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ABSTRACT
The study identiIied the instructional competencies oI educators at the College oI Health
Sciences oI Saint Mary`s University. The descriptive design was used in the study which
is something more and beyond just data gathering. It involves classiIication oI data and
these are carried up into the level oI adequate interpretation. The data will be subjected to
the thinking process in terms oI ordered reasoning.
This study had been pursued with the help oI the one hundred (100) students oI the
College oI Health Sciences at Saint Mary`s University in their school, who were the
respondents, whose proIile are included in this study.
Permission was asked Irom the Dean College oI Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s
University to allow the researcher to conduct the survey. The actual survey was started by
Iirst brieIing the respondents about the purpose oI the study. Final instructions were given
beIore distributing the survey questionnaire. Retrieval oI the questionnaires was done
aIter the respondents had completely answered the items. Personal interviews were
conducted to substantiate the views and opinions oI the respondents. The collected data
were tallied, analyzes and interpreted.
The result oI the study showed instructional competencies oI educators at the College oI
Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s University has a total mean oI total mean oI 4.24 with a
qualitative description oI 'Outstanding.
The result oI the study may possibly beneIit the community with the eIIorts oI Clinical
Instructors, this will enable them to have a strong Ioundation and thorough grasp oI the
teaching learning theories and principles that would improve their competency and
update themselves on current trends, techniques and approaches in the teaching
proIession. To serve as a basis Ior School Administrators to Iormulate programs that
would enhance the competency oI clinical instructors and would equip them with up-to-
date materials on teaching methodology. For students to beneIit Irom the improved
competencies oI their instructors and make learning enjoyable.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
The competent teacher is very important in the teaching-learning process.
Through an eIIective teacher, educational objectives may transIorm learning into a
IruitIul experience. Since teaching is judged through results, it is thereIore imperative that
a teacher maximizes his eIIorts in order to make the learning process a rewarding
experience. This study was premised on some important theories and concepts that relate
on the topic.
Many authorities agree that the most important Iactor in the attainment oI
eIIective learning is the teacher. An eIIective teacher according to Acero (2000) is one
who has honed his skills in the art oI teaching. He allows himselI to grow proIessionally.
His eIIicient perIormance is always a result oI his educational preparation including
attendance at seminars and workshops. To be an aIIective teacher, one must proIess
proIessional and personal qualities. Aquino (1999) likewise asserted that competent
teacher is proIessionally interested in the students and his work.
An eIIective and competent teacher should possess highly developed skills not
only on the subject Iield but also in the art oI teaching. The teacher who keeps his own
scholarship and keeps abreast oI new knowledge and joins enthusiastically in the search
Ior truth and wisdom can reach the heights oI quality instruction. This theory was Iurther
reinIorced by Cuban (1984) when he pointed out that there is a craIt portion in teaching
to be learned as an apprentice and improved continually even while practicing teaching
techniques on a daily basis in the classroom.
Competencies are the speciIic items oI behavior that can be deIined with care
necessary Ior inclusion in manual or instruction or in a teacher appraisal system (Boiser,
2000). There are 13 instructional competencies needed by teachers according to Bucknell
2007. These are student teaching competencies: content mastery, lesson planning,
classroom management, organization, monitoring student progress, leadership sensitivity
to student`s needs, problem analysis, strategic and tactical decision making, oral and
written communication, proIessional standards and practice, mastery oI instructional
technology and instruction.
EIIective and target oriented education, is conceived as the most powerIul
medium and a source to eIIect required change in the social setup oI a country. This,
however, does not take place in isolation, but is accomplished by the teacher, who is
required to be major player oI change during the entire process. With this Iocal position,
the teacher has to be equipped to undertake this most important role and has to be
eIIectively prepared and trained proIessionally. This training process must be accorded
the highest priority by everyone concerned Ior improving the deliverance oI education. A
teacher`s proIession is very challenging Ior as he can play an eIIective role in nation
building. Teachers, who can shoulder this responsibility, have to be trained in the
proIessional knowledge and should be encouraged to adopt the proIession. The other real
aspect, would be inducting teachers through ProIessional Development. The adequacy oI
3 this training process, is dependent on required motivations, dedication and a will Ior
continuous proIessional development achievement in this proIession. It is a rather
continuous and liIe-long eIIort.
