School Heads' Use of Classroom Walk Through Observation Guide

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Classroom observation, announced or unannounced is given emphasis not just by teachers but also head teachers and school principals to fully understand the factors that affect students' scholastic performance as well as in-service trainings that will further develop the teachers. This study on school heads' use of classroom walkthrough observation guide in secondary schools in the Division of Calamba City in Laguna, is descriptive in methodology for a systematic quest in resolving the three (3) perplexing problem areas namely: 1) the perceptions of school heads' in the use of classroom walkthrough observation; 2) the mean level of acceptability of classroom walkthrough observation; and 3) the significant relation between the school heads' classroom walkthrough observation guide and its level of acceptability.

METHODS

Purposive sampling technique was utilized as basis for the issuance and retrieval of one set of locally-constructed questionnaire of five scale checklist. Forty-five (45) principals and head teachers of the said schools were requested to participate in the study for the resolutions of the foregoing basic problem areas.

RESULTS

Results showed that school heads' use of classroom walkthrough observation guide in terms of structures, recording evidences and observation criteria registered a significantly high relationship with adaptability and usability as yielded by the r-values of 0.632, 0.505 and 0.632 respectively, and thus rejected null hypothesis "there is no significant relation between the school heads'' use of classroom walkthrough observation guide and its level of acceptability.

DISCUSSIONS

The school heads' evaluation or conduct of their classroom walkthrough observation guide as to structures, time and frequency, recording pieces of evidence, and observation criteria must be fully documented. In order to establish the validity and reliability of the very high level of acceptability of school heads' use of classroom walkthrough observation guide due to its usability, adaptability, and appropriateness, this must be counter checked with the material advancement assessment test results of students in the said division of public high schools in Calamba City.