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ADMINISTRATORS REACTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE

ROLE OF ADMINISTRATORS PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES

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A Title Research Proposal

Presented to

DR. Gilbert R. Arce, President and

Professor of the Graduate Program for Education

University of Northern Philippines

Vigan City

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In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Course

Research Seminar in Education (RS399b)

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by

JOSEPH U. DULATRE

2018
Chapter I

THE PROBLEM

“Encouraging employees to view problems in constructive perspective is the challenging


role that a transformational leader shall possess in order
to convey success in an organization ”

Introduction

With the evolution of educational reforms, administration and supervision remains

in the pursuit of quality and effective school governance. Effective school administration

lies on the efficiency of leadership styles being employed in the different learning

institution. Educational managers varies in the exercise of their duties and functions as the

prime movers of change in the educational system.

Administration and supervision has been regarded as the two most important

aspects of the educational system thus, school administrators should deal with it in a

manner where they can employ administrative and supervisory practices just to ensure

appropriate remedies or adjustment in the changing needs of the educational arena.

Rapid changes in the kinesis of learning institution brought about by 21st century

skills and competencies gains merged reactions from school administrators and teachers.

Some of this reactions may either foster developments or immobility in the performance

of the school as a whole. Hence, human and interpersonal relationships is a common factor

to maximize the full and effective participation of all the employees in dealing with this

challenges and later on bringing success to the organization. It is indeed necessary that

school administrators must ensure relevant leadership styles.

Leadership styles define the managerial aspects of school administration in

providing methods and directions in school planning as well as the placement and

movements of school personnel. They can be regarded as transformational, transactional,


servant, democratic, autocratic, laissez – fair, bureaucratic, charismatic and situational

leadership styles.

Dealing with a certain management styles makes an administrator be at variance to

other administrator since it is impossible to employ all of these that is why the choice of

leadership styles may have a great impact in the realization of institutional objectives

cascaded from the vision, mission and core values of the department of education.

For instance administrator X has been respected by his faculty members and highly

regarded as successful team leader because he continuously manage to bring about progress

not only in physical and instructional developments but also a positive rapport between and

among his subordinates.

In disparity, other leaders in the organization reports that their faculty seem

disengaged. They experience high inefficiency of staff, and their results are often

disappointing that makes the institution into a situation where progress are limited.

So, what could have been the difference of administrator X to that of other leaders?

One could tell that he is doing its duties and functions as a leader which gains support from

his colleagues. Perhaps we could even say that he is efficient in ways and means to

communicate and revitalized school undertakings with the cooperation of all the teachers

and staff under his organization. One could say that he differ from the other leaders because

of his ability to manage school personnel and resources effectively. In general,

administrator X exercised unique strategies and skills in leadership styles. He is

a transformational leader that conveyed positive behavior from its employees. Therefore

willingness to perform specific duties and responsibilities are more likely to evolve and

manifest by all the members and staff of the organization.


Transformational leadership is a leadership style in which leader employs for the

purpose of bringing about the best in people unexpectedly by doing specific tasks in a way

where they can exercise their full potentials. This will enable encouragement, inspiration

and motivation of all the employees to become innovative and creative in making

progressive change that will help grow and shape the future success of the schools

institution.

To attain this, school administrators should live by setting an example at the top

level through a strong sense of corporate principles, employee’s empowerment and

independence in the workplace. Transformational leaders inspire and motivate their

workforce without controlling — they trust trained employees to take authority over

decisions in their assigned jobs. It’s a management style that’s designed to give employees

more room to be creative, and problem solvers by finding great challenges and experiences

that would answer timeworn problems in the system. They are basically innovative in

wanting to know what has been changed and what are the adjustments needed in order to

cope up with this changes.

Some of the basic characteristics of transformational leadership are inspirational,

in that the leader can inspire workers to find better ways of achieving a goal; mobilization,

because leadership can mobilize people into groups that can get work done, and morale, in

that transformational leaders raise the well-being and motivation level of a group through

excellent rapport. They are also good at conflict resolution.

Transformational leaders are sometimes call quiet leaders. They are the ones that

lead by example. Their style tends to use rapport, inspiration, or empathy to engage

followers. They are known to possess courage, confidence, and the willingness to make

sacrifices for the greater good. They possess a single-minded need to streamline or change
things that no longer work. The transformational leader motivates workers and understands

how to form them into integral units that work well with others.

School administrators are the administrative and professional leaders in the

institution. It is necessary that they be evaluated by looking into the nature and extent in

which they perform their administrative functions. Best transformational leadership styles

of the school administrators must be evaluated in accordance with efficiency, quality and

timeliness with which several activities are carried through as reflected in the school

performance.

It has been a conception that the poor performance of the educational institution is

embedded on the incompetency of transformational leadership styles among school

administrators. Many people believe that school administrators play a vital role in bringing

about positivity and improvement in the school setting particularly the teaching – learning

process in order to improve the quality of education that will uplift the performance of

educators and learners in the different key result areas. Some of these areas include the

level of school, NAT results, Performance - Based Bonuses as well as Curricular and Co

– curricular Contests / Activities, among others.

Much of the success of education rests on the types of leadership abilities of school

administrators in creating conditions so that better teaching and learning may take place.

The program to upgrade the educational practices should take into account the

transformational leadership styles of middle school administrators as a major factor to

bring the improvement in the educational system.

In the schools division of Ilocos Sur, transformational leadership styles may have

not known to all the middle level secondary administrators that some of the aspects of these

leadership style are being exercised and utilized in their functions as school managers.
School administrators’ are doing their best they can be to come up with progressive

transformations that will yield awards and recognitions in order to bring glory and success

to their respective institution. This is evident through the conduct of different educational

searches by the division offices such as search for best brigada implementers, best school

based management, best gulayan sa paaralan and the likes.

The preceding situation and educational analysis prompted the conduct of this

study to examine the perceived level of middle level administrator’s reaction to

organizational change and transformational leadership styles in the division of Ilocos Sur

and to measure the influence of such characteristics to the quality of educational

performance. Thus, this study may provide important information on the transformational

leadership styles of middle level secondary school administrators. The results of this study

will be a great help to the school administrators in determining their strengths and

weaknesses as principals and school heads. The findings may serve as future bases for the

school administrators in defining the importance and impact of transformational leadership

style in decision making as well as in school planning with regard to proper procedures

and steps in order to improve their administrative capabilities particularly in their

respective stations.

This study will also look into the crafting of enhance supervisory plan/manual that

will serve as a basis for educational managers to improve their functioning as the head of

the institution.

Statement of the Problem

The study aims to assess the administrator’s reaction to organizational change: the

role of administrator’s personal attributes and leadership styles of middle level

administrators in the division of Ilocos Sur for School Year 2020 - 2021.
Specifically it aims to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the school administrators in terms of the following

factors?

a. age,

b. sex,

c. educational attainment,

d. religious affiliation,

e. length of administrative experience, and

f. relevant training and seminars attended?

2. What is the level of the administrator’s reaction to change along the following

areas:

a. change in instruction

a.1 teachers teaching with technology,

a.2 research, and

a.3 enhancement trainings and seminars?

b. change in schools operation

b.1 performance appraisal system

b.2 fiscal management operation system, and

b.3 international standardization for operation?

3. What is the level of the transformational leadership styles of the administrators

along the following components:

a. intellectual stimulation,

b. individualized consideration,

c. inspirational motivation, and


d. idealized influence?

4. What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the

transformational leadership styles of middle level school administrators in the

division of Ilocos Sur?

5. What supervisory plan could be proposed?

5.1 What is the level of validity of proposed supervisory plan along the

following areas;

a. objectivity,

b. content,

c. validity,

d. functionality, and

e. acceptability

Theoretical Framework

It has been theorized that the performance of schools as an institution is related to

the leadership style being employed by the school administrators. Hence, to support this

research, the researcher hereby presents some important related literature and studies from

local and foreign resources hereunder that were reviewed to create a clear definite view on

the topic of transformational leadership style of administrators.

On Administrators Personal Attributes

These include, age, sex, educational attainment, religious affiliation, length of

administrative experience and relevant trainings/seminars attended.

In different views, age is a considerable factor in the performance of school

administrators.
On Administrator’s Reaction to Organizational Change

Employees’ reactions to change are influenced by a number of factors. It is

reasonable to expect employees to react since the process of change involves going from

the known to the unknown, and when employees react, it is important to distinguish

between the symptoms of their reactions and the causes behind them.

