Teaching Competence Model of Secondary Teachers in Filipino

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the best fit model of teaching competences of Filipino teachers in secondary.
 Methodology: The respondents were 400 Filipino teachers from public schools in Region 11, Southern Mindanao, Philippines. The respondents were chosen using stratified random sampling. The data were collected using google forms.
 Results and Discussion: The overall results showed that the respondents had a high level of professional identity, competence of teachers, professional competencies and teaching competences. It also showed a significant relationship between three variables: professional identity, competence of teachers and professional competencies in teaching competences of teachers. Among the five models, model 5 best fits the study.
 Recommendations: Based on the results of the study, the researcher proposed the recommendation to continue and maintain the valuation of the four variables of professional identity, teachers' competence, professional competence, and teaching competence by using them as a basis for the selection of good teachers who possess teaching ability. Moreover, they both obtained the highest descriptive level.