The Level of Stress on the Job Performance of Public Elementary Teachers in Talisay District: A Basis For A Proposed Action Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Identifying the stress level of teachers is one concern of immediate supervisors and administrators. Relating the stress levels of teachers to their job performance is a significant undertaking. It is in this point of view that the researcher feels the need to conduct a study on stress level and its relationship to the teaching performance of teachers. This study aims to know the level of stress in Talisay District and how teachers cope with stress.

METHODS

The researcher used the questionnaire and descriptive method. Del Rosario (2007) defined descriptive research as those methods including the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data. It is concerned strictly with the data on hand and can only measure what already exists.

RESULTS

Respondents who participated are public school elementary teachers whose answers to the given questionnaires revealed that over Demanding, inflexible work schedules, lack of time in preparing lesson plans, related instructional devices, testing materials and other school forms got a weighted mean of 3.12 and 2.67 with a verbal interpretation of "moderately stressful" which is rank 1 and 5. Too many school responsibilities and too heavy workloads or teaching loads got a weighted mean of 3.21, and 3.01 with a verbal interpretation of "moderately stressful" which are at rank 1 and 3. Inconsistency in rules/policies and lack of communication in decision making got a weighted mean of 3.33 and 2.78 with a verbal interpretation of "moderately stressful" at rank 1 and 5. It is also revealed that students’ poor study habits and monitoring students’ poor attendance got a weighted mean of 3.34 and 2.78 with a verbal interpretation of "moderately stressful" which are at rank 1 and 5.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that there is a relationship between the level of stress of public elementary school teachers and their personal and professional profile and job performance. The author made a proposed action plan for the teacher to minimize their stress.