at the same time
may natututunan sila.”
 Stated by Northern Illinois University (2023), role playing can be effectively

used in the classroom to motivate and engage students, provide real-world

scenarios to help students learn and learn skills used in real-world situations

(negotiation, debate, teamwork, cooperation, persuasion). In addition to that, in

the study of QatarDebate (2023) debate helps learners to see the power of

deploying rational, reasoned arguments and compelling evidence in action and

providing an engaging, active, learner-centered activity. In both study presents

that role play and debate make the students engage and motivate and also

develop some skills.

Likewise, some of the teachers their activities may be prepared were group

activities. As stated from Mcdonald (2020), this provides students with an

opportunity to improve their communication skills, collaboration and provides a

larger capacity for brainstorming different ideas. This not only contributes to a

more holistic approach to learning but can help group productivity as well. In this

study it shows that group activity or group work can develop and enhance the

different skills of the students which can help to be motivated and engage in

learning.

In general, in terms of the differentiated activities in teaching may be

proposed to engage and motivate students in teaching of Araling Panlipunan, it

can be seen on the shared interviews, most of them suggested activities may be
prepared role playing and debate and also the other one activity may be prepared

were group activities.