The Level of Competency of the Physical Education Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Paraňaque City: Basis fora Proposed Intervention Program

Abstract

The quality of Physical Education teachers’ professional personality competence can be determined by evaluation of the different factors which may include the teachers themselves, the students, the program used in school, the kind of leadership the teachers manifest and their teaching strategies and assessment practices. Competency is a fundamental professional qualification for the field, and that it should be expected and evaluated as such. The principal aim of this study was to know the level of competencies between the PE and the non-PE major teachers. Specifically, the researcher tried to identify whether both teachers meet the quality standards in teaching the Physical Education subject in the Public Secondary Schools in Districts 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Paranaque City. It seeks to find out from the 125 teachers who are handling Grade 7 to Grade 10 students what levels of their competencies had the greatest impact on their performance and their students’ achievement in school. The main instrument used in thisstudy was the survey questionnaire. The process of developing this instrument attempted to show a true and accurate bases for query with the use of reliability test. Statistical tools were employed such as the Frequency, Percentage and Weighted Mean to determine the levels of competency of the teacher’ respondents. The result of the study reveals that when they are grouped according to their profile and level of competency in teaching Physical Education, teachers who specializes in the subject have a higher level of competency in all areas as compared to the non-major teachers. A proposed intervention program was suggested to help achieve the competency of the PE majors and the non-PE major teachers of Physical Education.