O Evaluation
3. How the school Administrators` perception, students` perception and the teachers`
perceptions relative to their instructional competencies compare?
4. How do the instructional competencies oI the teachers relate to their proIile variables?
Research Paradigm
The research paradigm below shows the interplay oI variables taken in to
consideration in the study
Independent Variables Dependent Variables Output Variables
Based Irom the research paradigm it shows that the Iirst box contains the
independent variables which is composed oI the respondents proIile such as sex, civil
status, age, year level and course/major .These variables may inIluence the dependent
Respondents ProIile:
O Sex
O Civil Status
O Age
O Year Level
O Course/Major
Recommendations to
improve the
instructional
competencies oI
clinical instructors
that will enable them
to provide quality
education.
Instructional Competencies
rendered by the Clinical
instructors oI the College
oI Health Sciences oI Saint
Mary`s University
O Methodological
Competencies
O Motivational
Competencies
O Instructional
Competencies
CHAPTER II
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Saint Mary`s University
Saint Mary`s University traces its roots back to the dream and initiative oI the late
Msgr. Constant Jurgens, CICM, then Parish Priest oI Bayombong and one oI the earliest
CICM missionaries to arrive in the Philippines. He wanted to establish a school to give
the children oI his parishioners the beneIit oI a Christian education. He purchased a lot
and some materials Ior this purpose but then, he was recalled to Europe, thus, it was Rev.
Fr. Achilles de Gryse, CICM, his successor, who saw his dream through. Thus, St.
Mary`s Elementary School was inaugurated in June 1928. In 1934, with Fr. GodIrey
Lambrecht, the High School was opened and in 1947, the College Department, oIIering
A.A., B.S.E., A. B. and Jr. Normal course (ETC). Gradually, the course oIIerings
expanded with Bachelor oI Science in Commerce, (1951), Bachelor oI Science in Civil
Engineering, (1955) and the Graduate School, (1962). Through the years, many more
Departments, Colleges/Schools were opened with more degrees and title course
oIIerings.
The College`s physical expansion program started with the purchase and
development oI the campus by the Magat River in 1968. The College was transIerred to
its new site in 1969. First to rise on the new site was the academic building named
GodIrey Lambrecht Hall in memory oI the late Rev. GodIrey Lambrecht. This was
Iollowed by the construction oI the Science Building or Gomburza Hall in 1971 and the
Some signiIicant dates/events are: 1967, when the CICM Congregation took over
the management and ownership oI the school Irom the Parish; 1969, the College was
transIerred to its new site; 1984, the St. Mary`s High School celebrated its 50th
Anniversary; 1978, the 50th Founding Anniversary oI St. Mary`s College; 1994, St.
Mary`s College was elevated to University Status with Rev. Fr. John Van Bauwel,
CICM, as the First University President; 1995, the 40th Founding Anniversary oI the
College oI Engineering; 1997, the 50th Founding Anniversary oI the College oI
Education; 1998, when Rev. Jessie M. Hechanova, CICM, was installed as SMU`s
Second University President and 2001, the 50th Founding Anniversary oI the College oI
Commerce (now, School oI Business); 2003, SMU Diamond Jubilee oI the Iounding oI
SMU.
Thus Irom its birth throes in 1928, Saint Mary's University has steadily grown
over the years and has metamorphosed into one oI the more developed and important
institutions in the Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan Valley Region.
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We envision Saint Mary's University as a caring CICM catholic educational
institution committed to nurturing competent, creative and community-supportive
Christian disciples in harmony with other believers.
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We commit ourselves to:
1. Relentlessly pursue quality and excellence Ior local and global relevance and
responsiveness
2. Persistently challenge one another to explore and pursue relevant, innovative and
breakthrough ideas
3. SteadIastly Iorm and develop community-supportive persons
4. JoyIully animate one another as inspired by Mother Mary to become IaithIul
witnesses oI Jesus Christ.
School oI Health Sciences
The College oI Health Sciences aims to produce nurses who are proIessionally
prepared and who are endowed with potentials Ior leadership and Ior higher studies.