In the study of (Porras &Roberston, 1992, as cited by Furxhi et. al, 2015)

organizational change is defined as the implementation of the strategies, created to change

job conduct of the employee in order to improve the organizational performance and that

the change can be affected by internal and exterior factors; it can take different sizes and

shapes, and can affect all the organizations of the industry.

On Transformational Leadership Styles

What could had been the success of school administration will always be attributed

to the types of leadership being employed by the school administrators. Researchers and

research practitioners in the 20th and 21st centuries have extensively described leadership

as the ability to direct or inspire followers to attain certain goals and objectives.

According to Zofi (2011), “no one person regardless of how 5 talented and

hardworking is capable of mastering all that is required of business leadership today” (p.

230). Leadership in the virtual workplace has reflected the paradigm shift that has occurred,

bringing a new order of business relationships and a new definition for the role of an

effective leader. The very nature of dispersed team members is that global virtual leaders

can no longer successfully manage through traditional leadership styles, using command-

and-control techniques. They need to delegate roles and responsibilities to followers and

remember that GVT members may be out of sight, but they cannot be out of mind.
Transformational leaders are believed to achieve such results through aligning their

subordinates’ goals with those of the organization and by providing an inspiring vision of

the future (Bass, 1985).

Transformational leadership is important in promoting and managing school

development by influencing teachers both directly and indirectly. Research indicates

transformational leadership practices supply a link to teacher outcomes and teacher beliefs

regarding their individual and collective ability in addition to their collective capacity

(Demir, 2008). Leadership provides significant differences in the organization, dimensions

of leadership and culture. Leadership and organizational culture do positively affect the

operation of a learning environment in addition to providing greater job satisfaction.

Transformational leadership provides enhancement of employee skills, encourages

innovation, and develops educator’s potential (Chang, Su-Chao & Lee, Ming-Shing, 2007).

In viewing school structure for 21st century schools, can no longer educators teach all that

is necessary for students to learn; rather educators must teach the value of knowing where

and how to find resources which supply the information to students.

In understanding the types of transformational leadership styles, (Bass, 1985 as

cited by Sandell, 2012) it is typically divided into four major components: (1) inspirational

motivation; (2) idealized influence; (3) individualized consideration; and (4) intellectual

stimulation. Inspirational motivation involves the ability to communicate clearly and

effectively while inspiring workers to achieve important organizational goals.

Bass and Riggio (2006) share the view that transformational leadership is

intellectual stimulation that encourages the delivery of content for teaching and learning.

“Transformational leaders stimulate followers to be innovative and creative by questioning

old assumptions, traditions, and beliefs; reframing problems; and approaching old
situations in new ways” (Hoy & Miskel, 2005). This approach to leadership authenticates

experiences students obtain from diverse backgrounds and context. Bass and Riggio (2006)

offer a second dimension of transformational leadership that promotes individualized

consideration with a focus on the holistic needs of students. Hoy and Miskel (2006) support

this finding when they state: “Individualized consideration means that transformational

leaders pay particular attention to each individual’s need for achievement and growth.”

Transformational leadership has important foci: First, relationships between the institution

and individuals. The quality of the relationship is built on the perception the task is

important to the stakeholder. This is based on the quality of the relationship between

leaders and followers. Transformational leaders recognize the need for establishing

relationships with multiple stakeholders who may or may not fit the current situation

(Hoyle, 2001; Wagner, 2006).Second, relationships successfully established between

educational leaders and stakeholders afford more opportunity for students (Hoyle, 2001;

Wagner, 2006).
Conceptual Framework

This study will revolve around the research paradigm shown below:

INPUT

1. Administrators Personal Attributes


a. age b. sex
c. civil status d. educational attainment
e. length of administrative experience f. religious affiliation
2. Administrators’ Reaction to Change
a. change in instruction b. change in schools operation
a.1 state of the art instruction b.1 performance appraisal system
a.2 research b.2 ISO
a.3 daily learning log b.3 fiscal management system
3. Transformational Leadership Styles
a. intellectual stimulation b. individualized consideration
c. inspirational motivation d. idealized influence

PROCESS

1. Descriptive analysis on:


a. administrators’ personal attributes F
b. administrators’ reaction to organizational structure E
c. administrators’ transformational leadership style
E
2. SWOT Analysis on the Administrators’ Transformational Leadership Style: D
a. intellectual stimulation b. individualized consideration B
c. inspirational motivation d. idealized influence A
C
3. Formulation and Validation of Enhanced Supervisory Plan K

OUTPUT

Valid Supervisory Plan for the Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

Figure 1. The Research Paradigm


As illustrated in the paradigm, the level administrators’ transformational
leadership can be the basis in crafting valid supervisory plan.
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Operational Definitions of Terms

Relative to the objectives of the study, the following significant terms are

operationally defined in the context in which they were used in the study.

Supervisory Practices. These refer to the administrative roles or activities

conducted by school administrators in the Selected Districts in the Division of Ilocos Sur.

These includes Santiago, Banayoyo - Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts in total learning

process and in bringing about improvement of the school.

Human and Public Relations. It refers to the skill of the administrators in

creating harmonious relations with teachers, parents, officials, and pupils for the smooth

running of the school activities.

Classroom Observation. It refers to the administrators’ actual observation

of the teacher at work to study their strengths and weaknesses and to explore their needs

and problems so as to improve the teaching learning situation.

Guidance. It is a function of supervision to help, guide and assist the

teachers and pupils in the application of the solution discovered.

Physical Plant and Facilities. This refers to the number of classrooms,

functional comfort rooms, library, guidance office, non-instructional room, stock room,

faculty room, principal’s office, school canteen, computer room, number of available

computers and printers, resources, community relations as well as research and

development.
Research. It is a function of supervision to evaluate the effectiveness to

look for the thread mills and solutions to the problems and weaknesses discovered.

Evaluation. It is a function of supervision to measure the effectiveness and

workability of the solutions to the problems and weaknesses discovered.

In – Service Education Program. It refers to all efforts of the

administrative and supervisory officials to promote by appropriate means of the

professional growth and development of educational workers through illustrative and

curriculum study, classroom visitation and supervisory assistance.

Administrator’s’ Related factors. These refer to the administrative factors under

study such as sex, civil status, age, administrative position, educational attainment, family

background, salary and length of administrative service.

Age. It refers to the chronological age of the respondents or the number of

years from birth to the year the data will be gathered.

Sex. This refers to the state of being male and female of the respondents.

Civil Status. This is the condition of the person that determines the nature

of his legal personality. In this study, it describes whether the respondent is single, married

or widowed.

Educational Attainment. It refers to the highest academic degree

obtained by the respondents and categorized into bachelor’s degree, master’s

degree, or doctorate degree.

Monthly Salary. It refers to the earning of the respondents, his/her basic

pay and allowance. In this study it refers to the administrators pay every month.

Administrative Position. It refers to the position of the administrators. It

is classified as either principal, school head or officer – in – charge. .


Length of Administrative Experience. This refers to the number of years

that the administrators have been occupying their administrative function.

Performance of Teachers. This refers to the assessment on how teachers do their

assigned task as rated by the administrators and by themselves. It is also a result of the

teacher’s performance as reflected in the Individual Performance Commitment and

Review Form (IPCRF) of a given rating period which consider four aspects: teaching –

learning process, student learning outcomes, community involvement, and professional

growth and development. As used in this study, the performance of teachers is categorized

into five levels;

Outstanding, Very Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, and Poor.

Scope and Delimitation

This study determined the level of supervisory practices of 38 public school

administrators and performance of 114 teachers of Santiago, Banayoyo, Lidlidda and San

Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos Sur for the School Year 2016 – 2017.

The supervisory practices along human and public relations, classroom

observation, guidance, physical plant and facilities, performance rating, research,

evaluation, and in – service education program were considered. In addition, it also looked

into the relationship between supervisory practices and the selected personal factors of

administrators, namely: age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, monthly salary,

administrative position and length of administrative experience.

The performance of teachers was based on the results of Individual Performance

Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF) for the school year 2015 – 2016 with the

following components: teaching – learning process, students’ learning outcomes,

community involvement and professional growth and development.


The data on the supervisory practices of administrators and performance of

teachers were gathered by means of questionnaires adopted and modified from the

instrument used by Siababa (2003). These were interpreted using frequency count and

percentages, mean, and simple correlation analysis.

Assumptions

This study was guided by the following assumptions:

1. The effectiveness of the supervisory practices as perceived by administrators

and by teachers is measurable.

