COMPETENCY-BASED TEACHING STANDARDS OF TEACHERS AT SUMNANGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: AN ANALYSIS 

ANGEL A. CANDEL 

School Principal I

 Sumnanga / Nakanmuan Elementary School

It is a common knowledge that the quality of teaching given by teachers is the quality of learning attained by the learners. Teacher is an indispensable element in molding the learners. Hence, his existence in the academe is crucial. Thus, study aimed to determine the factors affecting the performance of the teachers at Sumnanga Elementary School. This study was conducted on the second quarter of the school year 2017-2018 whose respondents were the seven (7) teachers teaching at Sumnanga Elementary School for the school year 2017-2018. The data needed for the study will be gathered through the use of standardized questionnaire and documentary analysis. The teachers in Sumnanga Elementary School demonstrate, promote and articulate most of the exemplifications to make their teaching effective in all aspects. It is found out that the attitude of the teachers towards teaching is worth to be emulated for the enhancement of teaching and attaining quality standards for teaching. And that personal and professional conduct will put much weight on the learning development of the pupils. These are the reasons for the good performance of the school in general. Thus, the researcher recommends that teachers’ good practices be considered for benchmarking of other schools, and further studies be conducted.

Keywords: competency, teachers, Batanes, teaching standards, basic research