ICT Competency Level of Selected Public High School Teachers in Valenzuela City: Basis for the Development of an Enhanced ICT Training Program

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—— Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is being utilized in education as it is believed to be an effective means in providing wide access of new pedagogy to teachers. In fact, several studies attempt to identify the impact of teacher’s ICT competence towards effective instructional delivery of the lesson content to students. This research examines the impact of ICT Competence based on the two widely used contexts for ICT integration into teaching, UNESCO ICFT-CFT and TPACK frameworks on the profile and performance of teachers. A sample of 127 Public High School teachers from the classified mega public schools of Congressional District I and II of Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines, was selected using a Descriptive Comparative Research Method. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data obtained by a modified instrument. The findings revealed that teachers selfperceived themselves as “Proficient Teacher” with regards to their teaching performance based on the specified PPST strands. Moreover, teachers’ ICT competence has acquired the “Knowledge Deepening Level” based on the standards set by UNESCO ICT-CFT, and “Agree” on the statements indicated in TPACK that imply their ICT competency level. Furthermore, teachers’ ICT Competency Level was found to have no significant difference on years of teaching experience, present position, highest educational attainment, access to the Internet, and technology resources. Meanwhile, the study was found to have significant difference between ICT Competency level based on UNESCO ICT-CFT Standards and teaching performance, and ICT Competency level based on TPACK Indicators and teaching performance. After the study, implications of these results on teacher performance and learning development were discussed. Lastly, an Enhanced ICT Training Program was developed for teachers’ learning and development on various tools and technologies to be used in teaching with ICT integration which incorporates the content knowledge within and across curriculum teaching areas, and assessment designing and utilizing in the classroom.