2. There is significant relationship between teacher’s performance and the level

of administrators’ supervisory practices.

3. The responses to the questions reflect the respondents’ honest and true

perceptions of the supervisory practices of the administrators.

Hypotheses

Based on the problems raised in this study, the following hypotheses were

considered:

1. There is no significant differences in the supervisory practices between and

among public school administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo - Lidlidda and San

Emilio Districts.

2. There is no significant relationship between the supervisory practices of the

administrators and the administrators’ personal factors.

3. There is no significant relationship between teachers’ performance and the level

of supervisory practices of the administrators.

Research Methodology
This section explains the research design, population and sample, data gathering

instrument and procedure that were employed in the conduct of the study as well as the

statistical treatments used.

Research Design. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the researcher

utilized the descriptive – correlational method of research with the questionnaire as data

gathering tool.

The descriptive method was employed to describe the profile of the administrators

and to look into the level of their supervisory practices. On the other hand, the correlational

method was used to establish the relationship between the profile of the administrators,

their supervisory practices, and the performance of their teachers.

Population and Sample. The population of the study was composed of all the

school heads, and three teacher - representatives in the three Districts of the Ilocos Sur

Division namely: Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio for the School Year 2016

- 2017. These respondents were distributed in the different districts and schools. The

population and sample is shown in Table 1.

Table 1
Distribution of the Population and Sample by District and School
Head Teacher Teacher
District / Schools Principals III/TIC
Teachers Representative
Santiago
Santiago NHS 1 0 0 3
Ambucao Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Butol Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Caburao Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Dan - ar Community School 1 0 0 3
Gabao Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Olo – olo Elementary School 0 0 1 3
Sabangan Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Salincub Elementary School 0 1 0 3
San Roque Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Santiago South Central School 1 0 0 3
Santiago North Central School 1 0 0 3
Banayoyo
Banayoyo NHS 1 0 0 3
Banayoyo Central School 1 0 0 3
Bagbagotot Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Banlo Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Bay-asan Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Casilagan Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Montero Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Naguimba Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Lidlidda
Lidlidda NHS 1 0 0 3
Banucal Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Bequi-walin Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Lidlidda North Central School 1 0 0 3
Lidlidda South Central School 1 0 0 3
Tay-ac Elementary School 0 0 1 3
San Emilio
San Emilio NHS 0 1 0 3
Cangao Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Kalumsing Integrated School 0 1 0 3
Lancuas Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Lidaoen Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Masiosioay Elementary School 0 1 0 3
Matibuey Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Paltoc Annex Elementary School 1 0 0 3
Paltoc Elementary School 1 0 0 3
San Emilio East Central School 0 1 0 3
San Emilio West Central School 1 0 0 3
Sibsibbu Elementary School 0 0 1 3
Data Gathering Instrument. The data in this study were gathered through the use

of questionnaire checklists adopted and modified from Siababa (2003) in his study entitled,

“Supervisory Practices of Administrators and Performance of Teachers in Vigan District

of Ilocos Sur”.

Part I – Profile of Administrators such as age, gender, civil status, position, salary,

educational attainment, and length of administrative experience; Part II – Supervisory

practices in terms of human and public relations, classroom observation, guidance, physical

plant and facilities, performance rating, research, evaluation and in – service education

program. In gathering data on teachers’ performance, documentary analysis will be

utilized.

The following norms were used to interpret the data gathered:

Administrators’ Supervisory Practices

Point Value Range Item Description Overall Level

5 4.21-5.00 Very Much Very High

4 3.41-4.20 Much High

3 2.61-3.40 Moderate Average

2 1.81-2.60 Not Much Low

1 1.00-1.80 Not at All Very Low

Performance of Teachers (based on the Individual Performance Commitment and


Review Form)
Statistical Range Descriptive Rating (DR)

4.500 – 5.000 Outstanding

3.500 – 4.499 Very Satisfactory

2.500 – 3.499 Satisfactory


1.500 – 2.499 Unsatisfactory

1.000 – 1.499 Poor

Data Gathering Procedure. Getting the support of school leaders or

administrators is a key factor to the success of this study. As an initial preparation for the

gathering of data, the researcher sought permission from the School Division

Superintendent through channels to distribute the sets of questionnaire to the administrator

and teacher-respondents. When permission was obtained, the researcher personally

distributed and retrieved the questionnaires to administrator and teacher respondents.

Statistical treatment of Data. The data that were gathered were treated using the

following statistical tools:

1. Frequency count and percentage were used to describe the profile of the

respondents.

2. The mean was used to describe the level of assessment towards supervisory

practices.

3. Simple Linear Correlation Analysis was used to determine the relationship

between administrators’ personal factors, supervisory practices and teachers’

performance.

4. Oneway Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was also employed to find out

whether there are significant differences in the administrators’ supervisory

practices.
Chapter II

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter deals with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data

gathered relative to the problems raised in the study.

Problem 1. What is the profile of the school administrators in terms of the

following personal factors?

g. age,

h. sex,

i. civil status,

j. educational attainment,

k. monthly salary,

l. administrative position, and

m. length of administrative experience?

Profile of the Respondents

The profile of the school administrators in terms of the personal factors is presented

in Table 2.
On Age. Majority (17 or 44.7 %) of the administrator – respondents are along the

age bracket above 50 while one (2.6%) is within 30 and below.

On Sex. It is also seen in the table that most (23 or 60.5%) of the administrator -

respondents are male while 15 (24.3%) are female.

On Civil Status. Most of the administrators are married with a total of 36 (94.7%)

while only 2 (5.3%) registered as single.

On Educational Attainment. Of the 38 administrator – respondents, 19 (50.0%)

have master’s units while 4 (10.5%) are doctorate degree holder.

On Monthly Salary. It can be gleaned in Table 2 that majority of the administrator

– respondents (14 or 36.8%) are within the salary bracket of P35, 000 – 39, 000. On the

other hand, five (13.2%) are still on the lowest salary bracket which ranges from 20,000 –

24,000.

On Administrative Position. Most (12 or 31.6%) of the administrator – respondents

are Head Teacher III while ten (26.3%) are Principal I, and seven (18.4%) are Principal II.

Only 4 (10.5%) are registered as Head Teacher I, 3 (7.89%) are Teacher III / TIC and the

least mean rated as Principal II with two (5.26%). The data further shows that (50%) have

Principal positions because some of the schools are tagged as small schools.

On Length of Administrative Experience. Eighteen (47.4%) of the administrator –

respondents have administrative experience of 11 years and above, while 11 (28.9%) have

6 – 10 years of service and nine (23.7%) falls at the bracket 5 years and below. This

suggests that most of the respondents have a relative long period in the administration

service. It is apparent that they are not new in school administration.

Table 2
Profile of the School Administrators in Terms of Personal Factors
Variables f %

Age
Above 50 17 44.7
41 – 50 15 39.5
31 – 40 5 13.2
30 and below 1 2.6
Total 38 100
Sex
Male 23 60.5
female 15 39.5
Total 38 100
Civil Status
Single 2 5.3
Married 36 94.7
Total 38 100
Educational Attainment
With Master’s Units 19 50
Master’s Degree 11 28.9
With Doctoral Units 4 10.5
Ed.D./ Ph.D. 4 10.5
Total 38 100
Salary
P40, 000 – above 5 13.2
P35, 000 – 39, 000 14 36.8
P30, 000 – 34, 000 9 23.7
P25, 000 – 29, 000 5 13.2
P20, 000 – 24, 000 5 13.2
Total 38 100
Administrative Position
TIII / OIC 3 7.9
Head Teacher I 4 10.5
Head Teacher III 12 31.6
Principal I 10 26.3
Principal II 7 18.4
Principal III 2 5.26
Total 38 100
Length of Administrative Experience
11 years and above 18 47.4
6 – 10 11 28.9
5 years and below 9 23.7
Total 38 100
Problem 2. What is the level of the teachers’ performance along the

following:

a. teaching – learning process,

b. student learning outcomes,

c. community involvement, and

d. professional growth?

Level of Teachers Performance

Table 3 shows the level of performance of the teacher - respondents of Santiago,

Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts of the Division of Ilocos Sur using the

following Key Result Areas (KRA’s): teaching learning process, student learning

outcomes, community involvement, and professional growth.

The table shows that the Teaching – Learning Process gained the highest mean of

4.42 which described as “Very Satisfactory”. This means that the teachers’ prepared

specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and time bound daily lessons using appropriate

strategies and techniques in teaching. This further indicates that teachers have well planned

instruction.

