TEACHERS’ RESEARCH COMPETENCIES AS CORRELATES OF RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND UTILIZATION: BASES FOR VIRTUAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
Abstract
This study examined teachers’ research competencies in doing action research, specifically their knowledge, skills, and attitudes among teachers who are doing action research or have completed action research in the Division of Quezon City during the school year 2024–2025, as correlates of their research productivity and utilization, serving as the foundational bases for a proposed virtual capacity-building program.
Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:
- What is the level of teachers’ competencies in doing research as perceived by the teachers themselves, school research committee members, and school head respondents in terms of the following variables?
- Knowledge
b. Skills
c. Attitude
- Are there significant differences in the perceptions of the three groups of respondents on the level of teachers’ competencies in doing action research on the aforementioned aspects?
- What is the status of the research productivity of the teachers in terms of the following aspects?
- Number of action research/es conducted
b. Number of action research/es implemented
c. Time frame in doing action research/es
d. Accuracy of report submitted
e. Relevance to the research agenda
- What is the extent of utilization of the developed action researches as perceived by the teachers, school research committee members, and school head respondents in terms of the following aspects?
- Professional development
b. Delivery of instruction
c. Learning outcomes
d. Citations
- Are there significant differences in the perceptions of the three groups of respondents on the extent of utilization of researchers’ developed action research/es on the aforesaid aspects?
- Is there a significant relationship between the teacher respondents’ level of competencies in doing action research and the following variables?
- Status of action research productivity
b. Extent of action research utilization
- Based on the results of the study, what virtual capacity-building program may be proposed?
This study employed a descriptive-correlational research method. The data-gathering instrument was the survey questionnaire administered via Google Drive, and the link was sent through Messenger. It involved a total of 130 respondents, composed of 50 elementary and secondary teachers, 68 school research committee members, and 12 school heads. The survey tool was validated by eight experts, and the responses provided insights into participants’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes in relation to research productivity and utilization, as well as the challenges they encountered.
The study generated the following findings:
- The level of teachers’ competencies in doing action research was high in terms of knowledge and skills; however, it was moderate in terms of attitude as perceived by the teachers and school research committee members. On the other hand, the school heads perceived it as high.
- There was a significant difference in the perceptions of the three groups of respondents on the level of teachers’ competencies in doing action research in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitude.
- With regard to teacher respondents’ research productivity, the largest number of respondents had initiated and implemented action research, took one year to conduct action research, had submitted action research reports, and had conducted relevant research.
- The developed action research/es of some of the teacher respondents were utilized to a high degree in the areas of professional practice, delivery of instruction, learning outcomes, and citations.
- There was no significant difference among the perceptions of the three groups of respondents on the extent of utilization of teacher respondents’ developed action research.
- There was a significant relationship between the teacher respondents’ level of competencies in doing action research in terms of knowledge, skills, attitude, and the status of action research productivity. On the other hand, there was no significant relationship between the teacher respondents’ level of competencies in doing action research in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitude and the extent of action research utilization.
- Based on the results of the study, a virtual capacity-building program was deemed necessary; hence, it was proposed in this study.
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