Competencies of Public Elementary School Teachers in the Second District of Northern Samar, Philippines

Abstract

This study determined the competencies of the public elementary school teachers in the second district of Northern Samar based on the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) along social regard for learning, learning environment, diversity of learners, curriculum, planning, assessing, and reporting, community linkages, and personal growth and professional development. Findings showed that teachers consider themselves to have high competency and they possess the strength to be successful educators. Most of them have completed the training and development needs. As regards social regard for learning, finding showed that teachers have competencies in demonstrating value for learning and that it is of different kinds and from different sources. The
satisfactory rating of school heads on the competency of teachers implies that teachers are satisfying the basic competencies required in the NCBTS.