Personal Characteristics and Instructional Competence of Public Elementary School Teachers

Abstract

The main focus of this study was to find out the significant relationship between the personal characteristics and the instructional competence of public elementary school teachers. A non-experimental quantitative research approach utilizing descriptive correlational design. The geographic location of this study was in Sulop District located in the Municipality of Sulop, a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur. The survey was conducted during the first semester of school year 2025 - 2026. The researcher utilized Google Drive to gather data from the 35 respondents. This study utilized convenient sampling in determining the sample of this study. Only those teachers who manifested their willingness to participate in the research were included in the study. These teachers signed the Informed Consent to show their voluntary participation of the study. The study employed an adopted questionnaire from Marzano (2007). The art and science of teaching: A comprehensive framework for effective instruction. Minor corrections were integrated to suit with the norms established and the corrected copy of the research instrument was given to the research adviser for final corrections and suggestions. The following statistical tools were used in the conduct of this study; Mean to determine the level of personal characteristics and instructional competence of public elementary school teachers and Pearson Product Moment Correlation of Coefficient to determine the significant relationship between personal characteristics and instructional competence of public elementary school teachers. The computed r value of 0.372 was found out to be higher than the critical value of 0.195 at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, the personal characteristics significantly affect the instructional competence of public elementary. Therefore, there was a significant relationship between the personal characteristics and the instructional competence of public elementary school teachers. Thus, it is recommended that the Department of Education officials should develop plans and conduct trainings that could enhance the professional characteristics and instructional competence of public elementary school teachers. And, the Division of Davao del Sur should conduct teachers’ training relative to the professional characteristics of teachers as well as programs that could enhance their instructional competence.