21st Century Social Science Teacher Performance: An Assessment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Those who are out of the loop should not be left behind and there will be a chance to be able to develop our present status in education, through proper evaluation in the type of educational system we have. We really need to be updated in the global system of awareness to improve our education (Briones, 2017). And the answer is the K to 12 systems. In this system, all teacher should need to be prepared for the new curriculum and era of education, especially the enhancement of their career as a 21st-century teacher. This study primarily aimed to determine the 21st-century skills and performance of social science teachers in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

METHODS

The researcher discussed the purpose of the study, instruction, and a significance to the respondents for clarification. The survey papers were distributed personally to the respondents and retrieved the copy of the accomplished questionnaires for evaluation.

RESULTS

There are significant relationships between the 21st-century skills to the performance of the social science teachers in Santa Cruz, Laguna. In further analysis of the Pearson r coefficient, it was found that there is a significant relationship between the two variables. Thus, the null hypothesis stating that there is no significant relationship between the teachers' skills and performance is rejected at 0.05 level of significance. This means that as the performance of the social science teacher goes higher, they utilize the skills of being a 21st-century teacher well.

DISCUSSIONS

The social science teachers may aim for a more innovative and resourceful way of teaching for them to be called as real 21st century teachers. Social science teachers may possess an open-minded skill that will fit them the new trends of teaching. The future social science teachers may give more attention to selecting the most effective and modern strategies and technique in teaching to be able to attain the 21st-century skills and performance. Future researchers may conduct and have a follow-up study taking into consideration other variables that are not included in this study which may be of contribution.