Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) In Major Subjects Among The Program Offerings In University: Input To 21st Century Teaching-Learning Process

Abstract

This study anchors on theories, concepts and perspectives which stress the important
functions of Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) as an effective pedagogy of teaching-learning
process and a vehicle for the growth and development of students in society. This study was
conceptualized to provide baseline data for administrators and teachers to look into ways on how
to make the learning experience of the students easy and of high quality in response to 21st
century learning. Further, this study measures the implication of CTT on students’ learnings
styles and its perceived effects on students’ academic performance and attitude towards their
field of specialization. Findings show that: a) the respondents show a positive high impact along
their visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles which means that collaborative team
teaching would maximize their learning styles and manifest good outcome on how they would
handle the demands of their major subjects; and lastly, c) the respondents generally showed
optimism and high acceptance in the implementation of collaborative team teaching as to their
major subjects. Most of them agreed that collaboration of teachers on their field of specialization
would benefit them as it was perceived to improve their academic performance.