Building Research Skills of Students: Setback of Senior High School Teachers

This study uncovered the difficulties of teachers in building the research skills of senior high school students. There were ten (10) participants in this study and they were senior high school teachers from cluster 5 of the Division of Davao City. The information data gathered from this phenomenological inquiry were obtained through in-depth interviews. Using thematic analysis, the theme on the difficulties of teachers in building the research skills of students were as follows: Lack of research competence and Lack of writing skills. The findings indicated that in building the research skills of the students, the lack of competence of the students and the lack of writing skills were the roadblocks that prevent the teachers. Meanwhile, on the coping strategies senior high school teachers in building the research skills of students, this study had developed the following themes: strengthen the assistance of research advisers and Making use of instructional videos. The findings indicate that, as a way to cope with the challenges of senior high school teachers in building the research skills of the students, the teachers make use of their time providing technical assistance to the students. From the difficulties and coping strategies of teachers. this study has developed insights that may help enrich the competence of senior high school students in writing practical research. The insights drawn from the findings of the study were as follows: reinforced composition writing in the school curriculum and reinforced composition writing in the school curriculum. This study provided in-depth knowledge and propositions to strengthen the research competence of students.