Information and Communication Technology Competency Needs of Teachers in district 8, City Of Malolos: Basis for ICT Intervention Program

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to assess the ICT competency of teachers in District 8 in the Division of City of Malolos and formulate an ICT intervention program that will cater their ICT competency needs. The respondents of the study were the 127 public school teachers from District 8 at the Division of City of Malolos. The survey instrument employed was from the National ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (NICS-Teachers) of the Commission of Information andCommunication and Technology. In evaluating the ICT competency needs of teachers, weighted mean was employed. It showed that the level of ICT competency of the respondents based on the aforementioned ICT standard for teachers was “Averag e,” wit h an overall we ig hted mean of 3.37. This means that teachers have the ability to explain and discuss the tasks related to ICT but have not experienced the actual process. Considering the indicators with the lowest weighted mean, the researcher was able to formulate a proposed intervention program that will cater the ICT competency needs of teachers in District 8. Grounded on the important conclusions and findings within the study, it is recommended that teachers should continuously develop their professional g ro wt h i n terms of ICT competencies by means of attending trainings and seminars or learn through the use of different e-learning services. Furthermore, school heads must ensure the proper utilization and management of computers in their respective schools. Lastly, the researcher encourages other researchers to use the proposed ICT intervention program for teachers formulated in this study.