TEACHING CRAFT AS AN ART: TEACHER’S REPERTOIRE OF SKILLS AND STRATEGIES VIA PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT

This research discloses one of the dimensions of the teachers’ quality of work life among secondary teachers. It was found out that professional growth and development through continuing education had a significant correlation with the amount of trainings that the teachers had. The more training the teachers had engaged with, the better they become as a professional teacher. It equipped them to be more productive and skillful. They felt the great importance of this dimension in their teaching career. Teachers became aware of the current trends and innovations through career progression. It also showed the greatest impact on the teachers quality of work life. Teachers positively embraced the significant contributions it could bring to the teaching profession and that secondary teachers could possess varied repertoire of skills and strategies in the teaching and learning process through professional growth and continuing education

TEACHING CRAFT AS AN ART: TEACHER’S REPERTOIRE OF SKILLS AND STRATEGIES VIA PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT

This research discloses one of the dimensions of the teachers’ quality of work life among secondary teachers. It was found out that professional growth and development through continuing education had a significant correlation with the amount of trainings that the teachers had. The more training the teachers had engaged with, the better they become as a professional teacher. It equipped them to be more productive and skillful. They felt the great importance of this dimension in their teaching career. Teachers became aware of the current trends and innovations through career progression. It also showed the greatest impact on the teachers quality of work life. Teachers positively embraced the significant contributions it could bring to the teaching profession and that secondary teachers could possess varied repertoire of skills and strategies in the teaching and learning process through professional growth and continuing education

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION: MEASURING SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT

This study used the quantitative approach in order to explore and focus on the preparation of appropriate and valid assessment tools relative to one’s teaching. The tri – dimensional work competence of man involves this particular competence in terms of the product or outcome of his effort. His action is ultimately directed to the learning of the students which need to be assessed as part of evaluation purposes and decision – making which requires immediate action in terms of instructional intervention and changes in order to cater to the needs of the students. A researcher – made questionnaire was formulated and distributed to the respondents to describe the general idea of what the teachers have done. The questionnaires consisted of ten statements were retrieved and the data were collated purposively. The data gathered were analyzed and subjected to statistical treatment such as average means and one – way ANOVA. Based on the results, the information reveals that preparation of appropriate and valid assessment tools matters in association with teacher performance