Teachers' Competencies in English in Relation to the Academic Performance of the Grade VI Pupils in Buhi District: Basis for a Training Design

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Several challenges of education require change in the quality and structure of education. Integration of education with corporate sector is required for which course contents needs to be upgraded. And teachers play a vital role in bridging thegap between what is now available in the form of curriculum and the demands of the outside world.

METHODS

This study utilized the descriptive-inferential-correlational method of research with documentary analysis. The Grade VI English teachers accomplished the researcher-made rating scale in gathering the data. Frequency count, percentage, rank, proficiency level, weighted mean, Kendall Coefficient of concordance W, and chi-square (x2) were used to treat the data statistically. Significance level was set at 0.05.

RESULTS

Most of the Grade VI English teachers in the different sectors of Buhi District, Division of Camarines Sur are female English teachers, middle aged, married, experienced educators, have earned some units in Master's Degree, and in terms of present position most of them are Teachers I, II, and III. The Grade VI English teachers are very competent teachers. They are capable of developing the skills of the pupils in listening, speaking, reading, and writing and eventually improve their academic performance in English. There is a highly significant agreement on the rank orders of the level of competencies in teaching English among the English teachers in the different sectors of Buhi District. Most of the public elementary schools in the different sectors of Buhi District, Division of Camarines Sur belonged to bracket 51-70 MPS or Average in terms of academic performance.There is a highly significant relationship between teachers' teaching competencies and academic performance of the public elementary schools in the different sectors of Buhi District.

DISCUSSIONS

This study determined the teachers' competencies in English, as perceived by themselves, in relation to the academic performance of the Grade VI pupils as a basis for a training design. It drew out the personal and professional profiles of the English teachers. Likewise, it assessed the teachers' teaching competencies in English and to what extent have they developed these to their pupils along the four macro skills. It determined the significance of agreement on the rank orders of the level of competencies in teaching English of English teachers in the different sectors. It also drew out the profile of the academic performance in English of the Grade VI pupils. It determined the significant relationship of the teachers' competencies and the academic performance of the pupils. A training design was proposed based on the findings of the study to improve the teaching competencies of English teachers.