Teachers' Proficiency in English and Process Skills in Science and Mathematics of Selected Teachers in Tabaco City Division

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Education has been working hard to develop the Filipino people through education. Programs and reforms have been introduced and implemented to improve learning of children from kindergarten to high school and to tertiary level. They started to assess the English skills and other proficiencies of teachers through Department of Education Memoranda. These assessments were given to all public-school teachers holding regular plantilla items nationwide to prepare them for the full implementation of the Kindergarten to grade 12 (K to 12) Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) program.

METHODS

The study was descriptive-correlational in nature with the objective of determining and evaluating the level of proficiency of teachers in Tabaco City Division in English and in the process skills in Science and Mathematics.

RESULTS

The study revealed that the mean average rating of teachers in the Teachers' English Proficiency Test (TEPT) was 55.54% described as Moderate while the mean average rating of teachers in the Process Skills Test in Science and Mathematics was 54.50% also described as Moderate. The following least mastered skills of teacher-respondents in the test (TEPT-PST) were observing (74.15%), reading comprehension (67.44%), measuring/quantifying (66.10%), interpreting data (63.12%), classifying (59.52%), predicting (56.31%), structure(53.55%), communicating (52.16%), evaluating (51.67%), making models (50.25%), written expression (45.63%). The above numerical ratings have a descriptive rating of moderate. The skills with low descriptive rating were making conclusions (50.41%), defining operationally (50.25%), experimenting (46.68%), analyzing data (45.14%) and inferring (37.05%).

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher recommended an action plan to improve the proficiency level of teachers. The planned program of activities involves all elementary teachers, school heads, and students and will be monitored by the Public Schools District Supervisors and Education Program Supervisors in English, Science and Mathematics.