Teacher Management Skills: Avenue towards Improved School Performance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The 21st century teacher management skills, they are not new but are newly important because they are in demand today. Those skills should possess self and task management skills such as self-monitoring, self-direction and project management skills. These interpersonal skills include communication, collaboration, cross-cultural, leadership, and social skills. The cognitive skills include critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills. And ICT Literacy such as info media technology and technological literacy (Corpus,2012). This study explores the 21st century teachers’ management skills self and task management, interpersonal, cognitive and ICT literacy and the effect or influence of teacher management skills in the performance of school.

METHODS

The researcher used two sets of questionnaire as research instrument of the study. The teachers' management skills and the school performance were described using the descriptive method. It involves school principals and selected professionals teachers in Santa Cruz District.

RESULTS

The teachers' management skills are all significantly effect to the school's performance in terms of awards and recognition. The teachers' management skills as to self and task and interpersonal were found to be significantly effect to the pupils' performance in terms of awards and recognition. However, cognitive and ICT literacy were found to be not significantly effect to the pupils' performance in terms of awards and recognitions. The teachers' management skills only ICT literacy was found to be significantly effect to the school performance as to IPCR. However, self and task, interpersonal and cognitive were found to be not significantly effect to the school performance in terms of IPCR. The teachers' management skills as to self and task, interpersonal, cognitive and ICT literacy are not significantly effect to the school's performance in terms of SBM. The teachers' management skills as to self and task and interpersonal were found to be significantly effect to the school's performance in terms of PBB. However, cognitive and ICT literacy were found to be not significantly effect to the school's performance in terms of PBB.

DISCUSSIONS

The teachers' management skills as to self and task management skills, interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, and ICT literacy influence to improved school's performance in terms of awards and recognition, IPCR,SBM and PBB.