The study determined the relationship between the implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum and the teacher competence of Sibagat District, Division of Agusan del Sur for the school year 2019-2020. The study used a descriptive research design. There were 131 respondents of the study. It used as a questionnaire research instrument on the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum and the teacher’s competence which gathered the data from the respondents of the study. The implementation of the K to 12 curriculum focused on the objective, content, evaluation, curriculum and instructional materials. It used the frequency count, percent, weighted mean, correlation coefficient and the T-test of relationship statistical treatment in analyzing the data. The respondents agreed that the teacher shows competence in imparting knowledge and skills to the learners, prepared lesson plan and instructional materials, evaluated learning outcome, applied teaching strategies, adopted levels of questioning, providing remedial teaching and demonstrated the use of teaching aids and devices. On the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum, the respondents agreed that the objective is relevant for the development of the learners. The respondents also agreed that content provided resource topics to be imparted by the teacher to the learners. The respondents agreed that the evaluation measures the learning outcome through formative and summative tests. The respondents agreed that the curriculum is relevant for the development of the learners. Moreover, the respondents agreed that the instructional materials enabled the learners to manipulate concrete materials during the learning activities. On the test of relationship, objective, content, evaluation, curriculum and instructional materials significantly relate with the teacher competence. Based on the findings, the teacher competence serves as pivotal point that plays an important role in developing the learners’. The following were the conclusions drawn; the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum in terms of objective, content, evaluation, curriculum and instructional materials are learner-centered for the best benefit of the learners. The objective, content, evaluation, curriculum and Instructional materials in the K to 12 program are relating factors on teacher competence. Based on the conclusions drawn, the following were the recommendations; The teacher should provide enough time in giving remedial teaching for learners’ development. The school heads should strengthen the objective of the K to 12 curriculum that enable the learners to participate in the learning activity. The school heads should optimize learning activities for the learners to realize their strength and weakness in a particular subject of the lesson. Researchers should undertake research similar to the present study with different variables to verify the validity of its result.
Terebien Dandanon (Wed,) studied this question.