The Impact of Teachers Personality on the Academic Performance of BSED 4th year student of Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

The personality of teachers affects the overall performance of learners and student’s learning outcomes. It is part of an education program that develops skill, competency, and values that students are expected to demonstrate at the end of every period. This study was conducted to determine the Impact of Teacher’s Personality on the Academic Performance of the BSED 4th year students at Bestlink College of the Philippines. The study used descriptive statistics to determine the impact of the teacher’s personality. 40 selected 4th year BSED students of Bestlink College of the Philippines were used as respondents. Using the purposive sampling technique, the respondents were asked to answer validated teacher-made questionnaires. Weighted mean was used to interpret the data on the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age, and area of specialization and the Impact of teacher’s personality in their academic performance in terms of behavior, competence, teaching strategy, and communication skills. Likewise, ranking used to determine the order of the Impact of the respondents. Findings of the study revealed that the majority of the respondents were male, with ages 16-20 years old. Also, the respondents were Values Education majors. The status of the respondents in the Academic performance was good. Behavior, competence, teaching strategies, and communication skills of the Teacher’s personality have an impact on the student’s performance. The teacher's strategy includes developing higher order thinking skills through the art of evaluating students and using communication skills when explaining the topic with clarity or clearness. The common problem encountered by the respondents with their teachers as advisers and classroom manager is being biased. A crafted guide to improving the academic performance of the students through the help of the teacher’s personality. Teachers should attend seminars, quality circles, practicum, workshops, and other educational aids to improve their mastery of knowledge and personality. They should also develop a positive personality towards their students. Based on the findings, the most common behavior was punctuality. Meaning to say, punctuality is the most important factor in the Teacher’s behavior. The teacher’s strategy should be improved to encourage each student to showcase their full potential in their academic performance. Also, students should exert more effort in their academics.