Instructional Supervision and Teachers' Efficacy towards Developing a Training Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This research is focused on developing a training program for instructional supervision by determining the level of instructional supervision of school heads and its relation to teachers' efficacy.

METHODS

This study used descriptive research design through survey questionnaires and document analysis. The respondents were the five (5) elementary school heads and 150 public school teachers in the City Schools Division of Cabuyao.

RESULTS

The result reveals that the instructional improvement and implementation of programs and projects of the school heads as part of their responsibility in supervising instruction was highly manifested by the school heads. They also have a commendable practice of assessing the learning of students, the school heads have the high manifestation of assessing their teachers and that instructional supervision in the field of using technology and learning resources in instruction were highly manifested in the performance of the school heads. The overall mean of 4.32 confirms the very high extent of teachers' sense of efficacy in their teaching profession. Results also indicated that there were significant correlations between the school heads' supervision and teachers' sense of efficacy. As an offshoot of the study, a training program for school heads was developed.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the study is limited to the respondents of the study and does not intend to generalize the entire Schools Division. This study shed light on the assumption that instructional supervision plays an important role that may create positive effects in the sense of efficacy of teachers.