Relationship Between Teachers' Morale and the Academic Performance of the Pupils in Tanauan City South and North District, Division of Tanauan City: Basis for Proposed Action Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teachers' morale is an important factor to be considered in order to develop their job satisfaction. If morale is high, a teacher would do his/her best to promote effective learning, but if it is low, teachers would not live up to their potential ability. It is said that when morale is lost everything is lost.

One of the important factors that greatly affect the academic performance of the learners is the learning environment and how the teachers manage them during the teaching-learning process. The teachers being the most essential of the school's operational system has a vital role in the growth and development of a nation. They should be work oriented, motivated and committed to attain the school's objective of increasing the academic excellence of the learners.

METHODS

This investigation was a descriptive research designed to look into the nature of a situation as it existed at the time of the study through exploring the particular phenomena such as teachers, morale and academic performance of the pupils. In this study, necessary data were collected in order to test the hypothesis or to answer questions about the level of teachers' morale. It determined and reported the strength and weaknesses of the teachers as measured in terms of their morale.

RESULTS

As perceived by the teachers themselves all of the indicators in profile has a significant relationship with the level of morale of elementary teachers. The present study revealed that there was significant relationship between the teachers' morale and the performance of the pupils. That was perceived by the elementary teachers, "often" of morale observed among themselves in terms of job demands, working condition, compensation and benefits, interpersonal relationship with colleagues, communication and opportunities for growth, while "always" observed among them in terms of interpersonal relationship with administrator.

DISCUSSIONS

Continuing educational training and study in the graduate study programs among elementary school teachers is encouraged to strengthen their professional growth since it would result not only to the improvement of their performance as teachers but also to the academic performance of their respective pupils. Designing and planning trainings, seminars, and team building activities that would strengthen and raise the level of teachers' morale to its optimum level as well as increasing their performance incentives is advised.