Instructional Skills of Teachers in Teaching Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health: An Assessment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Quality education results from competent teachers, thus the annual evaluation of teachers' competencies by the principal is necessary to assure that they are doing their jobs according to the set standards. Instructional competence refers to the skills of the teacher in teaching, guiding, managing, and evaluating learning. The teacher should possess this in order for them to have better performance, to help them improve their teaching performance. Because Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health pertains to the abilities and talents of the student, the teacher must have the ability to encourage each student to showcase their talents without fear and shame.

METHODS

The main concern of the study was to assess the instructional competencies of teachers in Balayan National High School and Governor Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School, Division of Batangas during the school year 2017-2018. Evaluated in this study were seven teachers from Balayan National High School and eight from Governor Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School. The questionnaire was the main instrument for gathering data. The statistical tools used were frequency, percentage, weighted mean, ranking, and t-test.

RESULTS

As a whole, all instructional skills were satisfactorily demonstrated by the two groups of teacher respondents. The results of this study revealed that the instructional skills of the MAPEH teachers were satisfactory to improve the performance of teachers that would redound to better achievement of students, there is a need to propose an action plan.

DISCUSSIONS

The MAPEH teachers of Balayan National High School and Governor Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School should be encouraged to exert efforts to improve their teaching skills to a very satisfactory level. In as much as the two groups of MAPEH teachers had a similar assessment on their performance they should be provided with the proposed action plan that would help them improve their skills.