It also reveals that student learning outcomes registered a mean of 4.25 (“Very

Satisfactory”). This implies that the teachers’ action demonstrates value for learning and

the learners’ was able to grasps the lessons. In terms of assessment, the teachers are able

to interpret students’ scores and make this as a grass roots to enhance better learning

outcomes.

It is likewise revealed in the table that community involvement has a mean of 4.03

(“Very Satisfactory”) which shows that teacher’s participation and involvement in the

community are well established. This means that teachers are fully aware of the partnership
between school and the community hence it is imperative that teachers need to consider

the community as their main partner in bringing about holistic development of the learners.

Meanwhile, professional growth of teachers got the least mean of 3.51 described as

“Very Satisfactory” level of competence. This finding could be the effect of lengthy travel

in pursuing post graduate education because majority of the teachers are based in the

interior municipalities of the province.

Table 3
Level of Teachers Performance

Districts / School

Key Result Areas


Banayoyo - San
Santiago Mean DR
Lidlidda Emilio
Teaching Learning
4.33 4.58 4.34 4.42 VS
Process
Student Learning
4.03 4.37 4.34 4.25 VS
Outcomes
Community Involvement 3.77 4.37 3.94 4.03 VS

Professional Growth 3.59 3.75 3.18 3.51 VS

Overall 3.93 4.27 3.95 4.05 VS

As a whole, the table shows that the teacher – respondents garnered a mean of 4.05

describe as “Very Satisfactory” with a statistical range of (3.500 – 4.499%) level of

performance.

While the teacher – respondents got “Very Satisfactory” level in all the four key

result areas, they need to pay attention to their professional growth which registered the

lowest mean.

When rated per district level, it is evident that performance of teachers of


Banayoyo – Lidlidda Districts registered 4.27 followed by San Emilio District with 3.95

while Santiago District garnered 3.93 all described as “Very Satisfactory.”

Problem 3. What is the level of the supervisory practices of the administrators

along the following components:

e. human and public relations,

f. classroom observation,

g. guidance,

h. physical plant and facilities,

i. performance rating,

j. research,

k. evaluation, and

l. in – service training program?

The Perceived Level of the Supervisory Practices Along:

A. Human and Public Relations

Table 4 shows the mean ratings of the level of the supervisory practices along

human and public relations of the school administrators as perceived by themselves and

their teachers.

Table 4
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along Human and Public Relations

Administrators Supervisory
Administrators Teachers As a Whole
Practices
Human and Public Relations X DR X DR X DR
1. Respect the personality of all
individuals with whom I come in 4.89 VM 4.68 VM 4.79 VM
contact with.
2. Give full consideration to other’s
4.76 VM 4.55 VM 4.66 VM
ideas, feelings, values and suggestions.
3. Encourage social activities that build
friendly relationship among the staff, 4.66 VM 4.59 VM 4.63 VM
pupils and community.
4. Cooperate and coordinate with other
government agencies in the
4.55 VM 4.46 VM 4.51 VM
implementation of the different
programs in school and community.
5. Extend the benefits of the different
government thrusts to the community
4.63 VM 4.5 VM 4.57 VM
through assemblies and PTCA
meetings.
6. Know thoroughly the socio –
economic level of each family and of 4.34 VM 4.36 VM 4.35 VM
the neighborhood.
7. Exercise leadership in promoting
parent participation in common 4.68 VM 4.52 VM 4.6 VM
problems.
8. Adopt systematic reporting and
4.58 VM 4.43 VM 4.51 VM
recording of all reports in school.
Overall 4.64 VM 4.51 VM 4.58 VM

The table states that the administrators supervisory practices on human and public

relations reveals that most administrators respect the personality of all individuals they

come and contact with as evident in the highest registered mean of 4.89 (administrators

perception) and 4.68 (teachers perception) described as “very much” which indicates that
administrators established good working relationship among his/her subordinates by way

of respecting the different personality of people around them.

In an interview with Dr. Natividad B. Reyes, Principal II of Santiago National High

School stated that “subordination along with collaboration is very important aspect of

school administration whereas administrators should consider that all other school

personnel is important therefore it is a must for an administrator to established good human

relation in order to have smooth flow of activities.”

This further implies that in order to have an effective way of manning different type

of personnel, an administrator must put into consideration the importance of establishing

open relationship when working with personnel and staff.

Meanwhile, the implementation of item no. 6 which is “Know thoroughly the socio

– economic level of each family and of the neighborhood” registered the lowest mean by

both respondents at 4.34 and 4.36 respectively regarded as “very much”. This explains that

school administrators put more emphasis on other aspects of human and public relations

specifically on item numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 rather than exhausting all efforts in

determining the socio – economic status of people in the community.

On the over all, the administrators’ functions implementation as perceived by

themselves and teachers is rated with 4.64 and 4.51 described as “Very Much.”

B. Classroom Observation

Table 5 are the perceived level of the supervisory practices along classroom

visitation as perceived by the school administrators’ and their teachers. The

implementation of almost all the items is described as “Very Much”. Their mean ratings

ranges from 3.84 – 4.47.


Table 5
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts Classroom Obsevation

Administrators Supervisory
Administrators Teachers As a Whole
Practices
Classroom Visitation X DR X DR X DR
1. Enter the classroom quietly and sit
behind the class while the discussion 4.47 VM 4.33 VM 4.33 VM
is in progress.
2. Center my attention in all aspects
of the teaching and learning process 4.45 VM 4.35 VM 4.35 VM
during my visitation.
3. Spend a full period in the
3.84 M 4.06 M 4.06 M
classroom.
4. Have a record of my observation
4.42 VM 4.31 VM 4.31 VM
(DepEd Form 178)
5. Hold with teachers after my
4.39 VM 4.17 M 4.17 M
observation.
6. Appraise lesson plans and
4.45 VM 4.34 VM 4.34 VM
reference materials.
7. Check on adequacy of each
4.29 VM 4.24 VM 4.24 VM
material by teachers and pupils.
Overall 4.33 VM 4.26 VM 4.30 VM

Administrators usually item 1 “Enters the classroom quietly and sit behind the class

while the discussion is in progress” registered the highest mean score of 4.47 (VM) as

perceived by themselves and 4.33(VM) as perceived by the teachers. However, component

along item no. 3 “Spend full period in the classroom” with 3.84 (M) and 4.06 (M) scored
the lowest mean as rated by both respondents. This implies that school administrators do

not have enough time to observed the whole duration of classes maybe because of the

following reasons; a.) So many school reports to accomplish b.) Trainings, conferences and

seminars d.) So many meetings to be attended and e.) Other school related activities.

Moreover, administrators have 4.33 (VM) as perceived by themselves and 4.26

mean score (VM) as perceived by teachers on classroom visitation which implies that

administrators practice high level of supervision on classroom visitation.

This findings is supported on the study of Monakil (1993) as mentioned by Siababa

(2003) that the principals and head teachers were concerned in the improvement of the

educative process in their school as evidenced by their sustained effort of helping teachers

teach subjects with effectiveness and efficiency.

C. Guidance

The component on guidance of the administrators’ supervisory practices is

presented in table 6 as perceived by the teachers and school administrators. The obtained

means range from 4.37 – 4.89 is described as “Very Much”.