Further, it aims to produce nurses imbued with the Christian spirit oI service, social
insight and commitment, and humanitarian dedication.
SpeciIic Objectives:
a. To prepare the young person Ior the eIIective practice oI nursing in various
settings by providing a broad basic education necessary Ior the proper
understanding oI the principles and methods oI modern scientiIic nursing;
CHAPTER III
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The study aimed to attain the Iollowing:
1. To put an emphasis on the competencies oI clinical instructors in order to
Iormulate development programs that will leave an impact on the eIIiciency oI
instructors that will Iurther hone them to become competitive educators.
2. To always conduct appraisal on the perIormance oI clinical instructors to
determine the areas that needs immediate development so that quality education
would be provided to students.
3. To give an opportunity Ior the students to voice out their comments on the
competencies oI their clinical instructors and to make suggestions on how to
improve their way oI teaching.
4. To inculcate into the mind oI educators that being teachers/clinical instructor is
not an ordinary proIession but a vocation which needs a sincere dedication to
import knowledge and that it entails several competencies.
5. To make clinical instructors realize that teaching is not a cliche way oI importing
knowledge but by becoming eIIicient mentors who molds persons to become
more than they can be.
CHAPTER IV
FINDINGS
This study had been pursued with the help oI the one hundred (100) students oI
the College oI Health Sciences at Saint Mary`s University in their school, who were the
respondents, whose proIile are included in this study, using the descriptive research
design which analyzes present conditions or existing phenomenon. SpeciIically, it made
use a survey questionnaire to gather the pertinent data needed in the study.
In an eIIort to arrive at the Iindings oI this study, the answers to the questionnaire
pursued were gathered through a questionnaire which was prepared as the main data
gathering instrument. It was presented to the research adviser and proIessor oI the
Nursing Service Education Ior careIul checking and content validation.
Permission was asked Irom the Dean College oI Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s
University to allow the researcher to conduct the survey. The actual survey was started by
Iirst brieIing the respondents about the purpose oI the study. Final instructions were given
beIore distributing the survey questionnaire. Retrieval oI the questionnaires was done
aIter the respondents had completely answered the items. Personal interviews were
conducted to substantiate the views and opinions oI the respondents. The collected data
were tallied, analyzes and interpreted.
Frequency distribution, mean and rank were used as the basis Ior the analysis and
interpretation oI the results Iollowing the research questions posed in this study.
The Iollowing mean ranges were also used to determine the speciIic qualitative
description. For the instructional competencies oI the clinical instructor` oI College oI
Health Sciences at Saint Mary`s University the Iollowing are the mean ranges Ior
Methodological Competencies, Motivational Competencies, and Instructional
Competencies.
MEAN RANGES QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION
1.00 1.50 Poor
1.51 2.50 Fair
2.51 3.50 SatisIactory
3.51 4.50 Very SatisIactory
4.51 5.00 Outstanding
Distribution oI the Respondent`s ProIile
Table 1.1 Distribution oI the Respondents According to Sex
SEX F rF P() RANK
Male 34 0.34 34 2
Female 66 0.66 66 1
N 100 100
Based on the table above, there are 55 Iemale respondents equivalent to 66
while there are 34 male respondents equivalent to 34. Majority oI the respondents are
Female.
C. Instructional Competencies
INSTRUCTIONAL
COMPETENCIES
1
P
2
3
S
4
VS
5
O
MEAN RANK
1. Apply contemporary
knowledge, new ideas in
teaching
26 74 4.74 3
2. Use diIIerent questioning
skills
27 40 33 4.06 7
3. Manage discipline in the
classroom
18 42 40 4.42 6
4. Use time management
techniques in teaching
12 30 58 4.46 5
5. Manage and arrange
classroom activities
22 78 4.78 2
6. Clearly state objectives 6 20 74 4.68 4
7. Develop course contents
properly
17 83 4.83 1
N 4.57
On Instructional Competencies, there is a total mean oI 4.57 with a qualitative
description oI 'Outstanding.
TOTAL MEAN: 4.24
On the Instructional Competencies oI Educators at the College oI Health Sciences
oI Saint Mary`s University there is a total mean oI 4.24 with a qualitative description oI
'Outstanding.
