Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Skills and Digital Proficiency of Teachers

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the extent of information and communication technology skills of TLE Teachers and the extent of digital proficiency of Teachers in Cluster 1 Secondary School of Davao City. In this study, quantitative research design using descriptive correlational was used in collecting and analyzing the data obtained from all the respondents. One hundred twenty (120) teachers of the Cluster 1 Schools of Davao City teaching TLE were randomly selected through simple random sample technique to answer the designed questionnaire. Using mean, Pearson-r, and regression analysis, the findings revealed that the extent of information and communication technology skills of TLE Teachers and the extent of digital proficiency of teachers was extensive. Evidently, it was found out that all of the indicators were significantly related to digital proficiency of teachers’ teaching TLE. Moreover, result showed the significance on the influence of ICT skills and the digital proficiency of teachers’ teaching TLE and revealed that ICT skills has a significant influence in the digital proficiency of teachers teaching TLE obtaining an R-value of 0.788 and R2   of 0.620 with an F value of 192.891 and a p-value of 0.000. Based on the statistical result it can be concluded that there is a significant influence of ICT skills and the digital proficiency of teachers’ teaching TLE. Thus, teachers are open towards the use of ICT in teaching, not being resistant and feels comfortable in learning new things.