Principals' Level of Management Competencies & Skills in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) as Related to Teachers' Performance: Basis for Module Development

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study reviewed the principals' & teachers' level of management competencies & skills ICT as well as their performance in school. The technological skills, principals' & teachers' management competencies in ICT, level of management & principals' performance, ICT skills of principals' & teachers' performance. Module development was proposed to improve the management competencies & technological skills of principals & teachers in public elementary schools.

METHODS

The researcher made use of the descriptive-correlation method of research. The questionnaire used was derived from the study of San Pascual (2012). The questionnaire identified principals' & teachers' level of management competencies & skills in ICT & their performance. The respondents were 26 public elementary school principals & 260 teachers in Imus City Division by stratified random sampling and used Pearson r & T-test for independent samples. To analyze the data were frequency count, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation & weighted mean.

RESULTS

(1) Principals from the Division of Imus have their ICT related seminars mostly at the National Level. (2) Principals & Teachers' Level of ICT Management Competency is in HIGH-VERY GOOD LEVEL. (3) There is a significant difference in the level of ICT management competency between them. (4)Both teachers & principals' Results Based Performance System ratings are in the VERY SATISFACTORY LEVEL with principals having a slightly higher score & more clustered ratings.(5)Both of them have SKILLFUL & VERY GOOD LEVELS in ICT Skills.(6)There is a significant difference in the ICT skills level with the teachers scoring significantly higher than their principals. (7) Found a strong & inverse relationship between age & ICT skills, gender & ICT skills & years in service & ICT Skills. (8) Module Development to improve ICT management competencies & skills was proposed.

DISCUSSIONS

Principals are relatively new on their role wherein their knowledge of ICT Management Competencies & ICT skills are based on rare training. Principals & teachers have different strengths & weaknesses in ICT Management Competencies with principals focusing more on the administrative use of ICT & training while teachers focus more on ICT program leadership harmonization, using technology to identify &make use of different learning styles & a knowledgeable consultant in ICT. Principals are more acquainted with ICT management than teachers however their limitations in ICT skills hinder their overall effectiveness & authority as an ICT leader.