TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page TITTLE PAGE APPROVAL SHEET ACCEPTANCE SHEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEDICATION TABLEOF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST APPENDICES ABSTRACT CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study. 1 Statement of the Problem. 5 Significance of the Study 6 Scope and Delimitation..7 Null Hypotheses.. 8 Theoretical Framework.. 9 Conceptual Framework. 12 Conceptual Framework of the Study 14 Definition of Terms..15

CHAPTER II REVIEWS OF RELATED LITERATURE AND RELATED STUDIES Related Literature 17 Related Studies 19

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY Research Method 22 Research Environment22 Research Respondents. 23 Research Instruments 24 Data Gathering Procedure. 26 Statistical Analysis.. 27

CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA Teacher Professional Preparation 31 Educational Attainment... 31 Teachers in Service Training. 33 Teaching Experience.. 35 Teachers Professional Practices.. 38 Instructional Planning. 39 Instructional Delivery. 41 Classroom Management 43 Teachers Teaching Effectiveness... 46 Planning and Preparation.. 48 The Classroom Environment. 50

CHAPTER V SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary.. 62 Findings. 63 Conclusions..65 Recommendations.. 66

BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDECIES CURRICULUM VITAE

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1

Page A Schema Showing the Conceptual Framework.. 13

Resume on Teachers Professional Preparation. 37

Resume on Teachers Professional Practices ..................................... 47

Effectiveness Areas 53

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Profile of Respondents Elementary Teachers

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and School Principal.. 24 2 Specification Grid of the Checklist-Questionnaire On Teachers Professional Preparation, Practices And Teaching Effectiveness.. 25 3 4 5 6 Highest Educational Attainment 32 In-service Training... 34 Teaching Experience Profile.. 35 Principal-Teacher Assessment on Teachers Practices On Instructional Planning40 7 Principal-Teacher Assessment on Teachers Practices On Instructional Delivery 42 8 Principal-Teacher Assessment on Teachers Practices On Classroom Management. 44 9 Teachers Teaching Effectiveness Level on Planning Preparation.. 49 10 Teachers Teaching Effectiveness Level on Classroom Management 50 11 Relationship Between Professional Preparation and Teaching Effectiveness 12 Correlation ship Between Professional Practices and Teaching Effectiveness Variables. 60 13 Relationship Between Performance on Professional Practices And Teaching Effectiveness..61 55