Personality characteristics of the grade school teachers of St. Mary's Academy, Pasay, Metro Manila: Its relationship to teaching effectiveness and absenteeism

Date of Publication

1985

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Elementary Education and Teaching | Teacher Education and Professional Development

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Abstract/Summary

This study endeavors to present the personality characteristic profile of the grade school teachers of St. Mary's Academy (SMA) of Pasay, Metro Manila and its relationship to teaching effectiveness and absenteeism. The study used the descriptive method of research to determine the personality characteristic profile of the grade school teachers and to identify the relationship between the teachers' personality characteristics and their teaching effectiveness and absenteeism. The respondents of the study were 82 grade school teachers of St. Mary's Academy of Pasay for the school year 1983-1984. The instruments used were the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) devised by Cattell, the SMA Teachers' Proficiency Rating Form (TPRF) and the SMA Teachers' Attendance Record (TAR). The findings showed that the grade school teachers of SMA belong to the average category on the personality dimensions in Cattell's 16 primary personality factors. Majority (72 percent) of the SMA grade school teachers were rated as Good or Average in their teaching effectiveness. The instructional process in SMA during school year 1983-1984 suffered an absenteeism rate of 3.87 percent, wherein on the average, three teachers were absent each day or each teacher incurred seven days absence during the school year. Being venturesome, sociable, bold and ready to try new things, spontaneous and abundant in emotional response were the characteristics or factors which tended to make a teacher more effective. The other personality factors, as defined by Cattell, had nothing to do with teaching effectiveness. It was also found that absenteeism behavior was caused, not by internal predispositions of the teachers but by outside factors.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG01529

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

85 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Elementary school teachers--Psychology; Effective teaching; School attendance--Philippines; Teacher effectiveness; St. Mary's Academy (Pasay City; Philippines)

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