Personal and professional characteristics of teachers in relation to the academic performance of students in San Jose National Agricultural and Industrial High School

International Journal of Research Studies in Management
Divine Word College of San Jose Special Issue
2023 Volume 11 Issue 2

Available Online: 16 May 2023

Author/s:

Marigmen-Balinjare, Mira Lei*
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (marigmenmiralei@gmail.com)

Lanestosa, Ferdinand A.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines

Limos-Galay, Jenny A.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines

Abstract:

The purpose of this research was to investigate how the personal and professional characteristics of teachers at San Jose National Agricultural and Industrial High School (SJNAIHS) affect both the teaching performance of teachers and the academic achievement of their students. In order to achieve this objective, the researcher surveyed a total of 533 students which are randomly selected and 88 teachers. Throughout the entirety of the mixed-methods study, the primary method for data collection was comprised of the researcher’s self-constructed questionnaire. In the qualitative part, interview questions were used and asked for the personal characteristics of teachers that may affect the academic performance of students, it was found that diligence, optimism, compassion, flexibility, and enthusiasm were the characteristics most likely to have an impact on a student’s academic performance. Among the five (5) identified personal characteristics of the teachers, compassion got the highest mean, which means that teachers’ cognitive role taking aspect of compassion and the standards of learning. Furthermore, when it comes to professional characteristics that may affect students’ academic performance, factors such as length of service, highest educational attainment, trainings or seminar attended, and education degree are the factors that have the most impact on the students’ academic performance. It was discovered that a substantial relationship exists between a teacher’s personal and professional characteristics and the effectiveness of their classroom instruction. Therefore, another study related to this research is recommended to be conducted to consider separating data on the teaching performance of teacher education graduates from non-education graduates.

Keywords: personal and professional characteristics, academic performance, teaching performance, compassion, mixed method

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2023.1015

Cite this article:
Marigmen-Balinjare, M. L., Lanestosa, F. A., & Limos- Galay, J. A. (2023). Personal and professional characteristics of teachers in relation to the academic performance of students in San Jose National Agricultural and Industrial High School. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 11(2), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2023.1015

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