ABSTRACT

KRISTINE JOY G. BACOTE, ALDRIN B. PABILONA, MARVEN B.

LAUDE. San Agustin Institute of Technology, Valencia City, Bukidnon, School

Year 2018-2019. TEACHER’S PERSONALITY TRAITS AND TEACHING

SKILLS: ITS INFLUENCE ON MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONAL VALUES

ACQUISITION.

Research Adviser: Marlon S. Frias, Ph.D.

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of personality

traits and teaching skills of mathematics teachers on the acquisition of
mathematics educational values of the college education students at San Agustin
Institute of Technology. This study utilized the quantitative approach through
descriptive correlational research method. The research was conducted among
the education students from the first year to the fourth year for School Year 2018-
2019. Using stratified sampling, 173 college education students were selected as
respondents. The data were gathered using the questionnaire and treated
through descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, Pearson product-
moment correlation, and stepwise regression. Based on the result, the teacher’s
personality traits and the teaching skills were positively viewed. The same
expectations were revealed in the level of mathematics educational values of the
students in terms of accuracy, creativity, and flexibility. Moreover, personality
traits and teaching skills significantly correlated to the mathematics educational
values acquisition. Correspondingly, the teaching skills indicated to be the best
predictor in mathematics educational values acquisition. Thus, teachers’
personality traits and teaching skills are important factors in developing students’
educational values acquisition among the students as it drives them to become
accurate, creative, and flexible, making them prepared for real-life situations that
may come ahead of them.

Keywords: teaching skills, personality traits, mathematics educational

values, accuracy, creativity, flexibility