Table 6
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along Guidance

Administrators Supervisory Practices As a


Administrators Teachers
Whole
Guidance X DR X DR X DR
1. Assist teachers in the solution of their
instructional problems such as the proper
choice of teaching procedures, instructional 4.5 VM 4.33 VM 4.42 VM
materials and other relevant aspects in the
enterprise.
2. The office of the principals and head
teachers is open for all teachers and there is
4.89 VM 4.53 VM 4.71 VM
an efficient flow of communication between
the principals and teachers.
3. Show deep concern in the provision of
guidance services to the teachers and 4.68 VM 4.37 VM 4.53 VM
learners in my school.
4. As a result of the concern of guidance,
teachers are guided by the principal in the
4.39 VM 4.41 VM 4.4 VM
preparation and accomplishment of
guidance forms and records.
5. Ensure a gender sensitive and child –
4.66 VM 4.46 VM 4.56 VM
friendly environment of the school.
Overall 4.63 VM 4.42 VM 4.53 VM

The table reveals that the school administrators and teachers have great sense of
communication as evident in the registered mean of 4.89 (VM) as perceived by the
administrators’ and 4.53 (VM) as perceived by teachers along item number 2, “The office
of the principals and head teachers is open for all teachers and there is an efficient flow of
communication between the principals and teachers”, as perceived by both respondents.
This further explains that school administrators who makes their office open to their
teachers at all times will most likely encourage favorable place to talk about and settle
different concerns which later contributes in bringing about good rapport between
administration and school personnel.
Meanwhile, school administrators’ and their teachers rated the lowest mean of 4.5
and 4.33 (VM) on item no. 1 “Assist teachers in the solution of their instructional problems
such as the proper choice of teaching procedures, instructional materials and other relevant
aspects in the enterprise”.
In an interview, Mr. Faustino Rapadas, Principal I of Santiago North Central School
he noted that “in today’s educational system school administrators rarely address such
concerns because teachers’ have already their own teaching guides with suggested
instructional materials to be used”. This implies that though it is the school administrators’
responsibility to assists their teachers in their instructional concerns, it does not necessarily
mean that they have to spend full time in helping their teachers select the best instructional
plans and materials to be used.
Moreover, not all school administrators are inclined in the different learning areas
that is why they are letting their teachers to attend enhancement training programs in the
different fields of specialization.
On the over all, the implementation of administrator’s supervisory practices along

guidance registered means of 4.63and 4.42 showed “Very High” level of supervisory

practices which means that school heads in Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio

Districts are very much aware of their function to provide guidance to teachers in achieving

the desired ends of the educational system.

D. Physical Plant and Facilities

Table 7 presents the items along school plant as one of the administrator’s

supervisory practices.

Table 7
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts Physical Plant and Facilities

Administrators Supervisory Practices Administrators Teachers As a Whole


Physical Plant and Facilities X DR X DR X DR
1. Guide the teaching personnel and
pupils in the maintenance and operation
4.63 VM 4.47 VM 4.55 VM
of the school buildings, grounds and
equipment.
2. Try to look into different parts of the
building in order to discover
4.61 VM 4.37 VM 4.49 VM
developments that might lessen their
vitality.
3. Confer with parents/teachers and other
stakeholders regarding school facilities
4.55 VM 4.38 VM 4.47 VM
and equipment so that future deficiencies
maybe anticipated.
4. Purchase school supplies and materials
are based on the Annual Improvement 4.97 VM 4.44 VM 4.71 VM
Plan.
5. Plan for ground improvement based on
4.74 VM 4.5 VM 4.5 VM
the School Improvement Plan.
6. Distribute areas of responsibility
4.79 VM 4.44 VM 4.62 VM
among advisers.
7. Ensure that a contingency plan for
school building is evident in case
4.45 VM 4.33 VM 4.39 VM
enrollment of students will increase
rapidly.
Overall 4.68 VM 4.42 VM 4.55 VM

As shown in the table administrator’s rated the highest mean of 4.97 (VM)

supported by 4.44 (VM) as perceived by teachers on item number 4, “Purchase of school

supplies and materials are based on the annual improvement plan”. This explains that

acquisition of school supplies and materials are not as simple compared to the system

before. This is more so because the department of education issued a memorandum

mandating all school heads to make their purchases based on what is written in the

submitted school annual procurement plan which means that no purchases will be approved

if not included in the AIP.

On the other hand teachers rated their school heads the highest mean of 4.50 (VM)

along item number 5, “Plan for ground improvement based on the school improvement

plan (SIP) which means that school heads put emphasis on the improvement of school

grounds with the inclusion and help of all the teachers. This is evident because public

elementary and secondary schools are even competing for the best brigade implementer’s

in the division, regional and national level.

Meanwhile item no. 7 which is “Ensure that a contingency plan for school building

is evident in case enrollment of students will increase rapidly” registered the least mean of

4.45 and 4.33 (VM) as perceived by administrators and teachers respectively. This implies

that among other components of physical plant and facilities school administrators

nowadays do not concentrate more on contingencies in terms of school building maybe


because of the massive construction of school buildings by the department of education as

part of their preparations for the full integration of the K to 12 curriculum. Besides, for the

past years rapid increase of students’ population is not evident.

Furthermore, all the functions are rated as “Very Much” (VM) with mean scores

range from 4.33 – 4.97 with overall rating of 4.68 and 4.42 both describe as “Very Much”

by the administrators and their teachers respectively.

This study correlates with the conclusion of Carabana’s study as mentioned by

Siababa (2003) that the principals’ supervisory practices most preferred and commonly

employed were those which are recognized and favored by majority of the teachers.

E. Performance Rating

Table 8 shows the mean ratings and levels of effectiveness of the supervisory

practices along Performance Rating of the school administrators as perceived by

themselves and their teachers as well. All the items are rated with 4.42 – 4.74 describe as

“Very Much” implementation under this component.

Table 8
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago,Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts Performance Rating

Administrators Supervisory Practices Administrators Teachers As a Whole


Performance Rating X DR X DR X DR

1. Utilize the Individual Performance &


Commitment Review Form (IPCRF) in 4.74 VM 4.42 VM 4.58 VM
rating the performance of teachers.

2. Conduct one on one pre – evaluation


of teachers with regards to the set key 4.63 VM 4.29 VM 4.46 VM
results areas in the IPCRF to be met
3. Let teachers rate themselves and set
for a final review & evaluation before 4.79 VM 4.36 VM 4.58 VM
affixing their signature.
4. Let teachers see his/her efficiency
4.76 VM 4.39 VM 4.39 VM
rating before they are kept.
5. In points where the principals and the
teachers differ, I stimulate the teachers
4.63 VM 4.32 VM 4.48 VM
to cooperate with me to settle the matter
in the most appropriate way.
6. Make use of the performance rating
report as a means where I can exert 4.32 VM 4.23 VM 4.28 VM
pressure on teachers.
7. Make it a point that the performance
rating report is primarily for 4.66 VM 4.28 VM 4.47 VM
improvement and promotion.
Overall 4.65 VM 4.33 VM 4.49 VM

The table shows that the mean for item number 3, “let the teachers rate

themselves and set for a final review & evaluation before affixing their signature” and item

1, “utilize the individual performance commitment review form (IPCRF) in rating the

performance of teachers”, gained the highest mean of 4.58 (VM) as perceived by both the

administrators and their teachers. This explains that the areas to be rated in terms of

teachers performance are well defined and agreed by both the administrator as the rater and

teachers as the ratee which means that no items can be supplemental to increase or decrease

teachers rating if not mentioned in the submitted IPCRF.

Function 6 on the other hand obtained the least rating of 4.32 and 4.23

described as “Much” by both groups. This is “make use of the performance rating report

as means where I can exert pressure to teachers.” Based on this computed means, it can be

concluded that there are still some administrators who make use of the IPCRF in a

constructive way as a tool to pressure least – performing teachers to do their duties and

responsibilities better as the others doing.


As a whole, the implementation of these seven function obtained ratings of

4.33 – 4.65 described as “Very Much” on the part of administrators and teachers.

A finding of Monakil as cited by Pagandiyan (2007) is consistent with the

findings of the present study wherein rating teachers, the respondents, generally practiced

the democratic way of letting teachers rate themselves subject to their approval.

F. Research

Shown in table 9 are the mean ratings on the supervisory practices of public school

administrators in Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along research.

Table 9

Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –


Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along Research

Administrators Supervisory Practices As a


Administrators Teachers
Whole
Research X DR X DR X DR
1. Assign a research coordinator that shall
lead the formulation of possible action 3.76 M 3.85 M 3.81 M
researchers in the school.
2. Select the best possible Problem
Identification Areas (PIC) to be given 4.03 VM 3.87 M 3.95 M
emphasis.
3. Guide the group in the formulation of
action research proposal with the purpose 3.92 M 3.89 M 3.91 M
of solving common educational problems.
4. Results of research work are being
analyzed, interpreted and reported to the
3.76 M 3.88 M 3.82 M
teachers for their information and
guidance.
5. Submit annually to the district
supervisor and the division
superintendent the results of research 3.29 M 3.92 M 3.61 M
works as done by the committee created
for the purpose.
Overall 3.75 M 3.88 M 3.82 M
The table reveals that only item 2, “select the best possible problem identification

areas (PIC’S) to be given emphasis” have variations on the perceive level of effectiveness

among respondents. The administrator rated this item with the highest mean of 4.03 (VM)

while the teacher respondents rated this item the second lowest rated mean of 3.87 (M)

among other items along research. This explains that school administrators have better

perception in terms of problem identification since administrators’ core job is management,

they know which problems should be prioritized. Meanwhile, teachers have rated this

second lowest since there is minimal involvement in terms of management and decision

making in the school.

