Morphological Awareness Among Pre-Service Teachers at the College of Education, Kalinga State University

Paulino P Reyes II*, Janette P Calimag, Marie Joy R Garming and Elegio Jeaner P Clarin, Jr.
College of Education, Kalinga State University, Philippines
*Corresponding Author: Paulino P Reyes II, College of Education, Kalinga State University, Philippines.

Published: September 30, 2025

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Abstract  

This study looked into the morphological awareness among pre-service teachers at the College of Education, Kalinga State University. Specifically, it sought to answer the following objectives: to determine the level of morphological awareness among pre-service at the College of Education of Kalinga State University; to identify the extent of the factors that affect the difficulties on building morphological awareness of pre-service teachers at the College of Education of Kalinga State University; to identify the benefits of morphological awareness to pre-service teachers at the College of Education of Kalinga State University; and, to identify teaching strategies in morphology as applied by the teachers of pre-service teachers at the College of Education of Kalinga State University. This study used the mixed method research design. The tools used were weighted mean, frequency and weighted mean. Based from the data gathered, and from the discussions of the research objectives, it was found out that 52.54% or 62 of the 118 respondents who are pre-service teachers in the College of Education have “ Excellent” as their level of morphological awareness; the respondents are in agreeable stance that the factors affecting the building of their morphological awareness have wide range as it falls in the descriptive equivalent of “Much Affect”. Furthermore, the results shows that basic education, vocabulary and cultural backgroud have the most effect on the development of the morphological awareness as these received the highest means. However, difficulty recognizing morphological items and derivational awareness have less impact as these received the lowest means.

The respondents perceived that there are benefits of having morphological awareness in the everyday communication.

Keywords: morphology; awareness; benefits; strategies