ABSTRACT
This study aimed to determine the Science teachers’ rating and academic performance of pupils in selected public elementary schools in in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines for school year 2021-2022. It used survey-correlational design. It attempted to explain perceived demonstrated relationship between quantifiable variables. It described the level of teachers’ competencies in various dimensions and academic performance of pupils in Science in selected elementary schools. The main data-gathering instrument was survey-questionnaire. The participants were 33 public elementary Science teachers and 115 pupils in selected public elementary schools in Kalibo, Aklan. Purposive sampling was used to select the public school teachers and pupils as participants. The statistical tools used for descriptive and inferential analyses were frequency, percentage, mean and Pearson r. The teachers’ level of competence in terms of level of knowledge, teacher effectiveness and professional responsibility, was described as excellently competent. The performance rating of teachers was very satisfactory. Pupils’ academic performance was very satisfactory. There is no significant relationship between the level of competencies of teachers and their performance ratings. There is a significant relationship between the science teachers’ competencies and pupils’ academic performance. A Teachers’ Capability Building Program (TCBP) to improve pupil’s academic performance is proposed.
Keywords: Teacher’s Rating; Academic Performance, Science Teachers, Pupils, Competence
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