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Teachers’ Instructional Adaptability and Learner Performance: A Community-Service Framework for Public Elementary Schools

Ricardo C. Ahillon Jr.(1),


(1) Tadlak Elementary School
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Abstract


This study examined teachers’ instructional adaptability and learner academic performance in selected public elementary schools in Cardona, Rizal and translated the findings into a proposed community-service framework. A descriptive-evaluative design assessed Pedagogical Flexibility, Content Modification, Technological Agility, and Socio-emotional Responsiveness. Teachers demonstrated a very high overall level of instructional adaptability, while learner performance was interpreted as very satisfactory. All adaptability dimensions showed significant positive relationships with learner performance, with Socio-emotional Responsiveness showing the strongest association. Based on these findings, a community-service framework emphasizing teacher capacity building, adaptive instructional support, socio-emotional responsiveness, stakeholder participation, and school-based monitoring is proposed to strengthen responsive teaching practices.

Keywords


Community service; Instructional adaptability; Learner performance; Pedagogical flexibility; Socio-emotional responsiveness.

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