Psychosocial dynamics and teaching performance: Basis for enhancement program

The climax of pre-service preparation is to develop competence and attitude needed by a teacher. Hence, this study has been envisioned to come up with a program designed to enhance the personality of the student teachers. Standardized tests for personality, work values, mental health, IQ and inter-personality relationship were administered. Statistical tools such as frequency count, percentage, mean and multiple regressions were used to summarize and infer the data set. Student teachers from the government and private training institutions in Zamboanga del Norte were the respondents in the study. Results revealed that the respondents have above average IQ, normal mental health conditions but were low in their interpersonal value and the teaching performance is satisfactory. Moreover, multi-level analysis shows a significant relationship between teaching performance and psychosocial dynamics. The findings in the study demonstrate that a student teacher who possesses a wholesome personality indeed would become an effective and efficient teacher. Consequently, enhancement program have been formulated.