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Research Paper | Mathematics | Philippines | Volume 13 Issue 8, August 2024 | Rating: 5.2 / 10
Teachers' Professional Preparations, Teaching Efficiency, and their Impact on Students Mathematics Performance
Mariefe T. Saga
Abstract: The study determines the relationship among mathematics teachers' professional preparations, teaching efficiency, and student performance in mathematics subjects for the high school graduates 2010-2011 batch at Mindanao State University - Buug Laboratory High School, Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay. This study used descriptive research to evaluate the teachers' professional preparations, teaching efficiency, and students' mathematics performance. A set of questionnaires was used to gather data on teachers' professional preparations, while administrative records from the schools' secretary and registrar's office provided information on teachers' teaching efficiency and students' mathematics performance. The population of the students was subjected to a sampling process to determine the samples in assessing students' mathematics performance. A total of 90 sample-students out of 117 students who graduated were used in the study. The teachers' professional preparation was rated as average. The efficiency ratings for Math-I teachers were poor (74.27) and satisfactory (75.99); for Math-II, it was very satisfactory (86.12); for Math-III, very satisfactory (89.86); and for Math-IV, very satisfactory (88.05). Overall, the mathematics teachers' efficiency rating was satisfactory (82.2). Among 90 students, 38.89% had fair performance, 30% had poor performance, and only 2.22% had outstanding performance, with an overall GPA of 80.9 (fair performance). A significant relationship was found between teachers' professional preparation and students' performance (r = 0.7221, p = 0.0384) and between teaching efficiency and students' performance (r = 0.8046, p = 0.0251). The study concluded that enhancing teachers' professional preparation and teaching efficiency through upgraded qualifications and ongoing training significantly improves students' mathematics performance, requiring updated methods and instructional materials.
Keywords: students' mathematics performance, teaching efficiency, teachers' professional preparations
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 8, August 2024
Pages: 1774 - 1782