Competencies of Elementary Grade Teachers in Mathematics: Basis for a Teachers' Training Program/Design
Keywords:
Competencies, Mathematics, Teachers, Program, Design, TrainingAbstract
This study assessed the competencies of elementary grade teachers in Mathematics in the District of Motiong, Division of Samar for school year 2011-2012, with the end in view of proposing for a teachers’ training program/design. This study employed descriptive-developmental research using the research-questionnaire as the main instrument. Majority of the teacher-respondents teaching Mathematics in the District of Motiong were major in General Education, accounting for 20 or 26.32 percent, while eight of them or 10.53 percent were majors in English; four each or 5.26 percent each were majors in Mathematics and Industrial Education; three or 3.95 percent majored Social Studies; two each or 2.63 percent each majored in Science, Araling Panlipunan, HE and Secondary Education, and only one or 1.32 percent majored PE. The remaining 28 teacher-respondents or 36.84 percent did not disclose their major field in their baccalaureate degrees. Despite the constraints presented previously, the Mathematics teacher-respondents manifested very satisfactory performance in the discharge of their functions as Mathematics subject teachers. The mathematics teacher-respondents manifested a high level of teaching competence in the subject along the three areas, namely: personal, professional and pedagogical competencies. An enhancement material or a training design for that matter should be implemented among the teachers handling Mathematics subjects considering that most of them are non-mathematics majors and it should be implemented in the district for enhancement purposes among Mathematics teachers.
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