Email this article Professional Development vis-a-vis Teaching Effectiveness of Public Secondary Mathematics Teachers
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Abstract: Professional Development vis-a-vis Teaching Effectiveness of Public Secondary Mathematics Teachers. Objectives: This study examined the relationship between professional development and students perceptions of mathematics teachers teaching effectiveness in one of the largest public high schools in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Methods: Descriptive and correlational research designs were employed to address the studys objectives. The participants included 30 mathematics teachers and 314 randomly picked students from all the classes handled by the mathematics teachers. An adopted survey questionnaire collected the data on Teaching Effectiveness and Questionnaire Checklist. Findings: Results revealed a moderately significant positive relationship between teaching experience and participation in professional development activities, and mathematics teachers commitment. The result suggests that commitment to the teaching profession necessitates teaching experience. The study likewise indicated a significant positive relationship between mathematics teachers professional development activities and teaching for independent learning. Conclusion: Exposure to such professional activities is an essential factor that influences teachers development, sense of responsibility to their profession, and ability to assist their students in becoming independent learners.
Keywords: mathematics teachers, perceptions, professional development, teaching effectiveness.
Abstrak: Pengembangan Profesional versus Efektivitas Mengajar Guru Matematika SMA Negeri. Tujuan: Studi ini mempelajari hubungan antara pengembangan profesional dan persepsi siswa terhadap efektivitas pengajaran guru matematika di salah satu SMA Negeri terbesar di Visayas Timur, Filipina. Metode: Desain penelitian deskriptif dan korelasional digunakan pada penelitian ini. Peserta terdiri dari 30 guru matematika dan 314 siswa yang dipilih secara acak dari semua kelas yang diajar oleh guru matematika. Kuesioner survei yang diadopsi mengumpulkan data tentang Efektivitas Pengajaran dan Checklist Kuesioner. Temuan: Hasil mengungkapkan hubungan positif yang cukup signifikan antara pengalaman mengajar dan partisipasi dalam kegiatan pengembangan profesional, dan komitmen guru matematika. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa komitmen terhadap profesi guru membutuhkan pengalaman mengajar. Studi ini juga menunjukkan hubungan positif yang signifikan antara kegiatan pengembangan profesional guru matematika dan pengajaran untuk pembelajaran mandiri. Kesimpulan: Paparan terhadap beberapa kegiatan profesional merupakan faktor penting yang mempengaruhi perkembangan guru, rasa tanggung jawab terhadap profesi mereka, dan kemampuan untuk membantu siswa menjadi pembelajar mandiri.
Kata kunci: guru matematika, persepsi, pengembangan profesi, efektivitas mengajar.
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