The Competencies of Teachers Handling Senior High School Students of the Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the competencies of teachers in handling senior high school students of Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL) Track. The present study used the descriptive method of research to get the perception of respondents on the level of competencies set for the teachers of TVL courses. The questionnaire used in the study was developed from the recent PPST which composed of the seven domains. The respondents of the study include selected TVL teachers from schools offering senior high education. The respondents also include senior high TVL students from the Don A. Roces Sr. Sci-Tech High School, the Krus na Ligas High School, the Quezon City High School, and the Carlos Albert High School. The results of the study showed that in terms of the domains of PPST, majority of the student-respondents assessed the category "Assessment and Reporting" as the highest (3.76), whereas the teachers assessed themselves as "Very Satisfactory" in the "Diversity of Learners" domain and "Outstanding" in the other domains (4.37). According to the majority of the Grade 11 students, which were female, the teacher-respondents were "Outstanding" and "Very Satisfactory." The results revealed that the t-computed value of 8.740 with a p-value of .000 rejects the hypothesis. Hence, the data show a significant difference between the competencies of teachers handling TVL track when the respondents are grouped (students and teacher-respondents).