Mediating Effect of Philosophical Orientation to the Transformational Instruction Practices and the Implementation of Flexible Learning: Basis for Institutionalizing Students’ University Experience

Abstract

This study examined the Mediating Effect of Philosophical Orientation to the Transformational Instruction Practices and the Implementation of Flexible Learning: Basis for Institutionalizing Students’ University Experience. Thus, this design used in the study is mixed-method design utilizing three thousand 3rd and 4th year students of LSPU system. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics which includes Cross tabulation, standard deviation, mean, and regression analysis for the quantitative part. The study revealed that the philosophical orientation among faculty in LSPU system as “Highly Observed”. The transformational instruction practices of faculty in LSPU system as “Highly Practiced”. Implementation of flexible learning at LSPU system as “Highly Effective”. The students' university experience at LSPU system as “Often”. The teacher’s transformational instruction practices as to collaboration and inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation of implementation of flexible learning affect only the level of students’ university experience. While the remaining sub-variables does not affect the level of students’ university experience. Still, the null hypothesis is rejected. The philosophical orientations of the teacher mediate the effect of transformational instruction practices and implementation of flexible learning to the student’s university experience. Thus, the null hypothesis is rejected. In the light of the findings and conclusions, here are the recommendations: Continuous need for reskilling and upskilling and professional development for our faculty to be competitive and relevant in the new normal in education. A technology-enriched collaborative environment could be promoted since collaborative learning environments are where students thrive. In dealing with teachers’ philosophical orientation, they may specify existentialism as philosophy that could be the focus of the study phenomenological method to really dive to the personal and in-depth experiences of the learners.