Meanwhile, item no. 5 which is “submit annually to the district supervisor and the

division superintendent the results of research works as done by the committee created for

the purpose” registered the lowest mean of 3.61 (M). This implies that only few school

administrators and teachers were able to conduct full blown research annually.

On the overall, the administrators’ supervisory practices along research registered

3.82 described as “Much”. This indicates that do research is encourage among teachers and

administrators there are still factors that affects in the full implementation of this

supervisory practices.

In an interview with Nestor C. Herana, Principal II of Santiago North Central

School he stated that “Research is actually undertaken among schools only they are not

fully documented due to financial constraints. Besides, most of the administrators and

teachers are not inclined along this area.”

G. Evaluation
Presented in table 10 are items along administrator’s implementation of supervisory

practices related to evaluation.

Table 10

Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –


Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along Evaluation

Administrators Supervisory Practices Administrators Teachers As a Whole


Evaluation X DR X DR X DR
1. Prepare an action plan in conducting
assessments to all pupils / students 4.03 M 4.21 VM 4.12 M
quarterly.
2. There is an evaluation committee for
all subject areas created for the purpose
of testing the pupils / students at the end 3.95 M 4.04 M 4 M
of the first semester and by the end of
the school year.
3. The results are analyzed, interpreted
and made known to all the teachers and
4.11 M 4.22 VM 4.17 M
pupils / students for their information
and guidance.
4. Teachers are assisted in the
preparation of their work plan for the
performance appraisal for the school
4.24 VM 4.25 VM 4.25 VM
teachers in order to make their objective
practical, attainable and challenging to
their work.
5. Teachers are informed about the
results of their performance evaluation
thus having harmony and contentment in 4.29 VM 4.27 VM 4.28 VM
the actual implementation of various
educational thrusts and innovation.
Overall 4.12 M 4.2 M 4.16 M

As presented in the table, both the administrators and teachers perceived the highest

mean of 4.29 (VM) and 4.27 (VM) on item number 5, that is “teachers are informed about

the results of their performance evaluation thus having harmony and contentment in the

actual implementation of various educational thrusts and innovation”. This implies that
results of teacher’s performances have great impact in school administration. This is more

so because performance of school administrators’ is correlated with teacher’s performance

which means that when teachers got low rating it will be a boomerang to the school heads.

Thus, evaluation must be an avenue for the teachers and administrators to sit and talk about

ways on how to improve poor performances and maintain or exceeds performances in best

possible ways.

The administrators supervisory practices on items 1 and 2, which are “prepare an

action plan in conducting assessments to all pupils/students quarterly”, and “there is an

evaluation committee for all subject areas created for the purpose of testing the pupils/

students at the end of the first semester and by the end of the school year”, obtained mean

ratings of 4.03 and 4.21 regarded as “Much”.

The lowest mean rating of 3.95 and 4.04 both described as “Much” is given by the

administrators’ and teachers on item number 2 which reveals that school administrators put

least emphasis on this area maybe because their students are evaluated with the

administration of achievement test at the end of the school year.

School administrators gained overall mean ratings of 4.12 (M) and 4.20 (M) as

perceived by themselves and their teachers in the implementation along evaluation

component.

H. In – Service Education Program

Table 11 shows the mean ratings and levels of effectiveness of the supervisory

practices along in – service education program: professional growth are rated with 4.42 –

4.74 describe as “Very Much” is perceived by the administrators themselves and their

teachers as well.

Table 11
Level of Supervisory Practices of School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –
Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along In – Service Education Program

Administrators Supervisory Practices Administrators Teachers As a Whole

In - Service Education Program X DR X DR X DR

1. Provide a functional Learning Action


Cell (LAC) Sessions suited to the needs 4.32 VM 4.29 VM 4.31 VM
of the majority teachers.
2. Require teachers to take active part in
4.55 VM 4.32 VM 4.44 VM
planning in-service education.
3. Encourage teachers to attend
seminars, institutional workshops and
4.68 VM 4.44 VM 4.56 VM
speakerships and demonstration
teaching.
4. Provide demonstration teaching by
4.13 M 4.02 M 4.08 M
superior teachers.
5. Help teachers plan for demonstration
4.16 M 4.07 M 4.12 M
teaching.
6. Require teacher’s adequate and up to
date professional and cultural reading 4.18 M 4.06 M 4.12 M
books and magazines.
7. Encourage teachers to attend
professional meetings, Masteral and 4.5 VM 4.32 VM 4.41 VM
Doctoral Post Graduate Program.
Overall 4.36 VM 4.22 VM 4.29 VM

The table reveals that item number 3, “encourage teachers to attend seminars,

institutional workshops, speakerships and demonstration teaching”, when taken singly

registered the highest mean of 4.68 (VM) by the administrators’ and 4.44 (VM) as

perceived by the teachers. This means that both of the respondents are fully aware on the

importance of in – service education program towards the attainment of higher degree of

professionalism especially among teachers. This further explains that when administrators’
encourages his/her subordinates along this area, teachers will more likely willing to attend

seminars for them to grow professionally as the saying goes “no teacher is left behind”.

This statement can be supported by the study of Monakil’s (1993) which states that

where both the principals and head teachers possessed a very strong convincing power and

encouragement to their teachers as they actively attend and participate in some forms of in

– service trainings for professional growth and enhancement.

Meanwhile, the lowest mean rating of 4.13 and 4.02 described as “Much” by both

the administrators’ and teachers respectively fall on item number 5, which is “provide

demonstration teaching by superior teachers”. This implies that school administrators of

Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts had minimal time in having

demonstration teaching because not all schools have master teachers who can have

demonstration teaching during school based learning action cell (LAC) sessions. Instead,

administrators put more emphasis on providing instructional guidance and supervision by

themselves rather than tapping the help of superior teachers to have demonstration

teaching. This is evident on the supervisory practices of administrators along classroom

visitation with 4.47 (VM) and along guidance with over rating of4.63 (VM)

As a whole, the table shows that the school administrators of the three districts

garnered a mean of 4.36 and 4.22 described as “Very Much” as perceived by themselves

and their teachers respectively. This implies that activities along in – service education

program are being practice by most of the school administrators and was given high

priorities as part of school administration.

Table 12

Summary of the Level of Supervisory Practices of Administrators of Santiago,


Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts
Administrators Teachers As a whole
Supervisory Practices
X DR X DR X DR
Human Relations 4.64 VM 4.51 VM 4.58 VM
Classroom Visitation 4.33 VM 4.26 VM 4.30 VM
Guidance 4.63 VM 4.42 VM 4.53 VM
Physical Plant & Facilities 4.68 VM 4.42 VM 4.55 VM
Performance Rating 4.65 VM 4.33 VM 4.49 VM
Research 3.75 M 3.88 M 3.82 M
Evaluation 4.12 M 4.2 M 4.16 M
In-Service Education Program 4.36 VM 4.22 VM 4.29 VM
OVERALL 4.39 VM 4.28 VM 4.34 VM

It is manifested in the table that there is a “Very Much” level of supervisory

practices of the Administrators as perceived by themselves (X=4.39) and their teachers

(X=4.28). Almost all the components except research (3.82) and evaluation (4.16) were

described “Very Much” with an overall mean of 4.34. This implies that the administrators

have effectively implemented their supervisory practices for themselves and their teachers.

As a whole, the supervisory practices along human relation registered the highest

mean of 4.58 described as “Very Much” which implies that the administrators established

good rapport among his/her subordinates in realizing the mission and vision of the

educational system. On the other hand, the research component garnered the least mean

rating of 3.82 described as “Much”. This means that most of the administrators as well as

teachers do not prioritize research work maybe because they are not actually inclined to it

or they find it time constraints especially in the administration of a full blown research

work.

Table 13
Supervisory Practices of Administrators by Districts
Supervisory Practices

Performnce

OVERALL
Evaluation
Facilities &
Equipment
Classroom

Education
In-Service
Visitation

Guidance
Human&

Research
Relation

Physical

Rating
Public
Districts

X DR X DR X DR X DR X DR X DR X DR X DR X DR

Santiago 4.40 VM 4.39 VM 4.45 VM 4.56 VM 4.44 VM 3.66 M 4.10 M 4.32 VM 4.29 VM

Banayoyo
4.83 VM 4.41 VM 4.72 VM 4.73 VM 4.69 VM 4.34 VM 4.39 VM 4.42 VM 4.57 VM
- Lidlidda

San Emilio 4.50 VM 4.11 M 4.42 VM 4.35 VM 4.33 VM 3.45 M 3.98 M 4.13 M 4.16 M

AS A
4.58 VM 4.30 VM 4.53 VM 4.55 VM 4.49 VM 3.82 M 4.16 M 4.29 VM 4.34 VM
WHOLE

Table 13 shows the supervisory practices of the administrators of the three districts

in the division of Ilocos Sur. These includes Santiago, Banayoyo-Lidlidda, and San Emilio

Districts.

