IMPACT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION

PROGRAM IN SELECTED TEACHERS

IN TAYSAN DISTRICT, DIVISION OF
BATANGAS:
BASIS FOR AN ACTION PLAN
MARILOU B. ESCALA
Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management

Adviser-Albert M. De Chavez
Introduction
 Statement of the Problem
The present study aims to determine the impact of graduate
education program in selected teachers in Taysan District,
Division of Batangas as basis for an action plan.
Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms
of:
1.1 age;
1.2 gender;
1.3 highest educational attainment;
1.4 length of service
1.5 position
 Statement of the Problem
2. What is the of impact of graduate education program in terms of:
2.1 Career advancement;
2.2 Recognition and credibility;
2.3 Financial rewards;
2.4 Credential improvement;
2.5 Career flexibility
3.What are the respondents’ perceptions on the importance of continuing graduate
studies?
4.Is there a significant difference between the impact of graduate education program
when grouped according to demographic profile?
5.Is there a significant relationship between the impact and importance of graduate
education program?
6.Based on the findings of the study, what action plan maybe proposed?
 Conceptual Framework
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
Profile of the respondents in
terms age, sex, educational Construction of survey
attaintment, position and Questionnaire
length of service
Administration and Retrieval Proposed
impact of graduate education Action Plan
program Analysis, Presentation
and Interpretation of gathered
importance of graduate data
education program for teachers

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SYNTHESIS
 Methodology
Research Design

This study employs descriptive technique to examine the

action research competencies and challenges encountered by
teachers in Batangas City during the school year 2022-2023.
Descriptive research is the systematic collection, examining,
categorizing, and tabulating of data concerning present
situations, cause-and-effect relationships, practices, attitudes,
procedures, and trends, followed by appropriate and correct
interpretation of such data with or without statistical treatment
(Dudovskiy, 2015).
 METHODOLOGY
Populations and Sampling

This study will be used total enumeration. The study's target

respondents are all teachers at Sta.Rita National High School,
Banaba West Integrated School and Tabangao Integrated
School.
Respondents of the Study

The respondents of this study are the selected secondary

teachers of Batangas City.
 METHODOLOGY
Research Instrument
The researcher utilizes a researcher-made questionnaire in order to meet the data
needed and the information required for the study. It comprises three (3)
components. The first part is for the respondent profile. The second half is the
respondents' action research scompetencies The thrid part is on the the
respondents' challenges. In conductin action research.
On the second part of the questionnaire, the respondents will be asked to rate
each indicator using a scale of one (1) to four (4) with the following meanings. 4 for
"highly competent," 3 for "competent," 2 for "moderately competent," and 1 for "not
competent".
On the third part of the questionnaire, the respondents will be asked to rate
each indicator using a scale of one (1) to four (4) with the following meanings. 4 for
"Strongly Agree," 3 for "Agree," 2 for "Disagaree," and 1 for "Strongly Disagree".
 METHODOLOGY
Validation of Research Instrument

The questionnaire will be validated by the three experts of the

Graduate School of Education, Principal and master teachers to be able to
know if it fits the intended respondents or if there are some questions that
need to be improved before giving it to the actual respondents. Their
response also helped the researcher to verify if it was understandable and
sustainable to the respondent’s needs.
In testing the questionnaire’s reliability, the researcher had subjected
the research instrument to pilot testing. The instrument will be
administered initially to 15 teachers who are not part of the sample.
The results will be treated for reliability and consistency using
Cronbach’s Alpha Statistic.
 METHODOLOGY
Data Gathering Procedure

The researcher will send a letter address to the Schools

Division Superintendent of Batangas City to seek approval to
distribute the questionnaires to the teachers. After this, the
researcher will prepare another letter for the school heads of
the public elementary schools to administer the questionnaire
to the target respondents. With the consent of the respondents
given to the researcher, the researcher proceeds to the
explanation of the nature of the study to the teachers.
The questionnaire will be retrieved immediately for tallying,
analyzing, and interpreting purposes.
 METHODOLOGY
Statistical Treatment of Data

The researcher tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted the data using

the following statistical methods.
Percentage -This tool will be used to treat respondents' profile data.
Weighted Mean-this tool was used to treat the data about the level of
research competencies of the respondents and the challenges
encoundeted encountered by the respondents in conducting research.
T-test This tool will be used to treat the data about a significant difference
between the level of research competencies of the respondents when
grouped demographic profile.
Pearson R- This tool will be used to treat the data about a significant
relatioship between the level of research competencies of the respondents
and the challenges encountered.
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