Teachers’ Personal and Professional Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Students’ Academic Performance in English

April Rose S Francisco

doi:10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.0105

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effects of teachers’ personal and professional demographic characteristics on students’ academic performance in English. To achieve this aim, the researcher used a sample of 37 English secondary teachers and 400 students in the District of Plaridel, Schools Division Office of Bulacan during the academic year 2018-2019. The researcher used the descriptive-correlational method of research, which used a researcher-made questionnaire as the primary data gathering technique. The results of the regression analysis show that the eight (8) variables of the personal demographic characteristics and the four (4) variables of the professional demographic characteristics affect students’ academic performance in English to a various extent as shown by the non-zero coefficients. Results of the analysis of variance of the regression of personal and professional demographic characteristics on students’ academic performance revealed an Fvalue of .955 with a p-value of .490 and an F-value of 1.197 with a p-value of .331. Since the associated probability of the F-value is higher than alpha (0.05), the null hypothesis has to be sustained. This means that all variables of the personal and professional demographic characteristics do not exert significant effects on students’ academic performance in English. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations were offered.

Highlights

Studies link the personal and professional demographic characteristics of teachers to the students’ academic excellence
Another research stated that even though the quality of teachers was high in terms of their academic and professional qualifications, it did not reflect much in performing the students [22].With all these conflicting results in related studies, embarking teachers' demographic characteristics and students' academic performance, the researcher purports to evaluate the relationship between the teachers' demographic characteristics and their impact on students' English performance in a new educational environment
This study consisted of 37 English teachers and 400 students from Schools Division Office of Bulacan, EDDIS II, District of Plaridel during the school year 2018-2019. 3.3 Instrument The primary data gathering tools used in the study were a researcher-made questionnaire on determining teachers’ personal and professional demographic characteristics and a documentary analysis in analyzing the data from the Classroom E-Record to determine the point average of the respondents’ level of performance in English

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Introduction

Studies link the personal and professional demographic characteristics of teachers to the students’ academic excellence. Low-to-moderate evidence of relationship exists between the qualities and skills of an educator [13].school variables such as principals’ and teachers’ years of experience, collaborating with other schools in a “school family,” and meetings between parents and teachers appear to have positive effects on students’ academic achievement [14]. This means that teachers' teaching experience is one of the important factors in improving students' scores that could have significant effects on students' wellness and growth. Another research stated that even though the quality of teachers was high in terms of their academic and professional qualifications, it did not reflect much in performing the students [22].With all these conflicting results in related studies, embarking teachers' demographic characteristics and students' academic performance, the researcher purports to evaluate the relationship between the teachers' demographic characteristics and their impact on students' English performance in a new educational environment

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