As revealed in the table, it is to be concluded that the supervisory practices of the

38 administrators were “Very Much” implemented with an overall mean of 4.34. In like

manner, as regards to the implementation of the eight components of supervisory practices

Banayoyo-Lidlidda District registered the highest mean (4.57) described as “Very Much”

followed by Santiago District (4.57) tagged as “Very Much”. On the other hand San Emilio

district registered the lowest mean (4.16) described as “Much”. This could be the effect of

having satellite schools where school administrators cannot really spend full time in doing

administrative tasks to all their areas covered. In addition, location of schools is also a

factor to consider in terms of school administration.

Moreover, the table reveals that the supervisory practices of school administrators’

in Santiago, Banayoyo-Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts are very much implemented.
This implies that there is effectiveness and efficiency in the implementation along the eight

components of administrators’ supervisory practices.

Problem 4. Are there significant differences in the supervisory practices

between and among public school administrators in Santiago, Banayoyo - Lidlidda

and San Emilio Districts?

Comparison in the Supervisory Practices between and among Public School

Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts.

Table 14 presents the significant differences in the supervisory practices between

and among the three districts in Ilocos Sur Division for the S.Y. 2016 – 2017.

Table 14

Significant Differences in the Administrators’ Supervisory Practices


Supervisory Practices F-ratio F-prob Decision
Human and Public Relations 10.945** p<.01 Reject Ho
Classroom Observation 2.079 p>.05 Do not Reject Ho
Guidance 4.055** p<.01 Reject Ho
Physical Plant and Facilities 4.041** p<.01 Reject Ho
Performance Rating 5.195** p<.01 Reject Ho
Research 6.206** p<.01 Reject Ho
Evaluation 2.838* p<.05 Reject Ho
In - service Education Program 3.560* p<.05 Reject Ho
Overall 6.245** p<.01 Reject Ho

*Significant at .05 level


**Significant at .01 level

The table reveals that there is significant differences in the supervisory practices

between and among the public school administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and

San Emilio Districts in terms of human and public relations, guidance, school plant,

performance of teachers, and research taken singly at 0.01 level of significance. Likewise,
evaluation, and in service education program registered significant differences at .05 level

of significance.

As a whole, the table shows significant differences in the administrators’

supervisory practices which means that school administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo –

Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts have variations in terms of school administration and

they are gifted with different administrative skills.

This findings is supported by the study of Aksonnit as mentioned by Siababa (2003)

that supervisors are very effective in maintaining good relations, use of working time,

planning and controlling work as perceived by themselves and their teachers.

Problem 5. Is there a significant relationship between administrators’

supervisory practices and their personal factors?

a. age,

b. sex,

c. civil status,

d. educational attainment,

e. monthly salary,

f. administrative position, and

g. length of administrative position?

Relationship Between Supervisory Practices and Administrators’ Personal Factors

The correlation coefficients showing relationships between administrators’

supervisory practices and selected personal /factors are summarized in table 15.
Table 15
Correlation Coefficient Showing the Relationship between the Supervisory Practices
and Administrators’ Personal Factors

performance rating

education program
human and public

physical plant and


observation

in - service
evaluation
classroom

guidance
relations

facilities

research

overall
age 0.096 0.196 0.19 0.077 .364* 0.175 0.203 0.165 0.225
sex -0.027 0.075 0.089 -0.093 0.142 0.081 0.112 0.106 0.085
- -
civil status -0.104 0.082 -0.177 0.079 0.15 0.04 0.019
0.011 0.064
-
educational -0.136 0.013 -0.145 0.195 0.002 0.034 0.014 0.004
attainment 0.012
-
salary -0.014 0.033 0.061 -0.132 0.23 -0.01 0.047 0.025
0.025
administrative 0.136 0.157 0.226 0.052 0.31 0.184 0.212 0.26 0.234
position
length of
administrative -0.062 0.05 0.11 -0.088 0.188 0.059 0.093 0.092 0.074
experince
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.

The table reveals that taken singly, the age of the administrators is directly related

with performance rating (.364) which denotes that as the school administrators’ matures in

the service, she/he becomes more competent in rating the performance of their teachers.

This implies that as years pass by, the level of expertise of the school administrators is

being developed by the frequent exposure to seminars, trainings, and monthly management

committee meeting (MANCOM) since school administrators are required to attend for

professional advancement
The overall administrators’ personal factors when correlated with supervisory

practices were found not significantly correlated with their personal factors except for one

that is age.

Problem 6. Is there significant relationship between the level of performance

of teachers and the supervisory practices of school administrators?

Relationship Between Administrators’ Supervisory Practices and Teachers’

Performance

Table 16 summarizes the correlation coefficient between the administrators’

supervisory practices like human and public relations, classroom observation, guidance,

physical plant and facilities, performance rating, research, evaluation and in – service

education program and teachers’ performance along the teaching learning process, student

learning outcomes, community involvement and professional growth.

Table 16

Correlation Coefficients Showing Relationship between Administrators’


Supervisory Practices and Teachers Performance

Supervisory Teaching Student


Community Professional Overall
Practices Learning Learning
Involvement Growth Performance
Process Outcome

Human and Public


0.036 - .031 0.93 0.088 0.062
Relations
Classroom
.252** .196* .237* .276** .325**
Observation
Guidance 0.14 0.071 0.142 .194* .186*
Physical Plant and
0.141 0.086 0.132 .224* .197*
Facilities
Performance
.212* 0.17 .193* .244** .277**
Rating
Research .234* 0.139 0.176 .222* .263**
Evaluation 0.026 0.041 0.03 0.125 0.074
In-Service
0.139 0.085 0.089 0.217 0.181
Education Program
Overall .745** .689** .752** .506** .909**

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).


*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

The table reveals that classroom visitation is significantly related with teaching

learning process with .252 level of significance. This implies that the more the

administrators supervise their teachers, the more effective teaching – learning process will

likely occur.

This is supportive on the findings on Monakil’s (1990) study as mentioned by

Siababa (2003) where principals and head teachers agreed on the importance of classroom

visitation as well as guidance and counselling.

Meanwhile the overall supervisory practices of school administrators is correlated

with the teaching – learning process with .745 level of significance. The effectiveness of

teaching – learning process related with the degree of supervision of school administrators.

On the other hand, the student learning outcome is related with the supervisory

practices of administrators with .689 level of significance on the overall.


Chapter III

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONs, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the salient findings, conclusion and recommendations

forwarded in the study.

Summary

This study was undertaken to determine the level of supervisory practices of public

school administrators and the performance of teachers of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda

and San Emilio Districts for the school year 2016 – 2017.

The supervisory practices of school administrators are limited into eight (8)

Domains; Human and Public Relations, Classroom Observation, Guidance, Physical Plant

and Facilities, Performance Rating, Research, Evaluation, and In – service Education

Program.

The personal factors of the administrator include age, sex, civil status, educational

attainment, monthly salary, administrative position, and length of administrative

experience.

Performance of teachers was based on the result of the Individual Performance

Commitment Review Form (IPCRF) for the school 2015 – 2016 which includes four (4)

key result areas, namely: teaching – learning process, students’ learning outcomes,

community involvement, and professional growth.

The population of the study included the administrators and teachers of the 38

public schools in Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts, Division of
Ilocos Sur. Total enumeration of the 38 administrators and 114 teacher representative were

used in the study.

Data on the supervisory practices of administrators and performance of teachers

were gathered by means of descriptive questionnaires adopted from Siababa (2003).

The descriptive and correlational methods of research were used in this study. The

descriptive method was used to describe the profile of the school administrators. In order

to come up with valid and reliable statistical data, the researcher used frequency,

percentage, mean Scheffe test for significant relationship, single linear correlation analysis

and one – way analysis of variance.

Findings

The following are the salient findings of the study.

1. Profile of the Public School Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda

and San Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos Sur in Terms of Personal /

Professional Related Factors

On Age. Of the 38 administrators, 17 of them belong to the age range of 50

and above while 15 of them are within the age range 41 -50.

