Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers: Self-Assessment Test Result and Profiles of Selected Elementary School Teachers in Talisay District

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

PPST aims to set out clear expectations of teachers along well-defined career stages of professional development; engage teachers to actively embrace a continuing effort in attaining proficiency; and apply a uniformed measure to assess teacher performance, identify needs, and provide support for professional development. This research aimed to analyze the results of the self-assessment of selected elementary schoolteachers in Talisay District along with the 12 priority indicators in the five strands of the PPST and their relationship to the teachers' profiles such as age, teaching position, educational attainment, years of teaching experience and training attended. Strategies to enhance the level of capability of Teachers in each domain of the PPST were also proposed.

METHODS

This study used the quantitative research method, specifically the descriptive survey design to describe the profiles and level of capabilities of the respondents. It also utilized descriptive-correlational research design because it involved existing situations of correlating two or more variables. Sampling methods used were purposive and convenience sampling to select the 30 respondents from the two participating schools in Talisay District.

RESULTS

The results of the study show that profiles such as age, teaching position, educational attainment, years of teaching experience, and trainings attended have no strong correlation with the teachers' performance along the 5 domains of PPST namely content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment, diversity of learners, curriculum and planning, and assessment and reporting. Although the results showed that profiles of the teachers have no bearing with their level of capabilities in performing the 12 indicators enlisted among the 5 domains in the PPST, there is still a need to find ways on improving them.

DISCUSSIONS

Therefore, it is highly recommended to look into the real factors that significantly relate or affect the capability levels of teachers in performing the tasks. Finally, this study is highly subjective because the results were based on the personal assessment of teachers of their capabilities. Therefore, future researchers should make sure to elicit their responses as objective as possible through the use of triangulation method in order to validate the answers of the respondents.