Teachers' group influences on senior students examination performance

Abstract

The study aimed to ascertain the extent of influence of commitment, collective efficacy, and collegial behavior of teachers on the examination performance of senior students in Mathematics, English, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan and further find out if these variables significantly predict students' examination performance. Data were collected from 400 poblacion and barangay-based teachers in the five congressional districts of the Division of Iloilo. Results indicated that teacher commitment significantly influenced students' examination performance in Science but not their performance in Mathematics, English, Filipino and Araling Panlipunan, and NAT - Total Mean as measured by the revised version of Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ). Teacher collective efficacy, on the other hand, significantly influenced students examination performance in English, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan, and NAT - Total Mean but not their Mathematics performance as measured by the Collective Efficacy Scale. Results have also indicated that teacher collegial behavior can influence students' examination performance in Araling Panlipunan but not their performance in Mathematics, English, Science, Filipino and NAT-Total Mean as accepted by the OCDQ. Results also revealed that among the variables, teachers collective efficacy was found to be a significant predictor of students examination performances in English, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan. None of the identified teacher behaviors were significant predictors of students' examination performance in Mathematics.