CHAPTER V
RECOMMENDATIONS
Based Irom the data collected Irom the respondents, the study would like to
recommend the II:
1. As seen Irom the collected data, it implied that the clinical instructors have the
lowest competency on motivating the students. ThereIore, they must know student
interests and previous experiences which they can utilize in motivating them.
Instructors must learn adjustments with children to awaken their love Ior learning.
They must also motivate the lessons and ask questions eIIectively to develop
critical thinking and creative thinking.
2. The teacher must be systematic in ways oI doing something especially with a
deIinite plan; an established way oI doing anything; or the means or manner in
which something is to be presented or taught. They must be progressive in terms
oI methodological competencies in order to accomplish the general and speciIic
aims oI the lesson.
Hence, the study recommends the Iollowing:
1. The teacher should continuously evaluate the eIIectiveness oI his teaching in
order to improve the procedures and techniques and to understand his pupils
better.
QUESTIONNAIRE
PART I. Respondents ProIile
Instruction: Put a check ( ) on the choice that best applies to you
NAME:
SEX: Male Female
CIVIL STATUS: Single Married
COURSE: Nursing MidwiIery
YEAR LEVEL:
1
st
Year
2
nd
Year
3
rd
Year
4
th
Year
AGE
15 17
18 20
21 23
24 above
Part II. Instructional Competencies Rendered by the Clinical Instructors oI the College oI
Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s University
Instruction: Rate the statements below using the Iollowing scores
SCORE QUALITATIVE
DESCRIPTION
1 Poor (P)
2 Fair (F)
3 SatisIactory (S)
4 Very SatisIactory (VS)
5 Outstanding (O)
A. Methodological Competencies
METHODOLOGICAL
COMPETENCIES
1
P
2
F
3
S
4
VS
5
O
1. Use Problem Solving Methods
in Teaching
2. Use individual teaching
methods keeping in view the
individual diIIerences.
3. Utilizes teaching situation
eIIectively
B. Motivational Competencies
MOTIVATIONAL COMPETENCIES 1
P
2
F
3
S
4
VS
5
O
1. Appreciate students Ior correct
answers
2. Give hints to lead to the correct
answers
3. Give second chance to give
correct answers
4. Use reinIorcement eIIectively
C. Instructional Competencies
INSTRUCTIONAL
COMPETENCIES
1
P
2
F
3
S
4
VS
5
O
1. Apply contemporary
knowledge, new ideas in
teaching
2. Use diIIerent questioning skills
3. Manage discipline in the
classroom
4. Use time management
techniques in teaching
5. Manage and arrange classroom
activities
6. Clearly state objectives
7. Develop course contents
properly
Students
College oI Health Sciences
Saint Mary`s University
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Dear Teachers:
Greetings oI peace. I am currently conducting a study entitled: 'The Instructional
Competencies oI Educators at the College oI Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s University
as a partial requirement Ior my masteral at University oI La Sallete, Santiago city.
In connection with this, may I ask Ior your time and cooperation in answering my
survey questionnaire. Your participation in this study is highly appreciated.
I am hoping Ior your positive response regarding this matter. Thank you very
much.
RespectIully yours,
Lilibeth S. Tanguilig, BSN, RN
Dean
College oI Health Sciences
Saint Mary`s University
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Dear Sir:
Greetings oI peace. I am currently conducting a study entitled: 'The Instructional
Competencies oI Educators at the College oI Health Sciences oI Saint Mary`s University
as a partial requirement Ior my masteral at University oI La Sallete, Santiago city.
In connection with this, may I ask permission Irom your good oIIice to allow me
to conduct a survey to your teachers Ior me to gather inIormation pertinent to my study.
I am hoping Ior your positive response regarding this matter. Thank you very
much.
RespectIully yours,
Lilibeth S. Tanguilig, BSN, RN
REFERENCES
Amparo S. Lardizabal et. al. Principles and Methods oI Teaching (1997). Third Edition.
Phoenix Publisging House INC. Quezon City, Manila
http://prr.hec.gov.pk/Thesis/279S.pdI
http://prr.hec.gov.pk/Chapters/279S.pdI