On Sex. Majority (23 or 60.5%) of the administrator respondents are male.

On Civil Status. Most (36 0r 94.7%) of the administrator respondents are

married.

On Educational Attainment. Majority of the administrators (19 or 50.0%)

have masteral units.

On Salary. Fourteen out of 38 school administrators are receiving monthly

salary of 35,000.00 – 39,000.00 with a mean of 36.8 %.


On Administrative Position. Most (12 or 31.6%) of the administrator – respondents

are Head Teacher III while ten (26.3%) are Principal I, and seven (18.4%) are

Principal II. Only 4 (10.5%) are registered as Head Teacher I, 3 (7.89%) are Teacher

III / TIC and the least mean rated as Principal II with two (5.26%).

Length of Administrative Experience. Most (18 or 47.4 %) of the

administrator respondents have 11 and above years of experience.

2. Level of Teachers Performance of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San

Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos Sur

The overall level of teachers’ performance of Santiago, Banayoyo –

Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos is 4.05 described as “Very

satisfactory”. Likewise, each of the three districts obtained “Very Satisfactory”

level towards teachers’ performance. Banayoyo – Lidlidda District registered the

highest mean of 4.27 followed by San Emilio District 3.95 and Santiago District

with 3.93.

3. The Level of Supervisory Practices of the Public School Administrators as

Perceived by Themselves and by the Teacher – Respondents

The level of supervisory practices of public school administrators of

Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos Sur

was described as “Very Much” implemented as perceived by both groups with a

grand mean of 4.39 (as rated by the administrators’ themselves) and 4.28 (as rated

by the teacher – respondents).

Among the eight areas included in the supervisory practices of school

administrators’ only research (3.75%) as perceived by administrators, (3.88%) as


perceived by the teacher respondents were rated “Much” along with evaluation

(4.12% and 4.2%) as perceived by both respondents.

The overall level of supervisory practices of administrators of Santiago,

Banayoyo – Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts was “Very Much” with a supportive

grand mean of 4.39 and 4.28 % as perceived by administrators and teacher –

respondents respectively.

4. Comparison of the Supervisory Practices between and among Public School

Administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts

Significant differences exists in the supervisory practices between and

among public school administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San

Emilio Districts in terms of human relationship, guidance, physical plant and

facilities, performance of teachers, and research taken singly at .01 level of

significance. Meanwhile, evaluation, and in service education registered significant

differences at .05 level.

5. Relationship Between Administrators’ Supervisory Practices and their

Personal Factors

As a whole, no significant relationship was established between the

administrators’ personal factors and their supervisory practices. However, when

taken singly, age showed significant relationship with performance rating at .05

level of significance.

6. Relationship Between Administrators’ Supervisory Practices and Teachers’

Performance

Five of the eight components of administrators’ supervisory practices are

significantly related to teacher’s performance like classroom observation, guidance,


physical plant and school facilities, performance rating, and research. However, no

significant relationship was found between teacher’s performance and

administrators’ supervisory practices along with teaching – learning process

and human relation, in – service education and student learning outcome, as

well as teaching – learning process and evaluation.

Conclusions

In the light of the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:

1. The school administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio

Districts are above 50 years of age. This is expected because most of school

administrators’ are normally appointed with seniority. However, seniority is not

always the basis for quality school administration.

2. The administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts

are male dominated. Hence this is expected because of the geographical locations

of schools. Nevertheless, sex is not a major qualification of school administrator.

3. Most of the school administrators’ are married with a commanding 94.7% of the

entire population of administrator – respondents. This conforms to the observation

that most professionals are married.

4. Fifty percent of administrators’ population have masters units. This is expected

because most of them are aged 50 years and above. They are most likely not

interested anymore to continue post graduate education. However, education is a

continuous process and age is not a hindrance to it.

5. Majority of the administrators’ are dominated by Head teacher II positions, and

they are receiving a monthly salary that range from 35,000.00 – 39, 000.00 which
is not that low compared to previous salary prior to the approval of salary

standardization law of 2015.

6. Most of the administrators are in the administrative practice more than a decade.

Therefore, majority of them are already well experience in school administration.

7. The teacher respondents is described as “Very Satisfactory”. Thus, teachers are

equipped with necessary skills to be effective and efficient in the practice of

teaching.

8. The overall level of supervisory practices of administrators of Santiago,

Banayoyo – Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts in terms of indicators is “Very

Much” which are indicative that the schools are performing at their best.

9. The administrators significantly differ as to the level of supervisory practices

which indicates that they have their own ways in school governance using all

available resources they have whether materials, non-materials and even

intellectual capability.

10. Among other domain, only age have significant relationship between

supervisory practices and administrators’ personal – professional factors. It can be

concluded that there are still other factors that might influence supervisory

practices.

11. The administrators’ supervisory practices and teachers’ performance show

significant relationship in favor of classroom observation, guidance, physical plant

& school facilities, performance rating, and research but showed no significant

relationship between teacher’s performance and administrators’ supervisory practices

along with teaching – learning process and human relation, in – service education and

student learning outcome, as well as teaching – learning process and evaluation.


Recommendations

Based from the foregoing findings and conclusions, the researcher recommends the

following:

1. As much as possible school administrators should pursue post graduate studies in

line with educational management in order to gain further knowledge in the context

of managing educational institution. Pursuing master’s and doctorate degree deepens

the opportunity of having the best managerial competence. Having units may not be

enough to promote ones’ position but a helpful tool to empower an administrator.

2. Continuous training’s and workshop about research shall be given more emphasis.

Administrators should encourage teachers to do research. Let the conduct of research

per school serve as an avenue in solving some of the issues affecting performance of

the school especially on learner’s related problem.

3. The Department of Education should consider creating new head teacher and

principal items to deserving teachers who meet the qualifications.

4. Establishment of additional Open University System of education is encourage

among tertiary education in Ilocos Sur Province in order to serve more administrators

and teachers who cannot attend regular schooling.

5. Further studies should be conducted to look into the administrator’s supervisory

practices and performance of teachers in the entire division for wider range

considering their relevance in attaining quality and efficient delivery of education

responsive to the needs of the modern society.

ABSTRACT
This study determined the level of supervisory practices of the 38 public school

administrators and performance of 114 teachers of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San

Emilio Districts, Division of Ilocos Sur for the School Year 2016 – 2017.

The supervisory practices of school administrators are limited into eight (8)

Domains; Human and Public Relation, Classroom Observations, Guidance, Physical Plant

and Facilities, Performance Rating, Research, Evaluation, and In – Service Training

Program.

The personal and professional factors of the respondents include age, sex, civil

status, educational attainment, monthly salary, administrative position, and length of

administrative experience.

Performance of teachers was based on the result of the Individual Performance

Commitment Review Form (IPCRF) for the school 2015 – 2016 includes four (4) key result

areas these are; teaching – learning process, students’ learning outcomes, community

involvement, and professional growth.

The study used the descriptive correlation method of research. The data were

gathered by means of questionnaires adopted from Siababa (2003). These were analyzed

and interpreted using frequency count, percentages, mean, one way analysis of variance

and simple linear correlation analysis.

It was found out that most (17 or 44.7%) of the administrators, belong to the age

range 50 and above, and (23 or 60.5%) are male, (36 or 94.7%) are married, (18 or 47.4

%) have rendered 11 and above years of administrative experience, and (19 or 50.0%)

have masteral units.

The overall level of supervisory practices of administrators of Santiago, Banayoyo

– Lidlidda, and San Emilio Districts along human relation, classroom observation,
guidance, physical plant and facilities, performance rating, research, evaluation and in -

service education program was “Very Much” with a supportive grand mean of 4.34

Teachers of Santiago, Banayoyo – Lidlidda and San Emilio Districts, Division of

Ilocos Sur are performing at the level of very satisfactory (X=4.05) in terms of teaching –

learning process, students’ learning outcomes, community involvement, and professional

growth.

It is recommended that school administrators should pursue post graduate studies

in line with educational management in order to gain further knowledge in the context of

managing educational institution. Pursuing master’s and doctorate degree deepens the

opportunity of having the best managerial competence. Having units may not be enough to

promote ones’ position but a helpful tool to empower an administrator.

Continuous training’s and workshop on research on the other hand shall be

encourage on both administrators and in order to solve some of the issues affecting

performance of the school as a whole. A follow – up study should be conducted to

determine supervisory practices and performance of teachers of other schools.

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