Instructional Leadership Skills of School Head, Teachers' Use of Technology for Classroom Management and Academic Performance of Grade 2 Learners

AUTHOR(S)

ANALYN C. BENDANILLO

ABSTRACT

— This study determines the significant relationship between the extent of instructional leadership skills of school head, teachers’ use of technology for classroom management and academic performance of Grade 2 learners. Employing a descriptive-correlational research design, the study utilized the survey taken from the study of Durrington (2013) on Technology Standards for School Administrators: An Analysis of Practicing and Aspiring Administrators’ Perceived Ability to Perform the Standards. Moreover, to measure the extent of teachers’ use of technology in classroom management in terms of teaching strategies, experience with computer technology, confidence level in integrating technology, how technology contributed to student learning, and value of integration, a survey developed and used by Obispo (2023) on her study about “Educators’ Perception of Technology Integration in the Classroom: Basis for the Development of Action Plan” and to measure the academic performance of the grade 2 learners, the researcher gathered the quarter 4 grades of the learners. There are twenty-nine (29) teachers, 1 school head and 26 grade 2 learners involved in the study. It was revealed that there is a very strong significant relationship between extent of instructional leadership skills of school head and teachers’ use of technology for classroom management. Further, a moderately significant relationship revealed between the extent of teachers’ use of technology for classroom management and academic performance of Grade 2 learners. The findings highlight that effective instructional leadership practices significantly influence teachers’ ability to integrate technology into classroom management and instructional delivery, which, in turn, positively impacts learners’ academic performance. Keywords — Instructional Leadership Skills, School Head, Teachers’ Use of Technology, Classroom Management, Academic, Performance, Grade 2 Learners