The Teaching Ability of Pre-Service Teachers in Filipino Subject

ABSTRACT: Learning and the level of teaching ability are two of the very important components in theefficacy of gathering of information especially in the field of education. This research is focused on the generalobjective, which is to know the level of teaching ability of the Pre-Service Teachers of the Western MindanaoState University and its significant relationship with the learning of their students in Filipino subject. Theinstrument used the descriptive correlational method through percentages, weighted mean, Pearson Rcomputation and 5-point Likert Scale. The respondents in this study are the critique teachers that serve asmentor in their on/off-campus teaching as Pre-service teachers. The assessment of the teaching ability onFilipino subject of the Pre-Service Teachers used a Likert Scale ranging from no excellence to excellent and thelearning of their students on the said subject. According to the results of the data collection, it was found outthat the general weighted mean of the teaching ability level in Filipino subject is 4.47 which is “excellent” andall the variables in measuring the students’ learning are “excellent”. After analyzing the data using Pearson Rcomputation, the two variables used, appeared to have a “Strong Relationship and Significant”. This onlyshows that when the level of teaching ability of a Pre-Service Teacher is high, the learning level of the studentsis also high.

Keywords–Ability, Filipino, IMRaD, Pre-Service Teachers, Teaching