Evaluation of the Instructional Leadership of Secondary School Administrators
Keywords:
instructional leadership, school administrators, teachers, intervention programAbstract
The study is conducted to evaluate the instructional leadership of the school administrators based on the four guidelines in the DepEd Order No. 32, s. 2010 in Secondary schools in Capas, Tarlac.
The study utilized the descriptive design in the collection, interpretation and analysis of data gathered. The respondents of the study were the secondary school administrators and teachers of Capas, Tarlac. A questionnaire was the main tool administered to the respondents validated by experts in the field of educational management. The weighted mean was used to present the assessment of instructional leadership of the school administrators and the problems of the teachers and principals/school administrators. The T-test was used to determine the significant difference between the evaluation of the school administrators and the teachers on the instructional leadership of the school administrators.
Findings of the study revealed four indicators that were unveiled on the assessment of instructional leadership of the secondary school administrators, which were as follows :(1) assessment of learning;(2) developing programs and improving existing program;(3) implementing the program for instructional improvement; and (4) instructional supervision.
Comparing the evaluation of the two groups, only one performance indicator showed a significant difference. Teachers’ evaluation was lower than the school administrators’ appraisals of their performance.
Finally, the problems of the teachers and principals on instructional leadership were identified in this study.
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