GS THESIS Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management University of Rizal System, Rodriguez, Rizal 2020

The shortened period in class is associated with the quality of the teaching-learning process Schools, nowadays, especially in Metro Manila are extremely overpopulated that they do not have enough rooms to accommodate all the students. This resulted in a shifts and sometimes 3 shifts in the different schools. While there is a long way to go in addressing scheel congestion nationwide, the present study aims to evaluate the management of a shortened period at Bagong Silangan High School of Quezon City.

The study used a descriptive survey method and decumentary analysis Data from the school were gathered for the menitering of students academie performance to further measure if a shortened period was beneficial to the students using standardized tests where a total of 1,479 students for the diagnostic test, 1,533 for the first periodic test, and 1,520 for the second periodic test to assess the academic performance of grade 8 students in English during the shortened period. All English teachers are also involved in the present study specifically in the management of the shortened period in terms of classroom management, delivery of instructions, assessment of learning, and challenges of handling shortened period in class.

The researcher used simple random sampling to select the 1,611 student respondents while purposive sampling was used to get the 35 teacher respondents for the interview part on how they addressed the challenges in handling shortened period classes. Likewise, the purposive sampling was used to get the 32 student respondents for their perceptions on the implementation of the shortened period.

Also, the researcher used a tool assessment through questionnaires which were validated by the OIC-Principal of Nick Joaquin Senior High School, Head Teacher VI/OIC-English Department of Lagro High School, Head Teacher III/English Department of Holy Spirit National High School, and Master Teacher II/ English Department of North Fairview High School. Mean and Standard Deviation were used for analyzing data.

The findings of this study are as follows:

Bagong Silangan High School is located Quezon City with a total of 5,908

enrollees with 1,611 grade 8 students consisting of 32 sections confined four buildings with 59 classrooms where each of which is divided into two that made students congested with a minimum of 1:45 teacher-student ratio.

In the classroom management, teachers gave students activities based on the students strengths and weaknesses. Teachers cut their lessons due to a shortened period that is why the students lost interest and lessened their focus.

In the delivery of instruction, teachers incorporated a vast array of supplementary resources for instructions, but time was insufficient for differentiated tasks, which resulted to lesson rushed, activities omitted, and set to traditional paper-and-pencil quiz only.

In the assessment of learning, teachers assessed students' levels of proficiency using rubrics customized to the day's objectives, but students had different levels of difficulty and mastery. Due to the shortened period, there was insufficient time for critiquing and giving feedback on students outputs and students fail to explore more varied activities to enhance better their understanding of the subject taught.

In the academic performance of the students, due to time constraints in the implementation of shortened period, some of the skills like cognitive and metacognitive sills, social skills and self-management skills are not optimized to their expected utilization. Consequently, academic performance of the learners is affected more particularly those who are not academically inclined. Bright and fast learners, however, could easily cope with the demands of everyday lessons. Hence, the designated time of forty-five minutes for each subject was not enough. Resources were limited. Classrooms were divided into two that made students congested and learning was not conducive anymore. Parents involvement was also low no matter what sort of issues arose of their children.

Students were not able to explore on varied activities and some of it was done at home due to a shortened period. Most of the time they just passed their outputs without making their best. Though a shortened period was beneficial, the students would still prefer more time for class interactions. They wanted their teachers explained thoroughly the lessons rather than they were given many visual aids, photocopies, and presentations of their lessons.